James Garner
Acting
Born: Apr 07, 1928 — Died: Jul 19, 2014
From: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans | Self (archive footage) | 2015 | 7.237 |
| Dust to Glory | Self | 2005 | 6.813 |
| The Notebook | Older Noah "Duke" | 2004 | 7.888 |
| The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | Pat (voice) | 2003 | 6.285 |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Shep Walker | 2002 | 6.106 |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice) | 2001 | 7.038 |
| Space Cowboys | Tank Sullivan | 2000 | 6.391 |
| Twilight | Raymond Hope | 1998 | 6.132 |
| Maverick | Marshal Zane Cooper | 1994 | 6.894 |
| Barbarians at the Gate | F. Ross Johnson | 1993 | 6.878 |
| Murphy's Romance | Murphy Jones | 1985 | 6.137 |
| Tank | Zack | 1984 | 5.707 |
| Victor/Victoria | King Marchand | 1982 | 7.274 |
| The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter | Jim Rockford | 1974 | 10.0 |
| Skin Game | Quincy Drew | 1971 | 6.557 |
| Marlowe | Philip Marlowe | 1969 | 6.073 |
| Support Your Local Sheriff! | Jason McCullough | 1969 | 6.973 |
| Hour of the Gun | Marshal Wyatt Earp | 1967 | 6.485 |
| Duel at Diablo | Jess Remsberg | 1966 | 6.346 |
| Grand Prix | Pete Aron | 1966 | 7.233 |
| The Americanization of Emily | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison | 1964 | 6.673 |
| 36 Hours | Major Jefferson F. Pike | 1964 | 7.0 |
| Move Over, Darling | Nicholas Arden | 1963 | 6.667 |
| The Great Escape | Hendley 'The Scrounger' | 1963 | 7.9 |
| The Thrill of It All | Gerald Boyer | 1963 | 7.083 |
| The Wheeler Dealers | Henry Tyroon | 1963 | 6.295 |
| Boys' Night Out | Fred Williams | 1962 | 5.897 |
| The Children's Hour | Joe Cardin | 1961 | 7.638 |
| Cash McCall | Cash McCall | 1960 | 6.333 |
| Sayonara | Capt. Mike Bailey | 1957 | 6.703 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1928 |
| From | Norman, Oklahoma, USA |