Acting · Norman, Oklahoma, USA · Born April 7, 1928
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).
MovieDisclosure
2020
as King Marchand (archive footage)
MovieSteve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMarlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
MovieSuperman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
as Shazam (voice)
MovieDC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
2010
as Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
MovieWrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
as Self (archive)
MovieDoris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
as Self
MovieBattle for Terra
2007
as Doron (voice)
MovieBrando
2007
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Ultimate Gift
2007
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
TVLegends
2006
as Self
MoviePushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
2006
as Self
MovieDust to Glory
2005
as Self
MovieThe Notebook
2004
as Older Noah "Duke"
MovieThe Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
2003
as Pat (voice)
TV8 Simple Rules
2002
as Jim Egan
MovieDivine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002
as Shep Walker
MovieRoughing It
2002
as Samuel Clemens
TVRoughing It
2002
as Samuel Clemens
MovieThe Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
2002
as Self
TVFirst Monday
2002
as Thomas Brankin
Century of Country
2002
MovieThe Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
MovieAtlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
MovieThe Last Debate
2000
as Mike Howley
MovieClint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
as Self
MovieSpace Cowboys
2000
as Tank Sullivan
TVGod, the Devil and Bob
2000
as God (voice)
MovieOne Special Night
1999
as Robert Woodward
MovieThe Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
1999
as Jim Rockford
MovieDoris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
MovieLegalese
1998
as Norman Keane
MovieThe Hidden Dimension
1998
as Grandpa
MovieTwilight
1998
as Raymond Hope
MovieThe Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
1997
as Jim Rockford
MovieDead Silence
1997
as John Potter
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieBig Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997
as Self - Host
MovieMy Fellow Americans
1996
as President Matt Douglas
MovieThe Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
1996
as Jim Rockford
MovieThe Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
1996
as Jim Rockford
MovieThe Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
1996
as Jim Rockford
MovieThe Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
1996
as Jim Rockford
MovieRoger Moore: A Matter of Class
1995
as Self (archive footage)
TVStreets of Laredo
1995
as Captain Woodrow Call
MovieThe Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
1995
as Jim Rockford
MovieWild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
MovieThe Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
as Jim Rockford
TVChicago Hope
1994
as Hubert 'Hue' Miller
MovieMaverick
1994
as Marshal Zane Cooper
MovieBreathing Lessons
1994
as Ira Moran
MovieReturn to 'The Great Escape'
1993
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieBarbarians at the Gate
1993
as F. Ross Johnson
MovieFire in the Sky
1993
as Frank Watters
MovieThe Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Jeff Johnson
TVHBO First Look
1992
TVMan of the People
1991
as Jim Doyle
MovieDecoration Day
1990
as Albert Sidney Finch
MovieMy Name Is Bill W.
1989
as Dr. Robert Smith
MovieI Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
1989
as Self (Archive Footage)
MovieSunset
1988
as Wyatt Earp
MoviePromise
1986
as Bob Beuhler
TVAmerican Masters
1986
as Self
MovieMurphy's Romance
1985
as Murphy Jones
TVSpace
1985
as Norman Grant
MovieThe Glitter Dome
1984
as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
MovieHeartsounds
1984
as Harold Lear
MovieTank
1984
as Zack
Harty
1983
as Self
MovieJames Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Self
MovieLily for President?
1982
as Bret Maverick
MovieVictor/Victoria
1982
as King Marchand
MovieThe Long Summer of George Adams
1982
as George Adams
TVBret Maverick
1981
as Bret Maverick
MovieThe Fan
1981
as Jake Berman
Sixty Years of Seduction
1981
as Self - Host
MovieHealtH
1980
as Harry Wolff
MovieThe New Maverick
1978
as Bret Maverick
Superstunt
1977
as Self
Laugh-In
1977
as Guest Performer (uncredited)
TVThe Rockford Files
1974
as Jim Rockford
MovieThe Castaway Cowboy
1974
as Lincoln Costain
MovieThe Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Jim Rockford
MovieOne Little Indian
1973
as Keyes
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieThey Only Kill Their Masters
1972
as Abel Marsh
MovieSkin Game
1971
as Quincy Drew
TVNichols
1971
as Sheriff Frank Nichols
MovieSupport Your Local Gunfighter
1971
as Latigo
TVOnce Upon a Wheel
1971
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Self
MovieA Man Called Sledge
1970
as Luther Sledge
MovieKing: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMarlowe
1969
as Philip Marlowe
MovieSupport Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Jason McCullough
MovieThe Racing Scene
1969
as Self
MovieThe Pink Jungle
1968
as Ben Morris
MovieHow Sweet It Is!
1968
as Grif
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
TVRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MovieHour of the Gun
1967
as Marshal Wyatt Earp
TVThe Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self - Guest
MovieGrand Prix
1966
as Pete Aron
MovieGrand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
1966
as Self
MovieMister Buddwing
1966
as Mister Buddwing
MovieDuel at Diablo
1966
as Jess Remsberg
MovieA Man Could Get Killed
1966
as William Beddoes
MovieThe Art of Love
1965
as Casey Barnett
Movie36 Hours
1964
as Major Jefferson F. Pike
MovieThe Americanization of Emily
1964
as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
Action on the Beach
1964
as Self
MovieMove Over, Darling
1963
as Nicholas Arden
MovieThe Wheeler Dealers
1963
as Henry Tyroon
MovieA Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
as Self
MovieThe Thrill of It All
1963
as Gerald Boyer
MovieThe Great Escape
1963
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MovieBoys' Night Out
1962
as Fred Williams
MovieThe New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
as Self
MovieThe Children's Hour
1961
as Joe Cardin
MovieCash McCall
1960
as Cash McCall
TVWhicker's World
1959
MovieUp Periscope
1959
as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Self
MovieThe Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
MovieDarby's Rangers
1958
as William Orlando Darby
MovieSayonara
1957
as Capt. Mike Bailey
TVMaverick
1957
as Bret Maverick
TVSugarfoot
1957
as Bret Maverick (uncredited)
MovieShoot-Out At Medicine Bend
1957
as Sgt. John Maitland
MovieThe Girl He Left Behind
1956
as Preston
TVThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Lt. Jim Collins
MovieToward the Unknown
1956
as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Conflict
1956
TVCheyenne
1955
as Lt. Brad Forsythe
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVThis Is Your Life
1952
as Self
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Bob
TVThe Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVBambi
1948
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
