James Garner Biography (1928-)

Born James Scott Bumgarner, April 7, 1928, in Norman, OK; married Lois Clarke, August 17, 1956; children: Kimberly, Gretta, Scott.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, producer, director, song performer
Birth Details
April 7, 1928
Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Tumblers, Joan of Arc, RKO Radio Pictures, 1948
  • Preston, The Girl He Left Behind, Warner Bros., 1956
  • Major Joe Craven, Toward the Unknown (also known as Brink of Hell), Warner Bros., 1956
  • Captain Mike Baily, Sayonara, Warner Bros., 1957
  • John Maitland, Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend, Warner Bros., 1957
  • Major William Darby, Darby's Rangers (also known as Young Invaders), Warner Bros., 1958
  • Bret Maverick, Alias Jesse James, United Artists, 1959
  • Lieutenant Ken Braden, Up Periscope, Warner Bros., 1959
  • Title role, Cash McCall, Warner Bros., 1960
  • Dr. Joe Cardin, The Children's Hour (also known as The Loudest Whisper), United Artists, 1961
  • Fred Williams, Boys' Night Out, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
  • Flight Lieutenant Bob Anthony Hendley, "The Scrounger," The Great Escape, United Artists, 1963
  • Nicholas Arden, Move Over Darling, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963
  • Dr. Gerald Boyer, The Thrill of It All, Universal, 1963
  • Henry Tyroon, The Wheeler Dealers (also known as Separate Beds), Filmways, 1963
  • Lieutenant Commander Charles Madison, The Americanization of Emily(also known as Emily), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
  • Himself, Action on the Beach, 1964
  • Casey Barnett, The Art of Love, Universal, 1965
  • Major Jefferson Pike, 36 Hours, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
  • Jess Remsberg, Duel at Diablo (also known as Ralph Nelson'sDuel at Diablo), United Artists, 1966
  • William Beddoes, A Man Could Get Killed (also known as Welcome,Mr. Beddoes), Universal, 1966
  • Pete Aron, Grand Prix, 1966
  • Title role, Mr. Buddwing (also known as Woman without a Face), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • Wyatt Earp, Hour of the Gun, United Artists, 1967
  • Grif Henderson, How Sweet It Is!, New General Pictures, 1968
  • Ben Morris, The Pink Jungle, Universal, 1968
  • Philip Marlowe, Marlowe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
  • Himself, The Racing Scene, 1969
  • Jason McCullough, Support Your Local Sheriff, United Artists, 1969
  • Luther Sledge, A Man Called Sledge (also known as Sledge),Columbia, 1971
  • Quincy Drew, The Skin Game, Warner Bros., 1971
  • Latigo Smith, Support Your Local Gunfighter, United Artists, 1971
  • Police Chief Abel Marsh, They Only Kill Their Masters, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
  • Corporal Clint Keys, One Little Indian, Buena Vista, 1973
  • Lincoln Costain, The Castaway Cowboy, Buena Vista, 1974
  • Harry Wolff, Health (also known as H.E.A.L.T.H.), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1980
  • Jake Berman, The Fan (also known as Trance), Paramount, 1981
  • King, Victor/Victoria, United Artists, 1982
  • Zack, Tank, Universal, 1984
  • Murphy Jones, Murphy's Romance, Columbia, 1985
  • Wyatt Earp, Sunset, TriStar, 1988
  • Jeff Johnson, The Distinguished Gentleman, 1992
  • Sheriff Frank Watters, Fire in the Sky, 1993
  • Zane Cooper, Maverick, 1994
  • Matt Douglas, My Fellow Americans, Warner Bros., 1996
  • Himself, Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (also known as Wild Bill, Hollywood Maverick: The Life and Times of William A. Wellman; documentary), Turner Pictures, 1996
  • Narrator, The Hidden Dimension (documentary), 1997
  • Voice of homeowner, 4 Million Houseguests, 1997
  • Raymond Hope, Twilight, Paramount, 1998
  • Tank Sullivan, Space Cowboys, Warner Bros., 2000
  • Voice of Captain Rourke, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Buena Vista, 2001
  • Also appeared in Hawaiian Cowboy.
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Bret Maverick, Maverick, ABC, 1957-60
  • Title role, Nichols (also known as James Garner as Nichols), NBC, 1971-72
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC, 1974-80
  • Title role, Bret Maverick, NBC, 1981-82
  • Councilman Jim Doyle, Man of the People, 1991
  • Hubert Miller, Chicago Hope, CBS, 1999
  • Voice of God, God, the Devil and Bob (animated), NBC, 2000
  • Movies
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files (also known as The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter), NBC, 1974
  • Bret Maverick, The New Maverick, ABC, 1978
  • Bret Maverick, Bret Maverick (also known as Bret Maverick: TheLazy Ace), 1981
  • George Adams, The Long Summer of George Adams, NBC, 1982
  • Dr. Harold Lear, Heartsounds, ABC, 1984
  • Al Mackay, The Glitter Dome, HBO, 1984
  • F. Ross Johnson, Barbarians at the Gate, HBO, 1993
  • Ira Moran, Breathing Lessons, CBS, 1994
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A., CBS, 1994
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, CBS, 1995
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits ... , CBS, 1996
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best, CBS, 1996
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, CBS, 1996
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: Crime and Punishment, CBS, 1996
  • John Potter, Dead Silence, Fox, 1997
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: Murders and Misdemeanors, CBS, 1997
  • Norman Keane, Legalese, TNT, 1998
  • Jim Rockford, The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads, CBS,1999
  • Robert Woodward, One Special Night, CBS, 1999
  • Mike Howley, The Last Debate, Showtime, 2000
  • Miniseries
  • Norman Grant, Space (also known as James A. Michener's Space), CBS, 1987
  • Captain Woodrow F. Call, Streets of Laredo (also known as LarryMcMurtry's Streets of Laredo), CBS, 1995
  • Host, A Century of Country, CBS, 1999
  • Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story, 1999
  • Specials
  • The Bing Crosby Special, ABC, 1959
  • The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965
  • Superstunt, NBC, 1977
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda, CBS, 1978
  • Host, 60 Years of Seduction, ABC, 1981
  • Bret Maverick, Lily for President, CBS, 1982
  • Bob Beuhler, "Promise," Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1986
  • The Twelfth Annual People's Choice Awards, 1986
  • 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, 1988
  • Dr. Bob, "My Name Is Bill W.," Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC, 1989
  • Albert Sidney Finch, "Decoration Day," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC,1990
  • Dinah Comes Home Again, 1990
  • Host, Take Me To Your Leaders, 1990
  • Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love, 1991
  • Voice of General Dwight Eisenhower, The Year of the Generals, 1992
  • The Great Ones: The National Sports Awards, 1993
  • Behind Closed Doors with Joan Lunden, ABC, 1994
  • Himself, 100 Years of the Hollywood Western, 1994
  • Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway, PBS, 1995
  • Host, Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western, TNT, 1997
  • Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, 1998
  • Doris Day: It's Magic, Arts and Entertainment, 1998
  • Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute,TNT, 1999
  • Himself, Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows, PBS, 2000
  • Episodic
  • "Mountain Fortress," Cheyenne, 1955
  • "The Black Hawk War," Cheyenne, 1956
  • "The Last Train West," Cheyenne, 1956
  • "Decision," Cheyenne, 1956
  • "Stars over Texas," Zane Grey Theater, 1956
  • Conflict, ABC, 1956
  • Beau "Pappy" Maverick, "Pappy," Maverick, ABC, 1959
  • The Andy Williams Show, 1969
  • Bret Maverick, "Clancy," Young Maverick, CBS, 1979
  • A Conversation with Dinah, 1989
  • Hubert "Hue" Miller, "Devoted Attachment," Chicago Hope, CBS, 2000
  • Hubert "Hue" Miller, "Miller Time," Chicago Hope, CBS, 2000
  • Hugh Miller, "Thoughts of You," Chicago Hope, CBS, 2000
  • Hubert "Hue" Miller, "Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope," Chicago Hope, CBS, 2000
  • Hubert "Hue" Miller, "Have I Got a Deal for You," Chicago Hope, CBS, 2000
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Movies
  • The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A., CBS, 1994
  • The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise, CBS, 1995
  • The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits ... , CBS, 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best, CBS, 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play, CBS, 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Crime and Punishment, CBS, 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Murders and Misdemeanors, CBS, 1997
  • The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds ... It Leads, CBS, 1999
  • Specials
  • (With Peter K. Duchow) "Promise," Hallmark Hall of Fame, 1986
  • (With Duchow) "My Name Is Bill W.," Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC, 1989
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Also directed episodes of Maverick, ABC; and The Rockford Files (also known as Jim Rockford, Private Investigator), NBC.
  • Stage Appearances
  • The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1954
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Recorded an album with Waylon Jennings in 1980.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books:
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, November 1, 1999, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996.
    Periodicals:
    • Entertainment Weekly, p. 139.

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