James Garner
Birthplace: Norman
Born: 1928-04-07
Died: 2014-07-19
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; film producer; military personnel; soldier; television actor; television producer
Biography from Wikipedia
James Scott Garner (né Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor and producer of film and television. He was an Academy Award nominee, and won three Golden Globe Awards (out of 12 total nominations) and two Primetime Emmy Awards (out of 15 total nominations).
Garner achieved television stardom as the titular gambler Bret Maverick on the television Western Maverick (1957–62), which he later reprised in the sequel series Bret Maverick (1981–82). In the 1970s, he starred as private investigator Jim Rockford on the series The Rockford Files (1974–80).
He also played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Victor/Victoria (1982), and Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
Sources & attribution
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010) — Shazam
- Battle for Terra (2007) — Doron
- The Ultimate Gift (2006) — Howard "Red" Stevens
- The Notebook (2004) — Duke
- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) — Shepard James 'Shep' Walker
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) — Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (Voice)
- Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000)
- Space Cowboys (2000) — Tank Sullivan
- The Last Debate (2000) — Mike Howley
- One Special Night (1999) — Robert Woodward
- The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) — Jim Rockford
- Legalese (1998)
- Twilight (1998) — Raymond Hope
- Dead Silence (1997) — John Potter
- The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors (1997) — Jim Rockford
- My Fellow Americans (1996) — Matt Douglas
- The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) — Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996) — Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996) — Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) — Jim Rockford
- Streets of Laredo (1995)
- The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) — Jim Rockford
- Breathing Lessons (1994) — Ira Moran
- Maverick (1994) — Marshal Zane Cooper
- The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994) — Jim Rockford
- Barbarians at the Gate (1993) — F. Ross Johnson
- Fire in the Sky (1993) — Lt. Frank Watters
- Decoration Day (1990) — Albert Sidney Finch
- My Name Is Bill W. (1989) — Robert Holbrook "Dr. Bob" Smith
- Sunset (1988) — Wyatt Earp
- Promise (1986) — Bob Beuhler
- Murphy's Romance (1985) — Murphy Jones
- Tank (1984) — Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Zack Carey
- The Glitter Dome (1984)
- The Long Summer of George Adams (1982)
- Victor/Victoria (1982) — King Marchand
- Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace (1981)
- The Fan (1981) — Jake Berman
- Health (1980) — Harry Wolff
- The New Maverick (1978)
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Joe Santos · 8 films
- Stuart Margolin · 8 films
- Gretchen Corbett · 3 films
- James Coburn · 3 films
- Julie Andrews · 3 films
- Lauren Bacall · 3 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.