James Garner

James Garner

James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor, producer, and voice artist. He starred in several television series over more than five decades, including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, Space Cowboys (2000) with Clint Eastwood, and The Notebook (2004). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Garner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 • as Self - Guest

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 • as Self - Guest

The View

The View

1997 • as Self

The Bob Hope Show

The Bob Hope Show

1950 • as Self

Filmography

2020

Disclosure
Disclosure
as King Marchand (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 6/19/2020

2015

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/16/2015

2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/20/2014

2010

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
as Shazam (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/16/2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Movie - Released: 11/9/2010

2007

Battle for Terra
Battle for Terra
as Doron (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/6/2007
Brando
Brando
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 5/1/2007
The Ultimate Gift
The Ultimate Gift
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
Movie - Released: 3/9/2007
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/11/2007

2006

Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix
Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/1/2006
TV
Legends
as Self
TV - Released: 11/17/2006

2005

Dust to Glory
Dust to Glory
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/1/2005

2004

The Notebook
The Notebook
as Duke
Movie - Released: 5/25/2004

2003

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
as Pat (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/2/2003

2002

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Shep Walker
Movie - Released: 6/7/2002
Roughing It
Roughing It
as Samuel Clemens
Movie - Released: 3/16/2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/29/2002
First Monday
First Monday
as Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
TV - Released: 1/15/2002
TV
Century of Country
TV - Released: 1/1/2002
8 Simple Rules
8 Simple Rules
as Jim Egan
TV - Released: 9/17/2002

2001

Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/2/2001

2000

Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys
as Tank Sullivan
Movie - Released: 8/4/2000
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey
as Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/22/2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/27/2000
The Last Debate
The Last Debate
as Mike Howley
Movie - Released: 11/5/2000
God, the Devil and Bob
God, the Devil and Bob
as God (voice)
TV - Released: 3/9/2000

1999

One Special Night
One Special Night
as Robert Woodward
Movie - Released: 11/28/1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 4/20/1999

1998

Twilight
Twilight
as Raymond Hope
Movie - Released: 3/6/1998
Legalese
Legalese
as Norman Keane
Movie - Released: 10/4/1998
Doris Day: It's Magic
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/18/1998
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
Bruce Lee: In His Own Words
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1998
The Hidden Dimension
The Hidden Dimension
as Grandpa
Movie - Released: 7/18/1998

1997

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 7/27/1997
Dead Silence
Dead Silence
as John Potter
Movie - Released: 9/22/1997
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 11/21/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997

1996

My Fellow Americans
My Fellow Americans
as President Matt Douglas
Movie - Released: 12/20/1996
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 1/14/1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 3/18/1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 9/18/1996
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 4/25/1996

1995

The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 5/14/1995
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 11/16/1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Streets of Laredo
Streets of Laredo
as Captain Woodrow Call
TV - Released: 11/12/1995

1994

Maverick
Maverick
as Marshal Zane Cooper
Movie - Released: 5/20/1994
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 11/27/1994
Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons
as Ira Moran
Movie - Released: 2/6/1994
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
TV - Released: 9/18/1994

1993

Barbarians at the Gate
Barbarians at the Gate
as F. Ross Johnson
Movie - Released: 3/20/1993
Fire in the Sky
Fire in the Sky
as Frank Watters
Movie - Released: 3/12/1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/31/1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/13/1993

1992

The Distinguished Gentleman
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Jeff Johnson
Movie - Released: 12/4/1992
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
TV - Released: 6/12/1992

1991

Man of the People
Man of the People
as Jim Doyle
TV - Released: 9/15/1991

1990

Decoration Day
Decoration Day
as Albert Sidney Finch
Movie - Released: 12/2/1990

1989

My Name Is Bill W.
My Name Is Bill W.
as Dr. Robert Smith
Movie - Released: 4/30/1989

1988

Sunset
Sunset
as Wyatt Earp
Movie - Released: 4/29/1988

1986

Promise
Promise
as Bob Beuhler
Movie - Released: 12/21/1986
American Masters
American Masters
as Self
TV - Released: 6/23/1986

1985

Murphy's Romance
Murphy's Romance
as Murphy Jones
Movie - Released: 12/25/1985
Space
Space
as Norman Grant
TV - Released: 4/14/1985

1984

Tank
Tank
as Zack
Movie - Released: 3/16/1984
The Glitter Dome
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Movie - Released: 11/18/1984
Heartsounds
Heartsounds
as Harold Lear
Movie - Released: 9/30/1984

1983

TV
Harty
as Self
TV - Released: 9/20/1983

1982

Victor/Victoria
Victor/Victoria
as King Marchand
Movie - Released: 4/25/1982
Lily for President?
Lily for President?
as Bret Maverick
Movie - Released: 5/20/1982
The Long Summer of George Adams
The Long Summer of George Adams
as George Adams
Movie - Released: 1/18/1982

1981

The Fan
The Fan
as Jake Berman
Movie - Released: 5/15/1981
Movie
Sixty Years of Seduction
as Self - Host
Movie - Released: 5/4/1981
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
as Bret Maverick
TV - Released: 12/1/1981

1980

HealtH
HealtH
as Harry Wolff
Movie - Released: 9/12/1980

1978

The New Maverick
The New Maverick
as Bret Maverick
Movie - Released: 9/3/1978

1977

TV
Laugh-In
as Guest Performer (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/5/1977

1974

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Jim Rockford
Movie - Released: 3/27/1974
The Castaway Cowboy
The Castaway Cowboy
as Lincoln Costain
Movie - Released: 8/1/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Jim Rockford
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

One Little Indian
One Little Indian
as Keyes
Movie - Released: 6/20/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1972

They Only Kill Their Masters
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Abel Marsh
Movie - Released: 11/22/1972

1971

Skin Game
Skin Game
as Quincy Drew
Movie - Released: 9/30/1971
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Latigo
Movie - Released: 5/26/1971
Nichols
Nichols
as Sheriff Frank Nichols
TV - Released: 9/16/1971
Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

A Man Called Sledge
A Man Called Sledge
as Luther Sledge
Movie - Released: 11/14/1970
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 3/24/1970

1969

Marlowe
Marlowe
as Philip Marlowe
Movie - Released: 9/19/1969
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Jason McCullough
Movie - Released: 3/26/1969
The Racing Scene
The Racing Scene
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969

1968

The Pink Jungle
The Pink Jungle
as Ben Morris
Movie - Released: 10/16/1968
How Sweet It Is!
How Sweet It Is!
as Grif
Movie - Released: 8/21/1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
TV - Released: 1/22/1968
The Dick Cavett Show
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/6/1968

1967

Hour of the Gun
Hour of the Gun
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
Movie - Released: 11/1/1967
The Carol Burnett Show
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/11/1967

1966

Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo
as Jess Remsberg
Movie - Released: 6/15/1966
Grand Prix
Grand Prix
as Pete Aron
Movie - Released: 12/21/1966
Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing
as Mister Buddwing
Movie - Released: 7/15/1966
A Man Could Get Killed
A Man Could Get Killed
as William Beddoes
Movie - Released: 3/25/1966
Movie
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/21/1966

1965

The Art of Love
The Art of Love
as Casey Barnett
Movie - Released: 6/30/1965

1964

The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Movie - Released: 10/27/1964
36 Hours
36 Hours
as Major Jefferson F. Pike
Movie - Released: 11/26/1964
Movie
Action on the Beach
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/1/1964

1963

Move Over, Darling
Move Over, Darling
as Nicholas Arden
Movie - Released: 12/19/1963
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Movie - Released: 7/3/1963
The Thrill of It All
The Thrill of It All
as Dr. Gerald R. Boyer
Movie - Released: 7/17/1963
The Wheeler Dealers
The Wheeler Dealers
as Henry Tyroon
Movie - Released: 11/14/1963
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/27/1963

1962

Boys' Night Out
Boys' Night Out
as Fred Williams
Movie - Released: 6/21/1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/6/1962
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour
as Joe Cardin
Movie - Released: 12/19/1961

1960

Cash McCall
Cash McCall
as Cash McCall
Movie - Released: 1/20/1960

1959

Up Periscope
Up Periscope
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
Movie - Released: 3/4/1959

1958

Darby's Rangers
Darby's Rangers
as William Orlando Darby
Movie - Released: 2/12/1958
77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
as Self
TV - Released: 10/10/1958

1957

Sayonara
Sayonara
as Capt. Mike Bailey
Movie - Released: 12/25/1957
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
as John Maitland
Movie - Released: 5/4/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Bret Maverick
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Sugarfoot
Sugarfoot
as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/17/1957

1956

Toward the Unknown
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Movie - Released: 9/27/1956
The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
as Preston
Movie - Released: 10/26/1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lt. Jim Collins
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
TV
Conflict
TV - Released: 9/18/1956

1955

Cheyenne
Cheyenne
as Lt. Brad Forsythe
TV - Released: 9/20/1955

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1952

This Is Your Life
This Is Your Life
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bob
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ira Moran
TV - Released: 12/24/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Albert Sidney
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
TV - Released: 4/9/1950
What's My Line?
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
TV - Released: 2/2/1950

1948

BAMBI Awards
BAMBI Awards
as Self
TV - Released: 1/1/1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Winner
TV - Released: 1/20/1944
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
TV - Released: 1/20/1944