James Garner
Born
7 April 1928 (97)
Place of Birth
Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as
James Scott Bumgarner
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)...
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 (40)
Disclosure
2020
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
Battle for Terra
2007
Brando
2007
The Ultimate Gift
2007
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
Dust to Glory
2005
The Notebook
2004
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
Roughing It
2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
The Last Debate
2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Space Cowboys
2000
One Special Night
1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
Legalese
1998
The Hidden Dimension
1998
Twilight
1998
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
Dead Silence
1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
My Fellow Americans
1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
Maverick
1994
Breathing Lessons
1994