James Garner

Acting · Born 1928-04-07 · Norman, Oklahoma, USA

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

• Disclosure (2020)
• Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
• Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014)
• Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
• Brando (2007)
• The Ultimate Gift (2007)
• Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007)
• Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix (2006)
• Dust to Glory (2005)
• The Notebook (2004)
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
• Roughing It (2002)
• The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (2002)
• The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001)
• Space Cowboys (2000)
• Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
• The Last Debate (2000)
• One Special Night (1999)
• The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999)
• Twilight (1998)
• Legalese (1998)
• Doris Day: It's Magic (1998)
• The Hidden Dimension (1998)
• Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)