Born 1928 (age 86) · Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Appears in 144 titles

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).

Filmography

The Notebook
7.9
The Notebook
2004
as Older Noah "Duke"
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
7.0
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
The Great Escape
7.9
The Great Escape
1963
as Hendley 'The Scrounger'
Maverick
6.9
Maverick
1994
as Marshal Zane Cooper
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
7.0
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
2010
as Shazam (voice)
Space Cowboys
6.4
Space Cowboys
2000
as Tank Sullivan
Fire in the Sky
6.6
Fire in the Sky
1993
as Frank Watters
The Ultimate Gift
7.6
The Ultimate Gift
2007
as Howard 'Red' Stevens
Victor/Victoria
7.3
Victor/Victoria
1982
as King Marchand
The Children's Hour
7.6
The Children's Hour
1961
as Joe Cardin
The Distinguished Gentleman
6.0
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Jeff Johnson
Battle for Terra
6.2
Battle for Terra
2007
as Doron (voice)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Grand Prix
7.2
Grand Prix
1966
as Pete Aron
Twilight
6.1
Twilight
1998
as Raymond Hope
Support Your Local Sheriff!
7.0
Support Your Local Sheriff!
1969
as Jason McCullough
My Fellow Americans
6.1
My Fellow Americans
1996
as President Matt Douglas
Sayonara
6.7
Sayonara
1957
as Capt. Mike Bailey
Disclosure
7.8
Disclosure
2020
as King Marchand (archive footage)