James Garner

April 7, 1928 - July 19, 2014 Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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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).

His titles like The Notebook, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and The Great Escape - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/87
Weighted avg: 6.97 /10
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    The Notebook
    2004June 2004 by Nick Cassavetes
    Supporting as Older Noah 'Duke'
    Supporting as Older Noah 'Duke'
    7.57 Excellent-
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    Atlantis: The Lost Empire
    2001June 2001 by Gary Trousdale
    Starring as Rourke (voice)
    Starring as Rourke (voice)
    6.58 Good
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    3
    The Great Escape
    1963July 1963 by John Sturges
    Starring as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
    Starring as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
    7.59 Excellent-
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    Maverick
    1994May 1994 by Richard Donner
    Starring as Marshal Zane Cooper
    Starring as Marshal Zane Cooper
    6.47 Good-
  • 5
    5
    Space Cowboys
    2000August 2000 by Clint Eastwood
    Supporting as Tank Sullivan
    Supporting as Tank Sullivan
    5.93 Okay++
  • 6
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    Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
    2010November 2010 by Joaquim Dos Santos
    Supporting as Shazam (voice)
    Supporting as Shazam (voice)
    6.62 Good
  • 7
    7
    Victor/Victoria
    1982April 1982 by Blake Edwards
    Starring as King Marchand
    Starring as King Marchand
    6.80 Good+
  • 8
    8
    The Ultimate Gift
    2007March 2007 by Michael O. Sajbel
    Starring as Howard 'Red' Stevens
    Starring as Howard 'Red' Stevens
    7.26 Excellent--
  • 9
    9
    Fire in the Sky
    1993March 1993 by Rob Lieberman
    Minor role as Frank Watters
    Minor role as Frank Watters
    6.22 Good--
  • 10
    10
    The Children's Hour
    1961December 1961 by William Wyler
    Starring as Joe Cardin
    Starring as Joe Cardin
    7.17 Good++
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    11
    Grand Prix
    1966December 1966 by John Frankenheimer
    Lead role as Pete Aron
    Lead role as Pete Aron
    6.76 Good
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    Support Your Local Sheriff!
    1969March 1969 by Burt Kennedy
    Lead role as Jason McCullough
    Lead role as Jason McCullough
    6.46 Good-
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    Battle for Terra
    2007September 2007 by Aristomenis Tsirbas
    Starring as Doron (voice)
    Starring as Doron (voice)
    5.69 Okay+
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    14
    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
    2002June 2002 by Callie Khouri
    Supporting as Shep Walker
    Supporting as Shep Walker
    5.64 Okay
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    My Fellow Americans
    1996December 1996 by Peter Segal
    Starring as President Matt Douglas
    Starring as President Matt Douglas
    5.66 Okay
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    The Rockford Files
    1974–1980 by Stephen J. Cannell
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    6.56 Good
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    Duel at Diablo
    1966June 1966 by Ralph Nelson
    Lead role as Jess Remsberg
    Lead role as Jess Remsberg
    5.95 Okay++
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    Sunset
    1988April 1988 by Blake Edwards
    Lead role as Wyatt Earp
    Lead role as Wyatt Earp
    5.42 Okay-
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    Hour of the Gun
    1967November 1967 by John Sturges
    Lead role as Marshal Wyatt Earp
    Lead role as Marshal Wyatt Earp
    6.02 Okay++
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    Support Your Local Gunfighter
    1971May 1971 by Burt Kennedy
    Lead role as Latigo
    Lead role as Latigo
    6.10 Okay++
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    21
    Marlowe
    1969September 1969 by Paul Bogart
    Lead role as Philip Marlowe
    Lead role as Philip Marlowe
    5.75 Okay+
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    Tank
    1984March 1984 by Marvin J. Chomsky
    Lead role as Zack
    Lead role as Zack
    5.46 Okay
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    23
    8 Simple Rules
    2002–2005 by Tracy Gamble
    Supporting as Jim Egan
    Supporting as Jim Egan
    5.83 Okay+
  • 24
    24
    Twilight
    1998March 1998 by Robert Benton
    Supporting as Raymond Hope
    Supporting as Raymond Hope
    5.68 Okay+
  • 25
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    The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
    2003December 2003 by Charles Grosvenor
    Supporting as Pat (voice)
    Supporting as Pat (voice)
    5.82 Okay+
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    26
    Sayonara
    1957December 1957 by Joshua Logan
    Starring as Capt. Mike Bailey
    Starring as Capt. Mike Bailey
    6.20 Good--
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    27
    The Americanization of Emily
    1964October 1964 by Arthur Hiller
    Lead role as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
    Lead role as Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
    6.16 Good--
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    28
    36 Hours
    1964November 1964 by George Seaton
    Lead role as Major Jefferson F. Pike
    Lead role as Major Jefferson F. Pike
    6.39 Good-
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    Move Over, Darling
    1963December 1963 by Michael Gordon
    Starring as Nicholas Arden
    Starring as Nicholas Arden
    6.15 Good--
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    The Thrill of It All
    1963July 1963 by Norman Jewison
    Starring as Gerald Boyer
    Starring as Gerald Boyer
    6.45 Good-
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    Murphy's Romance
    1985December 1985 by Martin Ritt
    Starring as Murphy Jones
    Starring as Murphy Jones
    5.81 Okay+
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    32
    Barbarians at the Gate
    1993March 1993 by Glenn Jordan
    Lead role as F. Ross Johnson
    Lead role as F. Ross Johnson
    6.23 Good--
  • 33
    33
    The Fan
    1981May 1981 by Ed Bianchi
    Starring as Jake Berman
    Starring as Jake Berman
    5.65 Okay
  • 34
    34
    A Man Called Sledge
    1970November 1970 by Vic Morrow
    Lead role as Luther Sledge
    Lead role as Luther Sledge
    5.85 Okay+
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    Skin Game
    1971September 1971 by Paul Bogart
    Lead role as Quincy Drew
    Lead role as Quincy Drew
    6.07 Okay++
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    Up Periscope
    1959March 1959 by Gordon Douglas
    Lead role as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
    Lead role as Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
    5.94 Okay++
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    Dead Silence
    1997September 1997 by Daniel Petrie Jr.
    Lead role as John Potter
    Lead role as John Potter
    5.77 Okay+
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    38
    The Castaway Cowboy
    1974August 1974 by Vincent McEveety
    Lead role as Lincoln Costain
    Lead role as Lincoln Costain
    6.10 Okay++
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    39
    Streets of Laredo
    1995 by Larry McMurtry
    Lead role as Captain Woodrow Call
    Lead role as Captain Woodrow Call
    5.71 Okay+
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    40
    One Little Indian
    1973June 1973 by Bernard McEveety
    Lead role as Keyes
    Lead role as Keyes
    5.95 Okay++
  • 41
    41
    Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
    2015May 2015 by Gabriel Clarke
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    Supporting as Self (archive footage)
    6.44 Good-
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    42
    One Special Night
    1999November 1999 by Roger Young
    Lead role as Robert Woodward
    Lead role as Robert Woodward
    6.12 Good--
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    43
    God, the Devil and Bob
    2000–2011 by Matthew Carlson
    Lead role as God (voice)
    Lead role as God (voice)
    6.17 Good--
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    The Wheeler Dealers
    1963November 1963 by Arthur Hiller
    Lead role as Henry Tyroon
    Lead role as Henry Tyroon
    5.95 Okay++
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    45
    Boys' Night Out
    1962June 1962 by Michael Gordon
    Starring as Fred Williams
    Starring as Fred Williams
    5.78 Okay+
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    Cash McCall
    1960January 1960 by Joseph Pevney
    Lead role as Cash McCall
    Lead role as Cash McCall
    5.97 Okay++
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    How Sweet It Is!
    1968August 1968 by Jerry Paris
    Lead role as Grif
    Lead role as Grif
    6.12 Good--
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    Mister Buddwing
    1966July 1966 by Delbert Mann
    Lead role as Mister Buddwing
    Lead role as Mister Buddwing
    5.91 Okay++
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    49
    The Art of Love
    1965June 1965 by Norman Jewison
    Lead role as Casey Barnett
    Lead role as Casey Barnett
    5.78 Okay+
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    50
    They Only Kill Their Masters
    1972November 1972 by James Goldstone
    Lead role as Abel Marsh
    Lead role as Abel Marsh
    5.70 Okay+
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    51
    My Name Is Bill W.
    1989April 1989 by Daniel Petrie
    Starring as Dr. Robert Smith
    Starring as Dr. Robert Smith
    6.02 Okay++
  • 52
    52
    Darby's Rangers
    1958February 1958 by William A. Wellman
    Lead role as William Orlando Darby
    Lead role as William Orlando Darby
    6.01 Okay++
  • 53
    53
    Decoration Day
    1990December 1990 by Robert Markowitz
    Lead role as Albert Sidney Finch
    Lead role as Albert Sidney Finch
    6.09 Okay++
  • 54
    54
    Legalese
    1998October 1998 by Glenn Jordan
    Lead role as Norman Keane
    Lead role as Norman Keane
    5.76 Okay+
  • 55
    55
    The Glitter Dome
    1984November 1984 by Stuart Margolin
    Lead role as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
    Lead role as Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
    5.66 Okay
  • 56
    56
    The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
    1995May 1995 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
    1994November 1994 by James Whitmore Jr.
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    Dust to Glory
    2005April 2005 by Dana Brown
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    6.10 Okay++
  • 59
    59
    HealtH
    1980September 1980 by Robert Altman
    Supporting as Harry Wolff
    Supporting as Harry Wolff
    5.70 Okay+
  • 60
    60
    Bret Maverick
    1981–1982 by Gordon T. Dawson
    Lead role as Bret Maverick
    Lead role as Bret Maverick
    Needs more reviews
  • 61
    61
    The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
    1996January 1996 by Jeannot Szwarc
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
    1996September 1996 by David Chase
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    A Man Could Get Killed
    1966March 1966 by Ronald Neame
    Lead role as William Beddoes
    Lead role as William Beddoes
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    Breathing Lessons
    1994February 1994 by John Erman
    Lead role as Ira Moran
    Lead role as Ira Moran
    Needs more reviews
  • 65
    65
    The Pink Jungle
    1968October 1968 by Delbert Mann
    Lead role as Ben Morris
    Lead role as Ben Morris
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
    1997November 1997 by Tony Wharmby
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Promise
    1986December 1986 by Glenn Jordan
    Lead role as Bob Beuhler
    Lead role as Bob Beuhler
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
    1996March 1996 by Tony Wharmby
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
    1996April 1996 by Stuart Margolin
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
    1999April 1999 by Stuart Margolin
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Lead role as Jim Rockford
    Needs more reviews
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    71
    Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
    1957May 1957 by Richard L. Bare
    Supporting as Sgt. John Maitland
    Supporting as Sgt. John Maitland
    5.91 Okay++
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    72
    Toward the Unknown
    1956September 1956 by Mervyn LeRoy
    Supporting as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
    Supporting as Lt. Col. Joe Craven
    5.87 Okay+
  • 73
    73
    The New Maverick
    1978September 1978 by Hy Averback
    Lead role as Bret Maverick
    Lead role as Bret Maverick
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Space
    1985
    Lead role as Norman Grant
    Lead role as Norman Grant
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    The Racing Scene
    1969January 1969 by Andy Sidaris
    Lead role as Self
    Lead role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Roughing It
    2002March 2002 by Charles Martin Smith
    Starring as Samuel Clemens
    Starring as Samuel Clemens
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
    2000September 2000 by Bruce Ricker
    Supporting as Self
    Supporting as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Man of the People
    1991–1992 by R.J. Stewart
    Lead role as Jim Doyle
    Lead role as Jim Doyle
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Heartsounds
    1984September 1984 by Glenn Jordan
    Starring as Harold Lear
    Starring as Harold Lear
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Nichols
    1971–1972 by Frank Pierson
    Starring as Sheriff Frank Nichols
    Starring as Sheriff Frank Nichols
    Needs more reviews
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    81
    The Hidden Dimension
    1998July 1998 by Paul Cox
    Starring as Grandpa
    Starring as Grandpa
    Needs more reviews
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    82
    The Girl He Left Behind
    1956October 1956 by David Butler
    Supporting as Preston
    Supporting as Preston
    Needs more reviews
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    83
    First Monday
    2002 by Donald P. Bellisario
    Starring as Thomas Brankin
    Starring as Thomas Brankin
    Needs more reviews
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    84
    The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
    2001December 2001 by Phillip Dye
    Minor role
    Minor role
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
    1995January 1995 by Todd Robinson
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
    1995November 1995 by Suzette Winter
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Minor role as Self (archive footage)
    Needs more reviews
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    87
    The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
    2002January 2002 by Michael Pellerin
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Julie Andrews 3 titles
Steve McQueen 4 titles
Eva Marie Saint 2 titles
Margot Kidder 2 titles
Vera Miles 2 titles
Lauren Bacall 3 titles
James Woods 2 titles
Rita Moreno 2 titles
Debbie Reynolds 1 title