James Garner

James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American movie and television actor. He acted in several television series in a career of more than fifty years, including his roles as Bret Maverick in the popular 1950s western-comedy series, Maverick and Jim Rockford in the popular 1970s detective drama, The Rockford Files. He also acted in many movies, including The Great Escape (1963) and Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964).

James Garner
Born	James Scott Bumgarner (1928-04-07)April 7, 1928 Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	July 19, 2014(2014-07-19) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Notable credits	"Bret Maverick" in Maverick "Jim Rockford" in The Rockford Files "Lt. Comm. Charles E. Madison" in The Americanization of Emily
Spouse	Lois Clarke (m. 1956-2014; his death)
Children	Daughter
Relatives	Jack Garner (brother, dead)
Awards	Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series 1977 The Rockford Files Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special 1987 Promise Golden Globe Awards Most Promising Newcomer - Male (1958) Best Actor - Miniseries 1991 Decoration Day 1994 Barbarians at the Gate SAG Awards Life Achievement Award (2005)

Garner died from a massive heart attack at his Los Angeles, California home, aged 86.

Movies

• Toward the Unknown (1956)
• The Girl He Left Behind (1956)
• Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)
• Sayonara (1957)
• Darby's Rangers (1958)
• Up Periscope (1959)
• Alias Jesse James (1959) (Cameo)
• Cash McCall (1960)
• The Children's Hour (1961)
• Boys' Night Out (1962)
• The Great Escape (1963)
• The Thrill of It All (1963)
• The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
• Move Over, Darling (1963)
• Action on the Beach (1964) (short subject)
• The Americanization of Emily (1964)
• 36 Hours (1965)
• The Art of Love (1965)
• Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966) (short subject)
• A Man Could Get Killed (1966)
• Duel at Diablo (1966)
• Mister Buddwing (1966)
• Grand Prix (1966)
• Hour of the Gun (1967)
• Once Upon a Wheel (1968) (documentary)
• The Man Who Makes the Difference (1968) (short subject)
• How Sweet It Is! (1968)
• The Pink Jungle (1968)
• The Racing Scene (1969) (documentary)
• Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
• Marlowe (1969)
• A Man Called Sledge (1970)
• Support Your Local Gunfighter! (1971)
• Skin Game (1971)
• They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
• One Little Indian (1973)
• The Castaway Cowboy (1974)
• HealtH (1980)
• The Fan (1981)
• Victor/Victoria (1982)
• Tank (1984)
• Murphy's Romance (1985)
• Sunset (1988)
• The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
• Fire in the Sky (1993)
• Maverick (1994)
• Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1996) (documentary)
• My Fellow Americans (1996)
• The Hidden Dimension (1997) (documentary) (narrator)
• Twilight (1998)
• Space Cowboys (2000)
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (voice)
• Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
• The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003) (voice) (direct-to-DVD)
• The Notebook (2004)
• Al Roach: Private Investigator (2004) (short subject) (voice)
• The Ultimate Gift (2007)
• The Magic Shoe (2007)
• Terra (2008) (voice)

Other websites

• James Garner on IMDb
• Jim's bio @ the Museum of Broadcast Communications Archived 2005-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
• Archive of American Television Interview with James Garner March 17, 1999 on Google Video
• Rockford Files site Archived 2007-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
• James Garner at TV.com