James Garner
Born April 07, 1928 (Age: 98)
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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).
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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Filmography
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
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as Self
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Age: 79
Battle for Terra
2007
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as Doron (voice)
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Age: 79
The Ultimate Gift
2007
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as Howard 'Red' Stevens
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Age: 78
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
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as Self
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Age: 77
The Notebook
2004
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as Duke
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Age: 76
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
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as Shep Walker
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Age: 74
Roughing It
2002
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as Samuel Clemens
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Age: 73
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
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as Self
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Age: 73
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
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as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
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Age: 73
The Last Debate
2000
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as Mike Howley
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Age: 72
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
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as Self
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Age: 72
Space Cowboys
2000
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as Tank Sullivan
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Age: 72
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
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as Self
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Age: 70
Legalese
1998
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as Norman Keane
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Age: 70
The Hidden Dimension
1998
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as Grandpa
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Age: 70
Twilight
1998
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as Raymond Hope
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Age: 69
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
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as Jim Rockford
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Age: 69
Dead Silence
1997
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as John Potter
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Age: 69
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
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as Self - Host
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Age: 69
My Fellow Americans
1996
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as President Matt Douglas
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Age: 68
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
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as Jim Rockford
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Age: 68
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
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as Jim Rockford
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Age: 68
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996
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as Jim Rockford
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Age: 67
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
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as Jim Rockford
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Age: 67
Maverick
1994
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as Marshal Zane Cooper
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Age: 66
Return to 'The Great Escape'
1993
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as Self
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Age: 65
Barbarians at the Gate
1993
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as F. Ross Johnson
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Age: 64
Fire in the Sky
1993
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as Frank Watters
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Age: 64
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
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as Jeff Johnson
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Age: 64
Decoration Day
1990
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as Albert Sidney Finch
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Age: 62
My Name Is Bill W.
1989
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as Dr. Robert Smith
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Age: 61
Sunset
1988
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as Wyatt Earp
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Age: 60
Murphy's Romance
1985
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as Murphy Jones
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Age: 57
Tank
1984
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as Zack
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Age: 55
Victor/Victoria
1982
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as King Marchand
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Age: 54
The Fan
1981
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as Jake Berman
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Age: 53
No Image
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
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as Self - Host
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Age: 53
HealtH
1980
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as Harry Wolff
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Age: 52
The New Maverick
1978
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as Bret Maverick
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Age: 50
No Image
Superstunt
1977
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as Self
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Age: 49
The Castaway Cowboy
1974
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as Lincoln Costain
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Age: 46
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
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as Jim Rockford
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Age: 45
One Little Indian
1973
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as Keyes
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Age: 45
They Only Kill Their Masters
1972
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as Abel Marsh
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Age: 44
Marlowe
1969
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as Philip Marlowe
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Age: 41
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
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as Jason McCullough
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Age: 40
The Racing Scene
1969
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as Self
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Age: 40
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
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as Self
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Age: 38
Grand Prix
1966
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as Pete Aron
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Age: 38
The Art of Love
1965
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as Casey Barnett
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Age: 37
36 Hours
1964
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as Major Jefferson F. Pike
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Age: 36
The Americanization of Emily
1964
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as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
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Age: 36
No Image
Action on the Beach
1964
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as Self
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Age: 36
Move Over, Darling
1963
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as Nicholas Arden
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Age: 35
The Wheeler Dealers
1963
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as Henry Tyroon
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Age: 35
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
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as Self
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Age: 35
The Thrill of It All
1963
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as Gerald Boyer
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Age: 35
The Great Escape
1963
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as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
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Age: 35
Boys' Night Out
1962
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as Fred Williams
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Age: 34
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
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as Self
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Age: 33
The Children's Hour
1961
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as Joe Cardin
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Age: 33
Cash McCall
1960
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as Cash McCall
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Age: 31
Up Periscope
1959
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as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
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Age: 30
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
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as Self
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Age: 30
Darby's Rangers
1958
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as William Orlando Darby
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Age: 29
The Girl He Left Behind
1956
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as Preston
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Age: 28
Toward the Unknown
1956
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as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
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Age: 28