James Garner
Born April 07, 1928 (Age: 97)
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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
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
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
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as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
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Age: 73
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
Twilight
1998
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as Raymond Hope
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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
Maverick
1994
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as Marshal Zane Cooper
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Age: 66
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
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
Superstunt
1977
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as Self
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Age: 49
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
The Racing Scene
1969
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as Self
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Age: 40
Grand Prix
1966
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as Pete Aron
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Age: 38
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
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
1963
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as Self
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Age: 35
The Great Escape
1963
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as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
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Age: 35
The Children's Hour
1961
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as Joe Cardin
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Age: 33
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