James Garner
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).
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Full Filmography
All Credits (141)
Disclosure
as King Marchand (archive footage)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
as Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
as Shazam (voice)
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
as Self (archive)
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
as Self
Battle for Terra
as Doron (voice)
Brando
as Self (archive footage)
The Ultimate Gift
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
Legends
as Self
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
as Self
Dust to Glory
as Self
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
as Pat (voice)
8 Simple Rules
as Jim Egan
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Shep Walker
Roughing It
as Samuel Clemens
Roughing It
as Samuel Clemens
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
as Self
First Monday
as Thomas Brankin
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
as Unknown
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Rourke (voice)
The Last Debate
as Mike Howley
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self
Space Cowboys
as Tank Sullivan
God, the Devil and Bob
as God (voice)
One Special Night
as Robert Woodward
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
as Jim Rockford
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
Legalese
as Norman Keane
The Hidden Dimension
as Grandpa
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
as Jim Rockford
Dead Silence
as John Potter
The View
as Self
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
as Self - Host
My Fellow Americans
as President Matt Douglas
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
as Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
as Jim Rockford
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
as Self (archive footage)
Streets of Laredo
as Captain Woodrow Call
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
as Jim Rockford
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
as Jim Rockford
Chicago Hope
as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
Maverick
as Marshal Zane Cooper
Breathing Lessons
as Ira Moran
Return to 'The Great Escape'
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Barbarians at the Gate
as F. Ross Johnson
Fire in the Sky
as Frank Watters
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Jeff Johnson
HBO First Look
as Unknown
Man of the People
as Jim Doyle
Decoration Day
as Albert Sidney Finch
My Name Is Bill W.
as Dr. Robert Smith
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
as Self (archive footage)
Sunset
as Wyatt Earp
Promise
as Bob Beuhler
American Masters
as Self
Murphy's Romance
as Murphy Jones
Space
as Norman Grant
The Glitter Dome
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds
as Harold Lear
Tank
as Zack
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
Lily for President?
as Bret Maverick
Victor/Victoria
as King Marchand
The Long Summer of George Adams
as George Adams
Bret Maverick
as Bret Maverick
The Fan
as Jake Berman
HealtH
as Harry Wolff
The New Maverick
as Bret Maverick
The Rockford Files
as Jim Rockford
The Castaway Cowboy
as Lincoln Costain
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
as Jim Rockford
One Little Indian
as Keyes
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
They Only Kill Their Masters
as Abel Marsh
Skin Game
as Quincy Drew
Nichols
as Sheriff Frank Nichols
Support Your Local Gunfighter
as Latigo
Once Upon a Wheel
as Self
Great Performances
as Self
A Man Called Sledge
as Luther Sledge
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Marlowe
as Philip Marlowe
Support Your Local Sheriff!
as Jason McCullough
The Racing Scene
as Self
The Pink Jungle
as Ben Morris
How Sweet It Is!
as Grif
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
Hour of the Gun
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
Grand Prix
as Pete Aron
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
as Self
Mister Buddwing
as Mister Buddwing
Duel at Diablo
as Jess Remsberg
A Man Could Get Killed
as William Beddoes
The Art of Love
as Casey Barnett
36 Hours
as Major Jefferson F. Pike
The Americanization of Emily
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Move Over, Darling
as Nicholas Arden
The Wheeler Dealers
as Henry Tyroon
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
as Self
The Thrill of It All
as Gerald Boyer
The Great Escape
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Boys' Night Out
as Fred Williams
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
as Self
The Children's Hour
as Joe Cardin
Cash McCall
as Cash McCall
Whicker's World
as Unknown
Up Periscope
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
77 Sunset Strip
as Self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
Darby's Rangers
as William Orlando Darby
Sayonara
as Capt. Mike Bailey
Maverick
as Bret Maverick
Sugarfoot
as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
as Sgt. John Maitland
The Girl He Left Behind
as Preston
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Lt. Jim Collins
Toward the Unknown
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Cheyenne
as Lt. Brad Forsythe
The Oscars
as Self
This Is Your Life
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bob
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Albert Sidney
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Ira Moran
The Bob Hope Show
as Self
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
Bambi
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter