James Garner
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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).
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Disclosure | King Marchand (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2015 | Trumbo | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 2015 | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2014 | Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire | Self - Actor (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2010 | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Shazam (voice) | HIT | |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice) | HIT | |
| 2007 | Doris Day: Virgin Territory | Self | HIT | |
| 2007 | Brando | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Gift | Howard 'Red' Stevens | HIT | |
| 2005 | Dust to Glory | Self | FLOP | |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Duke | HIT | |
| 2003 | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | Pat (voice) | FLOP | |
| 2002 | The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' | Self | HIT | |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice) | HIT | |
| 2000 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | HIT | |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | Tank Sullivan | FLOP | |
| 1999 | One Special Night | Robert Woodward | HIT | |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Jim Rockford | HIT | |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best | Jim Rockford | HIT | |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... | Jim Rockford | HIT | |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self | HIT | |
| 1994 | Maverick | Marshal Zane Cooper | HIT | |
| 1993 | Return to 'The Great Escape' | Self | HIT | |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | F. Ross Johnson | HIT | |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Frank Watters | HIT | |
| 1990 | Decoration Day | Albert Sidney Finch | HIT | |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Dr. Robert Smith | FLOP | |
| 1986 | Promise | Bob Beuhler | HIT | |
| 1984 | Heartsounds | Harold Lear | HIT | |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | King Marchand | HIT | |
| 1982 | The Long Summer of George Adams | George Adams | HIT | |
| 1974 | The Castaway Cowboy | Lincoln Costain | HIT | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter | Jim Rockford | HIT | |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Quincy Drew | HIT | |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Latigo | HIT | |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1969 | Support Your Local Sheriff! | Jason McCullough | HIT | |
| 1968 | The Pink Jungle | Ben Morris | HIT | |
| 1968 | How Sweet It Is! | Grif | HIT | |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | Marshal Wyatt Earp | HIT | |
| 1966 | Grand Prix | Pete Aron | HIT | |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Jess Remsberg | FLOP | |
| 1964 | 36 Hours | Major Jefferson F. Pike | HIT | |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison | HIT | |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling | Nicholas Arden | HIT | |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All | Gerald Boyer | HIT | |
| 1963 | The Great Escape | Hendley 'The Scrounger' | HIT | |
| 1962 | The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self | HIT | |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Joe Cardin | HIT | |
| 1957 | Sayonara | Capt. Mike Bailey | HIT |