James Garner
American film and television actor (1928-2014) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 86
James Scott Garner was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than fifty theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Support Your Local Sheriff!
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2014Died19 July 20142010TCA Career Achievement AwardAward
DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionFilm, 2010Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)2005Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement AwardAward2003
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationFilm, Pat (voice)2002
8 Simple RulesSeries, Jim Egan2001
Atlantis: The Lost EmpireFilm, Rourke (voice)1998
TwilightFilm, Raymond Hope1994
Chicago HopeSeries, Hubert 'Hue' Miller1993
Barbarians at the GateFilm, F. Ross Johnson1988
SunsetFilm, Wyatt Earp1986
American MastersSeries1984
TankFilm, Zack1981
The FanFilm, Jake Berman1978Off-road Motorsports Hall of FameAward1977Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAward1971
Great PerformancesSeries1970
A Man Called SledgeFilm, Luther Sledge1967
The Carol Burnett ShowSeries
Hour of the GunFilm, 1967Marshal Wyatt Earp1964
36 HoursFilm, Producer1961
The Children's HourFilm, Joe Cardin1958
77 Sunset StripSeries1957Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - ActorAward
SayonaraFilm, 1957Capt. Mike Bailey1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Lt. Jim Collins1953
The OscarsSeries1950
The Bob Hope ShowSeries1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1928Born7 April 1928
DC Showcase Original Shorts CollectionFilm, 2010Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)2005Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement AwardAward2003The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck MigrationFilm, Pat (voice)20028 Simple RulesSeries, Jim Egan2001Atlantis: The Lost EmpireFilm, Rourke (voice)1998TwilightFilm, Raymond Hope1994Chicago HopeSeries, Hubert 'Hue' Miller1993Barbarians at the GateFilm, F. Ross Johnson1988SunsetFilm, Wyatt Earp1986American MastersSeries1984TankFilm, Zack1981The FanFilm, Jake Berman1978Off-road Motorsports Hall of FameAward1977Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAward1971Great PerformancesSeries1970A Man Called SledgeFilm, Luther Sledge1967The Carol Burnett ShowSeriesHour of the GunFilm, 1967Marshal Wyatt Earp196436 HoursFilm, Producer1961The Children's HourFilm, Joe Cardin195877 Sunset StripSeries1957Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - ActorAwardSayonaraFilm, 1957Capt. Mike Bailey1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries, Lt. Jim Collins1953The OscarsSeries1950The Bob Hope ShowSeries1944Golden Globe AwardsSeries1928Born7 April 1928People around James
Stuart Margolin Directed Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace (1981)
Paul Bogart Directed Marlowe, Skin Game and Nichols
Glenn Jordan Directed Promise and Barbarians at the Gate- Martin Ransohoff Produced The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Blake Edwards Directed Victor/Victoria and Sunset
Norman Jewison Directed The Art of Love (1965)
William A. Wellman Directed Lafayette Escadrille (1958)- John Sturges Directed The Great Escape and Hour of the Gun
Delbert Mann Directed Mister Buddwing and The Pink Jungle
Arthur Hiller Directed The Americanization of Emily (1964)
John Badham Directed The Last Debate and Nichols- Gordon Douglas Directed Up Periscope and Skin Game
Burt Kennedy Directed Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)- Michael Gordon Directed Move Over, Darling and Boys' Night Out
Ross Hunter Produced The Art of Love (1965)
Martin Melcher Produced Move Over, Darling (1963)
James Coburn Also in The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Daniel Petrie Directed Dead Silence (1997)- Winston Hibler Produced One Little Indian (1974)
Clint Eastwood Directed Space Cowboys (2000)
Jodie Foster Also in Maverick and One Little Indian
Martin Scorsese Directed American Masters
Julie Andrews Also in The Americanization of Emily (1964)
Jack Lemmon Also in My Fellow Americans and American Masters
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The Notebook 2004
The Great Escape 1963
Disclosure 2020
The Ultimate Gift 2007
The Children's Hour 1961
Filmography 40
169 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 12
With Karen Steele in Maverick
With Louise Fletcher in Maverick
With Jack Kelly in Maverick
With Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine in The Children's Hour
With Katharine Ross in Mister Buddwing (1966)
With Margot Kidder in Nichols
Garner in the 1974 episode "Tall Woman in Red Wagon" featuring Sian Barbara Allen with David Morick as the county coronerAwards
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(1969), Victor/Victoria (1982), and Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also starred on television in Maverick and The Rockford Files.
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United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1928 to 2014 · aged 86
In the same film or series as James
Kiefer SutherlandAlso in The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003)
Della ReeseAlso in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
Sidney PoitierAlso in Duel at Diablo (1966)
Zsa Zsa GaborAlso in Boys' Night Out (1962)
Carl ReinerAlso in The Thrill of It All (1963)
Dennis HopperAlso in Sayonara (1957)