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Acting

Known Credits

143

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-04-07

Deathday

2014-07-19 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Norman, Oklahoma, USA

Also Known As

James Scott Bumgarner
占士加納
Джеймс Гарнер
جیمز گارنر

James Garner

Biography

James Garner (born James Scott 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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Acting

2020

Disclosure as King Marchand (archive footage)

2015

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans as Self (archive footage)

2014

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire as Self - Actor (archive footage)

2010		Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam as Shazam (voice)
2010		DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)

2007		Doris Day: Virgin Territory as Self
2007		Battle for Terra as Doron (voice)
2007		Brando as Self (archive footage)
2007		The Ultimate Gift as Howard 'Red' Stevens

2006		Legends as Self
2006		Pushing the Limit : The Making of Grand Prix as Self

2005

Dust to Glory as Self

2004

The Notebook as Duke

2003

The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration as Pat (voice)

2002		8 Simple Rules as Jim Egan
2002		Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Shep Walker
2002		Roughing It as Samuel Clemens
2002		The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' as Self
2002		First Monday as Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
2002		Century of Country

2001

Atlantis: The Lost Empire as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

2000		The Last Debate as Mike Howley
2000		Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey as Marlowe (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000		Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
2000		Space Cowboys as Tank Sullivan
2000		God, the Devil and Bob as God (voice)

1999		One Special Night as Robert Woodward
1999		The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads as Jim Rockford

1998		Doris Day: It's Magic as Self
1998		Legalese as Norman Keane
1998		The Hidden Dimension as Grandpa
1998		Bruce Lee: In His Own Words as Self (archive footage)
1998		Twilight as Raymond Hope

1997		The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda as Jim Rockford
1997		Dead Silence as John Potter
1997		The View as Self
1997		Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western as Self - Host

1996		My Fellow Americans as President Matt Douglas
1996		The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime as Jim Rockford
1996		The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play as Jim Rockford
1996		The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best as Jim Rockford
1996		The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... as Jim Rockford

1995		Roger Moore: A Matter of Class as Self (archive footage)
1995		Streets of Laredo as Captain Woodrow Call
1995		The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise as Jim Rockford
1995		Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self

1994		The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. as Jim Rockford
1994		Chicago Hope
1994		Maverick as Marshal Zane Cooper
1994		Breathing Lessons as Ira Moran

1993		Return to 'The Great Escape' as Self
1993		Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993		Barbarians at the Gate as F. Ross Johnson
1993		Fire in the Sky as Frank Watters

1992		The Distinguished Gentleman as Jeff Johnson
1992		HBO First Look

1991

Man of the People as Jim Doyle

1990

Decoration Day as Albert Sidney Finch

1989

My Name Is Bill W. as Dr. Robert Smith

1988

Sunset as Wyatt Earp

1986		Promise as Bob Beuhler
1986		American Masters as Self

1985		Murphy's Romance as Murphy Jones
1985		Space as Norman Grant

1984		The Glitter Dome as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
1984		Heartsounds as Harold Lear
1984		Tank as Zack

1983

Harty as Self

1982		Lily for President? as Bret Maverick
1982		Victor/Victoria as King Marchand
1982		The Long Summer of George Adams as George Adams

1981		Bret Maverick as Bret Maverick
1981		The Fan as Jake Berman
1981		Sixty Years of Seduction as Self - Host

1980

HealtH as Harry Wolff

1978

The New Maverick as Bret Maverick

1977

Laugh-In as Guest Performer (uncredited)

1974		The Rockford Files as Jim Rockford
1974		The Castaway Cowboy as Lincoln Costain
1974		The Rockford Files as Jim Rockford

1973		One Little Indian as Keyes
1973		The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self

1972

They Only Kill Their Masters as Abel Marsh

1971		Skin Game as Quincy Drew
1971		Nichols as Sheriff Frank Nichols
1971		Support Your Local Gunfighter as Latigo
1971		Great Performances as Self

1970		A Man Called Sledge as Luther Sledge
1970		King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)

1969		Marlowe as Philip Marlowe
1969		Support Your Local Sheriff! as Jason McCullough
1969		The Racing Scene as Self

1968		The Pink Jungle as Ben Morris
1968		How Sweet It Is! as Grif
1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968		Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

1967		Hour of the Gun as Marshal Wyatt Earp
1967		The Carol Burnett Show as Self - Guest

1966		Grand Prix as Pete Aron
1966		Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions as Self
1966		Mister Buddwing as Mister Buddwing
1966		Duel at Diablo as Jess Remsberg
1966		A Man Could Get Killed as William Beddoes

1965

The Art of Love as Casey Barnett

1964		36 Hours as Major Jefferson F. Pike
1964		The Americanization of Emily as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
1964		Action on the Beach as Self

1963		Move Over, Darling as Nicholas Arden
1963		The Wheeler Dealers as Henry Tyroon
1963		A Bob Hope Comedy Special as Self
1963		The Thrill of It All as Dr. Gerald R. Boyer
1963		The Great Escape as Hendley 'The Scrounger'

1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962		Boys' Night Out as Fred Williams
1962		The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers as Self

1961

The Children's Hour as Joe Cardin

1960

Cash McCall as Cash McCall

1959

Up Periscope as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden

1958		77 Sunset Strip as Self
1958		Darby's Rangers as William Orlando Darby

1957		Sayonara as Capt. Mike Bailey
1957		Maverick as Bret Maverick
1957		Sugarfoot as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
1957		Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend as John Maitland

1956		The Girl He Left Behind as Preston
1956		Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Lt. Jim Collins
1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		Toward the Unknown as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
1956		Conflict

1955

Cheyenne as Lt. Brad Forsythe

1953

The Oscars as Self

1952

This Is Your Life as Self

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bob
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Albert Sidney
1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame as Ira Moran

1950		The Bob Hope Show as Self
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1948

BAMBI Awards as Self

1944		Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
1944		Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner
1944		Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter

Directing

1974

The Rockford Files as Director

Production

1989

My Name Is Bill W. as Executive Producer

1986

Promise as Executive Producer

1980

Off the Minnesota Strip as Executive Producer

1976

Scott Free as Executive Producer

1974

Sidekicks as Executive Producer

1971		Skin Game as Executive Producer
1971		Support Your Local Gunfighter as Executive Producer

1969		Marlowe as Executive Producer
1969		Support Your Local Sheriff! as Executive Producer
1969		The Racing Scene as Producer

1968		The Pink Jungle as Executive Producer
1968		How Sweet It Is! as Executive Producer

1966		Grand Prix as Executive Producer
1966		Mister Buddwing as Executive Producer
1966		Duel at Diablo as Producer
1966		A Man Could Get Killed as Executive Producer

1965

The Art of Love as Producer

1964

36 Hours as Executive Producer