James Garner
Department: Acting
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).
Known For
Duel at Diablo
1966
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
Marlowe
1969
The Children's Hour
1961
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Grand Prix
1966
Move Over, Darling
1963
The Notebook
2004
Skin Game
1971
Space Cowboys
2000
Tank
1984
The Great Escape
1963
The Thrill of It All
1963
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
Dust to Glory
2005
Hour of the Gun
1967
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
Twilight
1998
Victor/Victoria
1982
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
Maverick
1994
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
Murphy's Romance
1985
Boys' Night Out
1962
Sayonara
1957
The Americanization of Emily
1964
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
Cash McCall
1960
36 Hours
1964
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
Fire in the Sky
1993
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
Sunset
1988
One Little Indian
1973
Battle for Terra
2007
Darby's Rangers
1958
My Fellow Americans
1996
Up Periscope
1959
Support Your Local Gunfighter
1971
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
The Castaway Cowboy
1974
One Special Night
1999
A Man Called Sledge
1970
The Fan
1981
HealtH
1980
Lily for President?
1982
Legalese
1998
Decoration Day
1990
The Art of Love
1965
The New Maverick
1978
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
Toward the Unknown
1956
The Glitter Dome
1984
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
Breathing Lessons
1994
Mister Buddwing
1966
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
A Man Could Get Killed
1966
Dead Silence
1997
The Pink Jungle
1968
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
How Sweet It Is!
1968
Heartsounds
1984
Disclosure
2020
The Racing Scene
1969
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
Action on the Beach
1964
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Brando
2007
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
Promise
1986
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
The Last Debate
2000
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
The Long Summer of George Adams
1982
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
Roughing It
2002
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
The Ultimate Gift
2007
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
The Hidden Dimension
1998
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Superstunt
1977
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Cheyenne
1955
Maverick
1957
The Rockford Files
1974
The View
1997
God, the Devil and Bob
2000
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
First Monday
2002
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Chicago Hope
1994
Bret Maverick
1981
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
This Is Your Life
1952
Nichols
1971
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
Sugarfoot
1957
Harty
1983
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
Conflict
1956
Man of the People
1991
The Oscars
1953
Century of Country
2002
Streets of Laredo
1995
8 Simple Rules
2002
Space
1985
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Laugh-In
1977
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
What's My Line?
1950
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
American Masters
1986
Great Performances
1971
Bambi
1948
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
Legends
2006
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Golden Globe Awards
1944
HBO First Look
1992
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968