James Garner
is 80 years old Real name: James Scott BaumgardnerBorn: Saturday, April 7, 1928 (Norman, Oklahoma, USA)Height: 6' 3"
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James Garner in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) JAMES GARNER (Commander Rourke) has continually transitioned easily between film and television. He first came to stardom on the small screen as the quick-witted reluctant hero Bret Maverick in the hit CBS series "Maverick." Since then, Garner has appeared in over 40 films, including "The Children's Hour," "The Great Escape," "The Americanization of Emily," "Grand Prix," "Cash McCall," "Move Over, Darling," "Support Your Local Sheriff," "The Skin Game," "Victor/Victoria," and an Academy Award- nominated turn in "Murphy's Romance." In 1974, he returned to television to play private eye Jim Rockford in "The Rockford Files." The series was immensely popular, and in 1977, Garner earned an Emmy Award for his performance. Beginning in 1994, Garner reprised the role in seven "Rockford Files" television movies for CBS. Other television work includes the television films "Promise" (for which Garner was nominated for an Emmy for his acting and awarded an Emmy for his role as executive producer of the Outstanding Television Drama of the year), "Heartsounds," "My Name is Bill W.," "Decoration Day" (for which he won the Golden Globe), "Barbarians at the Gate" (winning him another Golden Globe), and "Breathing Lessons," and an extended guest stint on "Chicago Hope" last year. Born in Norman, Oklahoma, in 1928, Garner bounced around at several jobs starting at age 14, including a stint in the Merchant Marines. He was drafted into the Korean conflict where he was awarded a Purple Heart. After the war, he returned to the States and received his first acting role: a small part in "The Caine Mutiny Court- Martial" on Broadway. More recently, Garner has appeared in the films "Maverick" (though he ceded the title role to Mel Gibson), "Twilight," and "Space Cowboys," as well as the television films "One Special Night, "Legalese," and "The Last Debate."
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Acting - James Garner appeared
in following movies:
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For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) [Post-production]
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Magic Shoe, The (2008) [Pre-production]
Grandfather •
Terra (2007) (1 votes)
Doron (voice) •
Ultimate Gift, The (2006) (4 votes)
Red Stevens •
Dust to Glory (2005) dvd (2 votes)
Himself (archive footage) •
Notebook, The (2004) dvd (223 votes)
Duke •
Al Roach: Private Insectigator (2004)
Al Roach •
Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, The (2003)
Pat (voice) •
Roughing It (2002)
Samuel Clemens •
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) dvd (50 votes)
Shepherd 'Shep' Walker •
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) dvd (74 votes)
Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke •
Space Cowboys (2000) dvd (152 votes)
Tank Sullivan •
Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000) dvd (3 votes)
Philip Marlowe •
Last Debate, The (2000) (1 votes)
Mike Howley •
Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads, The (1999)
Jim Rockford •
One Special Night (1999) (2 votes)
Robert •
Twilight (1998) dvd (24 votes)
Raymond Hope •
Legalese (1998) dvd (3 votes)
Norman Keane •
Dead Silence (1997) (2 votes)
John Cooper •
My Fellow Americans (1996) dvd (30 votes)
President Matt Douglas •
Maverick (1994) dvd (150 votes)
Marshal Zane Cooper •
Breathing Lessons (1994)
Ira Moran • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1995 • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1994 •
Barbarians at the Gate (1993) dvd (7 votes)
F. Ross Johnson • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1993 • Won Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1994 •
Fire in the Sky (1993) dvd (17 votes)
Lieutenant Frank Watters •
Distinguished Gentleman, The (1992) dvd (43 votes)
Jeff Johnson •
Decoration Day (1990) dvd
Albert Sidney Finch • Won Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1991 • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1991 •
My Name Is Bill W. (1989) (2 votes)
Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special 1989 • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1989 •
Sunset (1988) dvd (5 votes)
Wyatt Earp •
Promise (1986)
Bob Beuhler • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1987 • Won Emmy - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special 1987 • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1987 •
Murphy's Romance (1985) dvd (10 votes)
Murphy Jones • Nominated for Academy Award - Best Actor in a Leading Role 1986 • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical 1986 •
Glitter Dome, The (1984)
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey •
Tank (1984) dvd (7 votes)
Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Zack Carey •
HealtH (1982) (1 votes)
Harry Wolff •
Victor/Victoria (1982) dvd (38 votes)
King Marchand •
Bret Maverick (1981)
Bret Maverick/Edmund Trueblood •
Fan, The (1981) dvd (3 votes)
Jake Berman •
Superstunt (1978)
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Rockford Files, The (1974) (1 votes)
Jim Rockford •
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) (1 votes)
Eden Landing Chief of Police •
Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) dvd (5 votes)
Latigo •
Skin Game (1971) (2 votes)
Quincy Drew/Capt. Nathaniel •
Man Called Sledge, A (1970) dvd
Luther Sledge •
Marlowe (1969) (3 votes)
Philip Marlowe •
Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) dvd (13 votes)
Sheriff Jason McCullough •
Hour of the Gun (1967) dvd (1 votes)
Wyatt Earp •
Duel at Diablo (1966) dvd (2 votes)
Jess Remsberg (scout) •
Grand Prix (1966) (8 votes)
Pete Aron •
Mister Buddwing (1966) (2 votes)
Mr. Buddwing •
36 Hours (1965) (3 votes)
Maj. Jefferson F. Pike •
Art of Love, The (1965)
Casey Barnett •
Americanization of Emily, The (1964) dvd (5 votes)
Lt. Cmdr. Charles E. Madison •
Move Over, Darling (1963) (4 votes)
Nicholas 'Nick'/'Nicky' Arden •
Thrill of It All, The (1963) dvd (3 votes)
Dr. Gerald Boyer •
Wheeler Dealers, The (1963) (1 votes)
Henry Tyroon • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy 1964 •
Great Escape, The (1963) dvd (320 votes)
Flight Lt. Hendley "The •
Boys' Night Out (1962) (2 votes)
Fred Williams •
Children's Hour, The (1961) dvd (8 votes)
Doctor Joe Cardin •
Cash McCall (1960) (1 votes)
Cash McCall •
Up Periscope (1959) (2 votes)
Lt. Ken Braden •
Darby's Rangers (1958) (1 votes)
Maj./Col. William Orlando Darby •
Sayonara (1957) dvd (6 votes)
Capt. Mike Bailey, USMC •
Maverick (1957)
Bret Maverick (1957-1960) • Nominated for Emmy - Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series 1959 •
Maverick (1957)
Bret Maverick •
Girl He Left Behind, The (1956)
Preston •
Warner Brothers Presents (1955)
Production - James Garner worked as producer on following movies: •
Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads, The (1999)
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My Name Is Bill W. (1989) (2 votes)
executive producer • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special 1989 • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1989 •
Promise (1986)
executive producer • Nominated for Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV 1987 • Nominated for Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special 1987 • Won Emmy - Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special 1987 •
Grand Prix (1966) (8 votes)
executive producer