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James Garner
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James Garner (born James Scott 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Garner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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James Garner (born James Scott 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article James Garner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
What's My Line?
The Oscars
The Merv Griffin Show
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Carol Burnett Show
Golden Globe Awards
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
This Is Your Life
Legends
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
HBO First Look
Chicago Hope
Laugh-In
Fire in the Sky
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Twilight
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
8 Simple Rules
Dead Silence
The Notebook
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Maverick
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The Ultimate Gift
Murphy's Romance
Nichols
The Great Escape
First Monday
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
The Fan
God, the Devil and Bob
Bret Maverick
Man of the People
The Last Debate
The Glitter Dome
The Rockford Files
Space
Production Credits
The Rockford Files
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