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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