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James Garner

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
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1928
FromNorman, Oklahoma, USA