James Garner
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1928-04-07 – 2014-07-19
Place of birth: 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
Duel at Diablo
1966Jess Remsberg
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015Self (archive footage)
Marlowe
1969Philip Marlowe
The Children's Hour
1961Joe Cardin
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
Grand Prix
1966Pete Aron
Move Over, Darling
1963Nicholas Arden
The Notebook
2004Older Noah "Duke"
Skin Game
1971Quincy Drew
Space Cowboys
2000Tank Sullivan
Tank
1984Zack
The Great Escape
1963Hendley 'The Scrounger'
The Thrill of It All
1963Gerald Boyer
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969Jason McCullough
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974Jim Rockford
Dust to Glory
2005Self
Hour of the Gun
1967Marshal Wyatt Earp
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003Pat (voice)
Twilight
1998Raymond Hope