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James Garner

Born 1928-04-07

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).

Known for

The Notebook 2004 · 7.8 The Great Escape 1963 · 8.2 Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001 · 6.9 Maverick 1994 · 7.0 Space Cowboys 2000 · 6.5 Fire in the Sky 1993 · 6.5 Victor/Victoria 1982 · 7.6 The Ultimate Gift 2007 · 7.3 The Children's Hour 1961 · 7.8 My Fellow Americans 1996 · 6.5 Twilight 1998 · 6.2 Support Your Local Sheriff! 1969 · 7.4 Battle for Terra 2007 · 6.5 The Rockford Files 1974 · 8.2 Grand Prix 1966 · 7.2 Sayonara 1957 · 7.0 Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam 2010 · 7.1 Murphy's Romance 1985 · 7.0 Support Your Local Gunfighter 1971 · 6.8 The Thrill of It All 1963 · 6.9 The Americanization of Emily 1964 · 7.3 Hour of the Gun 1967 · 6.6 Tank 1984 · 5.8 36 Hours 1964 · 7.3 Sunset 1988 · 5.7 Duel at Diablo 1966 · 6.5 Marlowe 1969 · 6.4 The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration 2003 · 6.1 Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans 2015 · 6.8 A Man Called Sledge 1970 · 5.9 The Wheeler Dealers 1963 · 6.5 Dead Silence 1997 · 6.1 Dust to Glory 2005 · 7.3 The Art of Love 1965 · 6.1 The Castaway Cowboy 1974 · 5.7 The Pink Jungle 1968 · 5.8 Heartsounds 1984 · 7.2