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James Garner

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James Garner

Apr 7, 1928 – Jul 19, 2014148 titles 106 movies · 42 TV
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Biography

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).

Also known as

James Scott Bumgarner · 占士加納 · Джеймс Гарнер · جیمز گارنر

Born

Apr 7, 1928 – Jul 19, 2014

Norman, Oklahoma, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

145

Acting credits

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Directing

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Writing

18

Other crew

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