Cast & creator
James Garner
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The View, Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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).
Also known as: James Scott Bumgarner , 占士加納, Джеймс Гарнер, جیمز گارنر, James Scott Garner
121
film credits
48
television credits
150
1944–2020 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (169)
Showing 169 of 169 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The View
Self
1997
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Chicago Hope
Hubert 'Hue' Miller
1994
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Great Performances
Self
1971
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Maverick
Bret Maverick
1957
The Rockford Files
Jim Rockford
1974The Rockford Files
Director
1974
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
Cheyenne
Lt. Brad Forsythe
1955
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Lt. Jim Collins
1956
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Bambi
Self
1948
American Masters
Self
1986
8 Simple Rules
Jim Egan
2002
77 Sunset Strip
Self
1958
The Notebook
Older Noah 'Duke'
2004
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
Sugarfoot
Bret Maverick (uncredited)
1957
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
HBO First Look
1992
The Great Escape
Hendley 'The Scrounger'
1963
Nichols
Sheriff Frank Nichols
1971
Legends
Self
2006
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Rourke (voice)
2001
First Monday
Thomas Brankin
2002
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick
1981
Fire in the Sky
Frank Watters
1993
God, the Devil and Bob
God (voice)
2000Conflict
1956
Maverick
Marshal Zane Cooper
1994
Space Cowboys
Tank Sullivan
2000
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Bob
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Ira Moran
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame
Albert Sidney
1951
The Ultimate Gift
Howard 'Red' Stevens
2007Harty
Self
1983
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Pat (voice)
2003
Battle for Terra
Doron (voice)
2007
Victor/Victoria
King Marchand
1982
Space
Norman Grant
1985
The Children's Hour
Joe Cardin
1961
Whicker's World
1959
Streets of Laredo
Captain Woodrow Call
1995
Grand Prix
Pete Aron
1966Grand Prix
Executive Producer
1966
Support Your Local Sheriff!
Jason McCullough
1969Support Your Local Sheriff!
Executive Producer
1969
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Shazam (voice)
2010
Man of the People
Jim Doyle
1991
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Shep Walker
2002
Hour of the Gun
Marshal Wyatt Earp
1967
The Distinguished Gentleman
Jeff Johnson
1992
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Latigo
1971Support Your Local Gunfighter
Executive Producer
1971
My Fellow Americans
President Matt Douglas
1996
Move Over, Darling
Nicholas Arden
1963
The Thrill of It All
Gerald Boyer
1963
Twilight
Raymond Hope
1998Laugh-In
Guest Performer (uncredited)
1977
The Art of Love
Casey Barnett
1965The Art of Love
Producer
1965
Tank
Zack
1984
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
2010
The Americanization of Emily
Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
1964
Boys' Night Out
Fred Williams
1962
My Name Is Bill W.
Dr. Robert Smith
1989My Name Is Bill W.
Executive Producer
1989
A Man Called Sledge
Luther Sledge
1970
Barbarians at the Gate
F. Ross Johnson
1993
The Wheeler Dealers
Henry Tyroon
1963
Sayonara
Capt. Mike Bailey
1957
Marlowe
Philip Marlowe
1969Marlowe
Executive Producer
1969
The Fan
Jake Berman
1981
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
1971
Duel at Diablo
Jess Remsberg
1966Duel at Diablo
Producer
1966
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
How Sweet It Is!
Grif
1968How Sweet It Is!
Executive Producer
1968
The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
2001
36 Hours
Major Jefferson F. Pike
196436 Hours
Executive Producer
1964
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
Self (archive footage)
1995
A Man Could Get Killed
William Beddoes
1966A Man Could Get Killed
Executive Producer
1966
Sidekicks
Executive Producer
1974Superstunt
Self
1977
Disclosure
King Marchand (archive footage)
2020
One Little Indian
Keyes
1973
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2014
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1983
Up Periscope
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
1959
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Jim Rockford
1995
Skin Game
Quincy Drew
1971Skin Game
Executive Producer
1971
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend
Sgt. John Maitland
1957
Roughing It
Samuel Clemens
2002
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Jim Rockford
1974
The Castaway Cowboy
Lincoln Costain
1974
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Jim Rockford
1996
Brando
Self (archive footage)
2007
Roughing It
Samuel Clemens
2002
They Only Kill Their Masters
Abel Marsh
1972
Sunset
Wyatt Earp
1988
Murphy's Romance
Murphy Jones
1985
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Jim Rockford
1996
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
1960
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1958
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
1998Sixty Years of Seduction
Self - Host
1981
The Girl He Left Behind
Preston
1956
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
2015
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
2000
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self (archive)
2008
Dead Silence
John Potter
1997
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Jim Rockford
1999
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Jim Rockford
1997
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Jim Rockford
1994
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Jim Rockford
1996
One Special Night
Robert Woodward
1999
HealtH
Harry Wolff
1980
Darby's Rangers
William Orlando Darby
1958
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Self
1963Action on the Beach
Self
1964
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
1962
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self - Host
1997
Off the Minnesota Strip
Executive Producer
1980
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
1995
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
1966
The Pink Jungle
Ben Morris
1968The Pink Jungle
Executive Producer
1968
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
2007
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
Jim Rockford
1996
Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing
1966Mister Buddwing
Executive Producer
1966
The Last Debate
Mike Howley
2000
Breathing Lessons
Ira Moran
1994
The Glitter Dome
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
1984
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
2002
Toward the Unknown
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
1956
The New Maverick
Bret Maverick
1978
Dust to Glory
Self
2005
Promise
Bob Beuhler
1986Promise
Executive Producer
1986
Heartsounds
Harold Lear
1984
Lily for President?
Bret Maverick
1982
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
1993
Legalese
Norman Keane
1998
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (archive footage)
1989
The Long Summer of George Adams
George Adams
1982
Decoration Day
Albert Sidney Finch
1990
Scott Free
Executive Producer
1976
The Hidden Dimension
Grandpa
1998
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self
2006Century of Country
2002
The Racing Scene
Self
1969The Racing Scene
Producer
1969