James Garner

Acting · Born 1928-04-07 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

James Scott Garner (né 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).

Filmography

• The Children's Hour as Joe Cardin
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
• Grand Prix as Pete Aron
• The Notebook as Duke
• The Great Escape as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
• Victor/Victoria as King Marchand
• Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as Shazam (voice)
• The Ultimate Gift as Howard 'Red' Stevens
• Duel at Diablo as Jess Remsberg
• Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans as Self (archive footage)

TV

• The Rockford Files as Jim Rockford
• 77 Sunset Strip as Self
• Cheyenne as Lt. Brad Forsythe
• Maverick as Bret Maverick
• The View as Self
• God, the Devil and Bob as God (voice)
• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• First Monday as Thomas Brankin
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bob
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest