James Garner

Actor

Born: April 7, 1928 (86 years old)

Died: July 19, 2014

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).

Filmography (92)

• The Notebook (2004, ★ 7.9)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951, ★ 8.6)
• The Children's Hour (1961, ★ 7.6)
• The Great Escape (1963, ★ 7.9)
• Victor/Victoria (1982, ★ 7.3)
• Duel at Diablo (1966, ★ 6.3)
• Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015, ★ 7.2)
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001, ★ 7)
• Grand Prix (1966, ★ 7.2)
• Move Over, Darling (1963, ★ 6.7)
• Skin Game (1971, ★ 6.5)
• Space Cowboys (2000, ★ 6.4)
• The Thrill of It All (1963, ★ 7.1)
• Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969, ★ 7)
• Marlowe (1969, ★ 6)
• Dust to Glory (2005, ★ 6.6)
• Hour of the Gun (1967, ★ 6.5)
• The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003, ★ 6.3)
• Twilight (1998, ★ 6.1)
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002, ★ 6.1)
• Maverick (1994, ★ 6.9)
• Barbarians at the Gate (1993, ★ 6.8)
• Murphy's Romance (1985, ★ 6.1)
• Sayonara (1957, ★ 6.7)
• The Americanization of Emily (1964, ★ 6.7)
• The Wheeler Dealers (1963, ★ 6.2)
• Cash McCall (1960, ★ 6.2)
• 36 Hours (1964, ★ 7)
• Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010, ★ 7)
• Fire in the Sky (1993, ★ 6.6)