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Overview
Mini Biography:
Amiable and handsome James Garner has obtained success in both films and... moreTrivia:
Has played two different characters named Jim who served in the Korean... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 15 wins & 31 nominations moreUS TV Schedule:
| Fri. May 16 | 1:00 PM | MAX | Fire in the Sky | |||
| Fri. May 16 | 6:00 PM | FAM | 8 Simple Rules | The Principal | #2.22 | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- The Magic Shoe (2008) (in production) .... Grandfather
- First Night (2007) .... Dr. Curtis
- Terra (2007) (voice) .... Doron
- The Ultimate Gift (2006) .... Howard 'Red' Stevens
- "8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter" .... Jim Egan (45 episodes, 2003-2005)
... aka 8 Simple Rules (USA: new title)
- Ditch Day (2005) TV episode .... Jim Egan
- Sleepover (2005) TV episode .... Jim Egan
- The Teachers Lounge (2005) TV episode .... Jim Egan
- The After Party (2005) TV episode .... Jim Egan
- C.J.'s Real Dad (2005) TV episode .... Jim Egan
(40 more) - Al Roach: Private Insectigator (2004) .... Al Roach
- The Notebook (2004) .... Duke
- The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration (2003) (V) (voice) .... Pat
- "God, the Devil and Bob" .... God (13 episodes, 2000-2003)
- Bob Gets Involved (2003) TV episode (voice) .... God
- Bob's Father (2003) TV episode (voice) .... God
- God's Girlfriend (2003) TV episode (voice) .... God
- There's Too Much Sex on TV (2003) TV episode (voice) .... God
- Bob Gets Greedy (2001) TV episode (voice) .... God
(8 more) - Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) .... Shepard James 'Shep' Walker
- "First Monday" .... Chief Justice Thomas Brankin (13 episodes, 2002)
- Family Secrets (2002) TV episode .... Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
- Showdown (2002) TV episode .... Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
- Strip Search (2002) TV episode .... Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
- Unprotected Speech (2002) TV episode .... Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
- Secrets and Lies (2002) TV episode .... Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
(8 more) - Roughing It (2002) (TV) .... Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
... aka Mark Twain's Roughing It (Australia) - Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (voice) .... Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke
- The Last Debate (2000) (TV) .... Mike Howley
- Space Cowboys (2000) .... Tank Sullivan
- "Chicago Hope" .... Hubert 'Hue' Miller (4 episodes, 2000)
- Have I Got a Deal for You (2000) TV episode .... Hubert 'Hue' Miller
- Everybody's Special at Chicago Hope (2000) TV episode .... Hubert 'Hue' Miller
- Thoughts of You (2000) TV episode .... Hubert 'Hue' Miller
- Miller Time (2000) TV episode .... Hubert 'Hue' Miller - One Special Night (1999) (TV) .... Robert Woodward
- Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story (1999) (TV)
- The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- Legalese (1998) (TV) .... Norman Keane
- Twilight (1998) .... Raymond Hope
- The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors (1997) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- Dead Silence (1997) (TV) .... John Potter
... aka Silence de mort (Canada: French title) - My Fellow Americans (1996) .... President Matt Douglas
- The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- "Streets of Laredo" (1995) (mini) TV mini-series .... Capt. Woodrow F. Call
... aka Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo - The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
- Maverick (1994) .... Marshal Zane Cooper
- Breathing Lessons (1994) (TV) .... Ira Moran
- Barbarians at the Gate (1993) (TV) .... F. Ross Johnson
- Fire in the Sky (1993) .... Lieutenant Frank Watters
- The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) .... Jeff Johnson
- "Man of the People" .... Councilman Jim Doyle (1 episode, 1991)
- Pilot (1991) TV episode .... Councilman Jim Doyle - Decoration Day (1990) (TV) .... Albert Sidney Finch
- My Name Is Bill W. (1989) (TV) .... Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob
- Sunset (1988) .... Wyatt Earp
... aka Catalina (USA: cable TV title) - Promise (1986) (TV) .... Bob Beuhler
- Murphy's Romance (1985) .... Murphy Jones
- "Space" (1985) (mini) TV mini-series .... Sen. Norman Grant
... aka James A. Michener's Space - The Glitter Dome (1984) (TV) .... Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
- Heartsounds (1984) (TV) .... Harold Lear
- Tank (1984) .... Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Zack Carey
- "Bret Maverick" .... Bret Maverick (5 episodes, 1981-1982)
- The Hidalgo Thing (1982) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- The Rattlesnake Brigade (1982) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- A Night at the Red Ox (1982) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- The Lazy Ace: Part 1 (1981) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- The Lazy Ace: Part 2 (1981) TV episode .... Bret Maverick - Victor Victoria (1982) .... King Marchand
- The Long Summer of George Adams (1982) (TV) .... George Adams
- Bret Maverick (1981) (TV) .... Bret Maverick / Edmund Trueblood Federal Bank Examiner
... aka Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace - The Fan (1981) .... Jake Berman
- HealtH (1980) .... Harry Wolff
- Waylon (1980) (TV) .... James Garner
- "The Rockford Files" .... Jim Rockford (122 episodes, 1974-1980)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- Deadlock in Parma (1980) TV episode .... Jim Rockford
- Just a Coupla Guys (1979) TV episode .... Jim Rockford
- The Big Cheese (1979) TV episode .... Jim Rockford
- No-Fault Affair (1979) TV episode .... Jim Rockford
- The Hawaiian Headache (1979) TV episode .... Jim Rockford
(117 more) - "Young Maverick" .... Bret Maverick (1 episode, 1979)
- Clancy (1979) TV episode .... Bret Maverick - The New Maverick (1978) (TV) .... Bret Maverick
- The Castaway Cowboy (1974) .... Lincoln Costain
- The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) .... Jim Rockford
... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter - One Little Indian (1973) .... Cpl. Clint Keyes
- They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) .... Eden Landing Chief of Police Abel Marsh
- "Nichols" .... Nichols (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
... aka James Garner (Canada: English title)
... aka James Garner as Nichols
- Bertha (1972) TV episode .... Nichols
- All in the Family (1972) TV episode .... Nichols
- Wonder Fizz Flies Again (1972) TV episode .... Nichols
- Man's Best Enemy (1972) TV episode .... Nichols
- Fight of the Century (1972) TV episode .... Nichols
(19 more) - Skin Game (1971) .... Quincy Drew/Capt. Nathaniel Mountjoy, Army Medical Corps.
- Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971) .... Latigo
- A Man Called Sledge (1970) .... Luther Sledge
... aka Sledge - Marlowe (1969) .... Philip Marlowe
- Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) .... Jason McCullough
- The Pink Jungle (1968) .... Ben Morris
- How Sweet It Is! (1968) .... Grif Henderson
- Hour of the Gun (1967) .... Wyatt Earp (Tombstone city marshal / U.S. marshal)
- Grand Prix (1966) .... Pete Aron
- Mister Buddwing (1966) .... Mister Buddwing
... aka Woman Without a Face - Duel at Diablo (1966) .... Jess Remsberg (scout)
... aka Ralph Nelson's Duel at Diablo (USA: complete title) - A Man Could Get Killed (1966) .... William Beddoes
... aka Welcome, Mr. Beddoes (UK) - The Art of Love (1965) .... Casey Barnett
- 36 Hours (1965) .... Major Jefferson F. Pike
- The Americanization of Emily (1964) .... Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison
... aka Emily (USA: reissue title) - Move Over, Darling (1963) .... Nicholas Arden
- The Wheeler Dealers (1963) .... Henry Tyroon
... aka Separate Beds (UK) - The Thrill of It All (1963) .... Dr. Gerald Boyer
- The Great Escape (1963) .... Flight Lt. Hendley "The Scrounger"
- Boys' Night Out (1962) .... Fred Williams
- The Children's Hour (1961) .... Dr. Joe Cardin
... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK) - "Maverick" .... Bret Maverick / ... (40 episodes, 1957-1960)
- Mano Nera (1960) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- Greenbacks, Unlimited (1960) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- The Misfortune Teller (1960) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- A Flock of Trouble (1960) TV episode .... Bret Maverick
- Maverick and Juliet (1960) TV episode .... Bret maverick
(35 more) - Cash McCall (1960) .... Cash McCall
- Alias Jesse James (1959) (uncredited) .... Bret Maverick
- Up Periscope (1959) .... Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden
- Lafayette Escadrille (1958) (uncredited) .... Lufberry
... aka C'est la guerre (USA)
... aka Hell Bent for Glory (UK)
... aka With You in My Arms (USA: alternative title) - Darby's Rangers (1958) .... Maj./Col. William Orlando Darby
... aka The Young Invaders (UK)
... aka William A.Wellman's Darby's Rangers (USA: complete title) - "Sugarfoot" .... Bret Maverick (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Tenderfoot (UK)
- Misfire (1957) TV episode .... Bret Maverick - Sayonara (1957) .... Capt. Mike Bailey - USMC
- Bombers B-52 (1957) (uncredited) .... Voice of Anchor, Search and Rescue Operation
... aka No Sleep Till Dawn (UK) - Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957) .... Sgt. John Maitland
- "Cheyenne" .... Bret / ... (4 episodes, 1955-1957)
- War Party (1957) TV episode .... Peake
- The Last Train West (1956) TV episode .... Bret
- Decision (1956) TV episode .... Lt. Lee Rogers
- Mountain Fortress (1955) TV episode .... Forsythe - "Conflict" .... Jim Curtis (3 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Girl on the Subway (1957) TV episode
- The Man from 1997 (1956) TV episode
- The People Against McQuade (1956) TV episode .... Jim Curtis - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Lieutenant Jim Collins (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Stars Over Texas (1956) TV episode .... Lieutenant Jim Collins - The Girl He Left Behind (1956) .... Preston
- Toward the Unknown (1956) .... Maj./Lt. Col. Joe Craven
... aka Brink of Hell (UK) - "Warner Brothers Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
- Explosion (1956) TV episode
Producer:
- The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999) (TV) (producer)
- The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995) (TV) (executive producer)
- My Name Is Bill W. (1989) (TV) (executive producer)
- Promise (1986) (TV) (executive producer)
- Grand Prix (1966) (executive producer)
Soundtrack:
- Bret Maverick (1981) (TV) (performer: "Maverick Didn't Come Here to Lose")
... aka Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace - Move Over, Darling (1963) ("Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride)" (1850), "Beautiful Dreamer (1862)")
Director:
- "The Rockford Files" (1 episode, 1975)
... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
- The Girl in the Bay City Boys' Club (1975) TV episode
Thanks:
- "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks)
Self:
- For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (2009) (TV) (post-production) (voice)
- "Legends" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Pushing the Limit: The Making of 'Grand Prix' (2006) (V) .... Himself
- "The Hollywood Greats" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006)
... aka Hollywood Greats (USA: new title)
- Marlon Brando (2006) TV episode .... Himself
- Jack Lemmon (2006) TV episode .... Himself - The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy (2006) (V) (voice) .... Himself
- James Garner On-Camera Interview: Rockford Files Season 1 DVD (2005) (V) .... Himself
- 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Recipient: Life Achievement Award/Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2005)
- Episode dated 20 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 8 June 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 10 November 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004)
... aka Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- Episode dated 4 July 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 23 June 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "TV Land Moguls" (2004) (mini) TV mini-series .... Himself
- "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 12 January 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2003)
... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- Episode dated 4 November 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 16 October 2003 (2003) TV episode .... Himself - "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Suzanne Pleshette (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "HBO First Look" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1994-2002)
- Unlocking 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- My Fellow Americans (1996) TV episode .... Himself
- Maverick (1994) TV episode .... Himself - "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1998-2002)
- Episode dated 13 March 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 24 November 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 12 March 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' (2002) (V) .... Himself - Voice of 'Rourke'
- "Private Screenings" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- James Garner (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Rod Steiger (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "Biography" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1998-2000)
- Jack Webb: Just the Facts Ma'am (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- James Garner: Hollywood Maverick (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Doris Day: It's Magic (1998) TV episode .... Himself - "American Masters" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - 2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Space Cowboys' (2000) (TV)
- "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode dated 19 June 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Himself - "Century of Country" (1999) (mini) TV mini-series .... Host
- Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) (TV) .... Host
- The Hidden Dimension (1997) .... Narrator
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1996) .... Himself
- Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Amy Grant: Building the House of Love (1994) (V) .... Himself
- Golf: The Greatest Game (1994) (TV)
- 100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Return to 'The Great Escape' (1993) (V) .... Himself
- "A Conversation with Dinah" (1989) TV series .... Himself (1991)
- "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (9 episodes, 1968-1991)
... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
- Episode dated 13 September 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 11 December 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 January 1986 (1986) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 26 March 1974 (1974) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 14 August 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Himself
(4 more) - The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
- The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The Twelfth Annual People's Choice Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- Lily for President? (1982) (TV)
- Sixty Years of Seduction (1981) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- The American Film Institute Salute to Henry Fonda (1978) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Carol Burnett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
- Episode #11.22 (1978) TV episode .... Himself - Superstunt (1977) (TV)
- Once Upon a Wheel (1971) .... Himself
- Changing Scene (1970) (TV) .... Himself
- "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" .... Himself (5 episodes, 1968-1970)
... aka Laugh-In
- Episode #3.16 (1970) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.22 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #2.20 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.12 (1968) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.11 (1968) TV episode .... Himself - "The Andy Williams Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 29 November 1969 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - "Toast of the Town" .... Himself - Audience Bow (1 episode, 1969)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- Episode #22.24 (1969) TV episode .... Himself - Audience Bow - The Racing Scene (1969) .... Himself
- The Man Who Makes the Difference (1968) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Costume Design Awards
- Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "What's My Line?" .... Mystery Guest #2 (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode #16.7 (1964) TV episode .... Mystery Guest #2 - Action on the Beach (1964) .... Himself
- "I've Got a Secret" .... Guest / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1963)
- Episode dated 14 October 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest star
- Episode dated 7 October 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Guest
- Episode dated 19 February 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
- Episode #7.2 (1962) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.29 (1961) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #5.22 (1961) TV episode .... Himself - "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
- Episode dated 6 August 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Himself - "Celebrity Golf" (1 episode)
... aka The Golf Channel Presents Celebrity Golf with Sam Snead (USA)
- James Garner (????) TV episode - "77 Sunset Strip" .... Himself (1 episode, 1959)
- Downbeat (1959) TV episode .... Himself - The Bing Crosby Special (1959) (TV) .... Himself
- "This Is Your Life" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- James Garner (1958) TV episode .... Himself - "Wide Wide World" .... Himself (1 episode, 1958)
- The Western (1958) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Brando (2007) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Dust to Glory (2005) .... Himself
- The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (2000) (V) .... Philip Marlowe
-
"Biography"
- Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel (1995) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993) (TV) .... Himself
- The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993) (TV) .... Himself
-
"Disneyland"
- The Castaway Cowboy (1977) TV episode .... Lincoln Costain
- One Little Indian: Part 2 (1976) TV episode .... Corporal Clint Keyes
- One Little Indian: Part 1 (1976) TV episode .... Corporal Clint Keyes
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