James Garner

Known for ActingBorn 1928-04-07Died 2014-07-19Norman, Oklahoma, USA

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).Read more

Movies & web series

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

A Bob Hope Comedy Special

The Last Debate

The Long Summer of George Adams

Action on the Beach

Bambi

Return to 'The Great Escape'

The Unbeatable Bruce Lee

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Disclosure

The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

The Notebook

Heartsounds

Harty

The Ultimate Gift

The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best

Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Conflict

The Great Escape

Space

The Carol Burnett Show

God, the Devil and Bob

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

The Rockford Files

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

The Children's Hour

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Promise

Chicago Hope

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Victor/Victoria

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Doris Day: Virgin Territory

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Once Upon a Wheel

The Racing Scene

The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

Grand Prix

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Brando

American Masters