James Garner

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).

Casted

The Notebook

Played Duke

Average Rating

7.9

12177 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 2004

22 years ago
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Played Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

Average Rating

7.0

4995 votes

Release Date

Jun 02, 2001

25 years ago
The Great Escape

Played Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Average Rating

7.9

2715 votes

Release Date

Jul 03, 1963

63 years ago
Maverick

Played Marshal Zane Cooper

Average Rating

6.9

1685 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1994

32 years ago
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

Played Shazam (voice)

Average Rating

7.0

1529 votes

Release Date

Nov 16, 2010

15 years ago
Space Cowboys

Played Tank Sullivan

Average Rating

6.4

1455 votes

Release Date

Aug 04, 2000

26 years ago
Fire in the Sky

Played Frank Watters

Average Rating

6.6

652 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 1993

33 years ago
The Ultimate Gift

Played Howard 'Red' Stevens

Average Rating

7.6

477 votes

Release Date

Mar 09, 2007

19 years ago
Victor/Victoria

Played King Marchand

Average Rating

7.3

434 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 1982

44 years ago
The Children's Hour

Played Joe Cardin

Average Rating

7.7

383 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1961

65 years ago
The Distinguished Gentleman

Played Jeff Johnson

Average Rating

6.0

314 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 1992

33 years ago
Battle for Terra

Played Doron (voice)

Average Rating

6.2

292 votes

Release Date

Sep 06, 2007

18 years ago
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

Played Shep Walker

Average Rating

6.1

251 votes

Release Date

Jun 07, 2002

24 years ago
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration

Played Pat (voice)

Average Rating

6.3

240 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 2003

22 years ago
Twilight

Played Raymond Hope

Average Rating

6.1

213 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 1998

28 years ago
Grand Prix

Played Pete Aron

Average Rating

7.2

208 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1966

60 years ago
Support Your Local Sheriff!

Played Jason McCullough

Average Rating

7.0

191 votes

Release Date

Mar 26, 1969

57 years ago
My Fellow Americans

Played President Matt Douglas

Average Rating

6.0

164 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1996

29 years ago
Disclosure

Played King Marchand (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.8

141 votes

Release Date

Jun 19, 2020

5 years ago
Sayonara

Played Capt. Mike Bailey

Average Rating

6.7

139 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1957

69 years ago
Duel at Diablo

Played Jess Remsberg

Average Rating

6.3

110 votes

Release Date

Jun 15, 1966

60 years ago
Sunset

Played Wyatt Earp

Average Rating

5.7

100 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 1988

38 years ago
Hour of the Gun

Played Marshal Wyatt Earp

Average Rating

6.5

99 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 1967

59 years ago
Move Over, Darling

Played Nicholas Arden

Average Rating

6.6

96 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 1963

63 years ago
Support Your Local Gunfighter

Played Latigo

Average Rating

6.6

89 votes

Release Date

May 26, 1971

55 years ago
Tank

Played Zack

Average Rating

5.7

87 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 1984

42 years ago
Marlowe

Played Philip Marlowe

Average Rating

6.0

85 votes

Release Date

Sep 19, 1969

57 years ago
The Thrill of It All

Played Gerald Boyer

Average Rating

7.0

79 votes

Release Date

Jul 17, 1963

63 years ago
The Americanization of Emily

Played Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison

Average Rating

6.6

77 votes

Release Date

Oct 27, 1964

62 years ago
Murphy's Romance

Played Murphy Jones

Average Rating

6.1

71 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 1985

40 years ago
36 Hours

Played Major Jefferson F. Pike

Average Rating

7.0

68 votes

Release Date

Nov 26, 1964

62 years ago
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.2

56 votes

Release Date

May 16, 2015

11 years ago
The Fan

Played Jake Berman

Average Rating

5.8

55 votes

Release Date

May 15, 1981

45 years ago
Barbarians at the Gate

Played F. Ross Johnson

Average Rating

6.8

47 votes

Release Date

Mar 20, 1993

33 years ago
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection

Played Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)

Average Rating

7.1

34 votes

Release Date

Nov 09, 2010

15 years ago
Skin Game

Played Quincy Drew

Average Rating

6.6

33 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1971

55 years ago
A Man Called Sledge

Played Luther Sledge

Average Rating

6.0

33 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 1970

56 years ago
Up Periscope

Played Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden

Average Rating

6.3

32 votes

Release Date

Mar 04, 1959

68 years ago
The Castaway Cowboy

Played Lincoln Costain

Average Rating

6.6

29 votes

Release Date

Aug 01, 1974

52 years ago
Boys' Night Out

Played Fred Williams

Average Rating

5.7

27 votes

Release Date

Jun 21, 1962

64 years ago
Dead Silence

Played John Potter

Average Rating

5.8

27 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1997

28 years ago
One Little Indian

Played Keyes

Average Rating

6.3

24 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 1973

53 years ago
One Special Night

Played Robert Woodward

Average Rating

6.9

22 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 1999

26 years ago
My Name Is Bill W.

Played Dr. Robert Smith

Average Rating

6.3

21 votes

Release Date

Apr 30, 1989

37 years ago
The Wheeler Dealers

Played Henry Tyroon

Average Rating

6.2

20 votes

Release Date

Nov 14, 1963

63 years ago
HealtH

Played Harry Wolff

Average Rating

5.2

17 votes

Release Date

Sep 12, 1980

46 years ago
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Played Self - Actor (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.3

15 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 2014

11 years ago
Dust to Glory

Played Self

Average Rating

6.4

14 votes

Release Date

Apr 01, 2005

21 years ago
Cash McCall

Played Cash McCall

Average Rating

6.2

13 votes

Release Date

Jan 20, 1960

67 years ago
The Art of Love

Played Casey Barnett

Average Rating

5.3

13 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 1965

61 years ago
Mister Buddwing

Played Mister Buddwing

Average Rating

5.9

13 votes

Release Date

Jul 15, 1966

60 years ago
They Only Kill Their Masters

Played Abel Marsh

Average Rating

4.9

12 votes

Release Date

Nov 22, 1972

54 years ago
Toward the Unknown

Played Lt. Col. Joe Craven

Average Rating

5.6

12 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1956

70 years ago
How Sweet It Is!

Played Grif

Average Rating

7.4

12 votes

Release Date

Aug 21, 1968

58 years ago
Brando

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.8

12 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2007

19 years ago
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Played Sgt. John Maitland

Average Rating

5.8

11 votes

Release Date

May 04, 1957

69 years ago
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

7.1

11 votes

Release Date

Mar 24, 1970

56 years ago
Darby's Rangers

Played William Orlando Darby

Average Rating

5.9

9 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1958

69 years ago
Legalese

Played Norman Keane

Average Rating

4.9

9 votes

Release Date

Oct 04, 1998

27 years ago
Decoration Day

Played Albert Sidney Finch

Average Rating

6.9

9 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1990

35 years ago
The Glitter Dome

Played Sgt. Aloysius Mackey

Average Rating

4.1

9 votes

Release Date

Nov 18, 1984

41 years ago
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

5.8

7 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 1994

31 years ago
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 2000

25 years ago
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

7.0

6 votes

Release Date

Jan 14, 1996

30 years ago
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

6.2

6 votes

Release Date

May 14, 1995

31 years ago
Breathing Lessons

Played Ira Moran

Average Rating

5.3

6 votes

Release Date

Feb 06, 1994

32 years ago
A Man Could Get Killed

Played William Beddoes

Average Rating

3.8

6 votes

Release Date

Mar 25, 1966

60 years ago
The Pink Jungle

Played Ben Morris

Average Rating

6.6

6 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1968

58 years ago
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

5.8

6 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 1996

29 years ago
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

5.0

6 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 1997

28 years ago
Promise

Played Bob Beuhler

Average Rating

6.8

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1986

39 years ago
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 1996

30 years ago
The Girl He Left Behind

Played Preston

Average Rating

3.5

4 votes

Release Date

Oct 26, 1956

70 years ago
The New Maverick

Played Bret Maverick

Average Rating

4.0

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 03, 1978

48 years ago
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Roughing It

Played Samuel Clemens

Average Rating

4.7

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 2002

24 years ago
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 2002

24 years ago
The Racing Scene

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1969

58 years ago
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 25, 1996

30 years ago
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 1999

27 years ago
The Hidden Dimension

Played Grandpa

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jul 18, 1998

28 years ago
James Bond: The First 21 Years

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 27, 1983

43 years ago
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

Played Jim Rockford

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 27, 1974

52 years ago
Heartsounds

Played Harold Lear

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1984

42 years ago
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 06, 1962

65 years ago
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 16, 1995

30 years ago
The Long Summer of George Adams

Played George Adams

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 18, 1982

44 years ago
Return to 'The Great Escape'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1993

32 years ago
Doris Day: Virgin Territory

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 2007

18 years ago
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Played Self - Host

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 27, 1997

29 years ago
Lily for President?

Played Bret Maverick

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 20, 1982

44 years ago
Doris Day: It's Magic

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 18, 1998

27 years ago
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 21, 1966

60 years ago
Action on the Beach

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 01, 1964

62 years ago
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2006

20 years ago
The Last Debate

Played Mike Howley

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 05, 2000

25 years ago
Sixty Years of Seduction

Played Self - Host

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 04, 1981

45 years ago
A Bob Hope Comedy Special

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 27, 1963

63 years ago
The Western: A Lost TV Special

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1958

68 years ago

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