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James Scott Bumgarner was born on 7 April 1928, in Norman, Oklahoma USA. As James Garner, he was one of the most popular actors, singers, comedians and producers. James is particularly known for his appearances in such television shows as “The Rockford Files” and “Maverick”, and movies including “The Great Escape”, “Grand Prix”, and “Murphy’s Romance” among many others. During his career, James was nominated for and won numerous awards. Some of them include Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award, TCA Award. Sadly, James died in 2014 from a heart attack.

If you consider how rich James Garner was, it can be said that James’ estimated net worth was $20 million. The main source of this sum of money was his appearances as an actor. There is no surprise as James is considered to be one of the most successful movie and television actors of the last 50 years. Of course, his other activities, including his career as a singer, producer and comedian, also added to Garner’s net worth. Although he has passed away, there is no doubt that his work and his name will be remembered for a very long time.

James Garner Net Worth $20 Million

Garner’s childhood was not perfect as his mother died when he was only five years old and he had to live with his stepmother who punished him regularly. When his father and his stepmother divorced, Garner had to move and later he studied at Hollywood High School, during which time he also worked as a model for a short period of time. As he did not like this job, James soon came back to his previous school, Norman High School. At the beginning of his career as an actor, James appeared in various commercials and plays. In 1956 Garner received an invitation to act in the movies called “Toward the Unknown” and “The Girl He Left Behind”. These roles had a significant impact on the start of James Garner’s net worth. In 1957 Garner was cast in the role of Bret Maverick in one of his most famous television shows, “Maverick”. As this show soon became very successful and popular, it added a lot to James’ net worth. James then received more and more invitations to portray differing roles. Some of the movies that he appeared in after “Maverick”, include “The Thrill of It All”, “Move Over, Darling”, “The Children’s Hour” and others previously mentioned. All these appearances made James’ net worth grow.

Beginning in 1974, James starred in another popular television show called “The Rockford Files”. During the making of this show, James had an opportunity to work with such actors as Joe Santos, Gretchen Corbelt, Stuart Margolin and others. In 1994 James appeared in the movie version of the “Maverick”, working with Mel Gibson. Some of his latest movies and television shows included “The Notebook”, “The Ultimate Gift”, “Pioneers of Television” and “The Ultimate Life”. It is clear that James was one of the most popular and one of the most acclaimed actors in both movie and television industries. Unfortunately, the world lost this incredible personality in 2014 when he died at the age of 86.

If to talk about Garner’s personal life, it can be said that in 1956 he married Lois Josephine Fleischman Clarke with whom he lived until his death, and together they had two daughters. What is more, Garner was interested in various sports and even supported several teams. Finally, James Garner was one of the most extraordinary personalities. There is no doubt that he inspires many contemporary actors, who admire him and his work. James had an incredible talent and now his name is respected in both movie and television industries.

Full Name	James Garner
Net Worth	$20 Million
Date Of Birth	7 April, 1928, Norman, Oklahoma USA
Died	19 July, 2014
Place Of Birth	Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Height	1.87 m
Profession	An American actor, producer, singer, voice artist, comedian,
Education	Hollywood High School, University of Oklahoma
Nationality	American,
Spouse	Lois Josephine, Fleischman Clarke
Children	Greta Garner
Parents	Mildred Scott Bumgarner, Weldon Warren Bumgarner
Siblings	Jack Garner, Charlie Bumgarner
Facebook	www.facebook.com/pages/The-Official-James-Garner-Fan-Page/
IMDB	www.imdb.com/name/nm0001258
Awards	Golden Globe Award, Primetime Emmy Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award, TCA Award,
Nominations	Academy Award for Best Actor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama, Screen Actors Guild Award for Ou…
Movies	The Great Escape, The Notebook, Murphy’s Romance, The Americanization of Emily, Victor/Victoria, Space Cowboys, Grand Prix, The Thrill of It All, Support Your Local Sheriff!, Maverick, Barbarians at the Gate, Move Over, Darling, Support Your Local Gunfighter, Sayonara, The Children’s Hour, Divine Se…
TV Shows	Maverick, Nichols, The Rockford Files, Bret Maverick, Man of the People, Streets of Laredo, First Monday, God, the Devil and Bob, 8 Simple Rules, Space, Century of Country

Trademark
1	Deep gravelly voice
2	Personally honest, wisecracking, self-deprecating, reluctant, naturally masculine hero.
3	His voice was heard at the beginning of every episode of The Rockford Files (1974) on the outgoing message for Jim Rockford’s answering machine.

Title	Salary
The Rockford Files (1974)	$100,000 per 1 hour episode

Quote
1	My wife would leave me if I played a Republican.
2	[About his dropping out from high school]: I was a terrible student and I never actually graduated from high school, but I got my diploma in the Army.
3	When I’m pushed, I shove.
4	[Who was never impressed with himself]: I don’t like to watch me on the screen, I just don’t have a lot of confidence in me, I guess.
5	[When he was married on August 17, 1956, just 14 days after he met Lois]: We went to dinner every night for 14 nights. I was just absolutely nuts about her. I spent $77 on our honeymoon, and it about broke me.
6	[About contractual problems from Universal]: The industry is like it always has been. It’s a bunch of greedy people.
7	[When he smoked marijuana for most of his adult life]: I started smoking it in my late teens, I drank to get drunk but ultimately didn’t like the effect. Not so with grass. It had the opposite effect from alcohol: it made me more tolerant and forgiving. I did a little bit of cocaine in the Eighties, courtesy of John Belushi, but fortunately I didn’t like it. But I smoked marijuana for 50 years and I don’t know where I’d be without it. It opened my mind and now it eases my arthritis. After decades of research I’ve concluded that marijuana should be legal and alcohol illegal.
8	My wife and I felt we’d just watch the sunset. But then, the phone started ringing with all these wonderful offers.
9	[When he got serious into becoming an actor after returning from the Korean War]: I had a wife and an 8-year-old daughter who had just gotten out of the hospital with polio, so I took on that responsibility.
10	Something funny happens as you get older, you don’t hold back so much.
11	[Who asked Melissa Gilbert warily]: How long does the speech have to be? Well, this will be shorter than others.
12	[When he entered Hollywood High School at the time his gym teacher recommended him for his modeling job]: I made 25 bucks an hour! That’s why I quit school. I was making more money than the teachers. I never finished the ninth grade.
13	(on Steve McQueen) Steve was my neighbor for some time, I called him “Crazy McQueen”, because, quite frankly, he was crazy. We were friends, but he wanted to play my part in Grand Prix (1966) and because of that we didn’t talk for four years. He wasn’t a great actor, but he was a star – McQueen had probably the highest amount of star quality I’ve ever seen in an actor.
14	(on the passing of his good friend Paul Newman) This is such a sad time, I am truly devastated and there are just not enough words to express my sorrow.
15	[on his role as Bret Maverick] I’m playing me. Bret Maverick is lazy: I’m lazy. And I like being lazy.
16	I got into the business to put a roof over my head. I wasn’t looking for star status. I just wanted to keep working.
17	I don’t like to speak in public. It scares the devil out of me.
18	I’m a Spencer Tracy-type actor. His idea was to be on time, know your words, hit your marks and tell the truth. Most every actor tries to make it something it isn’t looks for the easy way out. I don’t think acting is that difficult if you can put yourself aside and do what the writer wrote.
19	[on his conflicts with Warner Brothers, in relation to his contractual obligations to the television series Maverick (1957)] They really stuck it to me. I was young and dumb. I said a couple things about being under contract that they didn’t like, like that I felt like a ham in a smokehouse. They were waiting to get back at me by laying me off. We went to court and got out of my contract. I didn’t want somebody in an office guiding my career. If I had a failure, I wanted it to be my failure. If I had a success, I wanted it to be my success.
20	[Asked if he would ever do a nude scene] I don’t do horror films.
21	Marriage is like the Army; everyone complains, but you’d be surprised at the large number of people who reenlist.
22	About everything I ever have done, in the way of lawsuits against studios, I’ve won them all, because I was right every time.

Fact
1	Greatly enjoyed his late in life role in sitcom ‘8 Simple Rules’, working with such a young and vibrant cast. In his autobiography he paraphrased General Douglas MacArthur’s comment on the Korea War describing his casting as “A great gift to an old campaigner’.
2	He appeared in two films which concerned the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944: The Americanization of Emily (1964) and 36 Hours (1964).
3	His brother Jack Garner was a week older than Julie London. His brother guest-starred with her on an episode of Emergency! (1972).
4	Lifelong resident of Brentwood, Los Angeles, California.
5	At age 17, Garner, along with his father, moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1945, where he was voted the most popular student.
6	Robert Fuller’s son, Rob, lived not too far away from him.
7	He nearly lost his leg, but he had emergency surgery to unblock an artery. [1998].
8	Had appeared on the front cover of TV Guide 13 times.
9	He called his friend John Hodiak by the nickname “Hody”.
10	He was Oklahoma’s very first draftee for the Korean War.
11	When he was very young, he lived with his family in the back of his father’s country store, in the tiny hamlet of Denver, Oklahoma, which consisted of one building, the country store, and a population of only five persons, his parents, his two brothers and himself. Denver, Oklahoma no longer exists, since it was flooded in order to create Lake Thunderbird, an Oklahoma state reservoir.
12	He considered his first director, Charles Laughton, to be his acting mentor.
13	James Garner passed away on July 19, 2014. A month after his passing, his lifelong best friend, Lauren Bacall died the month before what would have been her 90th birthday. Both Garner and Bacall had worked together on an episode of: The Rockford Files (1974), and in two movies: HealtH (1980) and The Fan (1981).
14	During the filing of Grand Prix (1966), it was discovered that James Garner was actually too tall for Formula One racing. In order to fit in the cars, the seats had to be removed and Garner sat on the frame with just a towel or a mat protecting his posterior. Additionally, the roll bars needed to be removed and fitted with taller bars, so they would look realistic and not be noticeably shorter than the top of his helmet.
15	Met Doris Day in the romance comedy Move Over, Darling (1963). The two remained close friends for over 50 years.
16	Replaced John Ritter early in the second season of 8 Simple Rules (2002), when Ritter passed away in 2003.
17	His eldest daughter, Kimberly, had suffered polio.
18	In 2008, he was planning to come out of retirement from on camera roles when he was cast in NCIS (2003), but having a stroke soon after being cast, prevented him from doing it. The role was ultimately given to Ralph Waite, who was also born in 1928, but whose health was holding up rather better at that time. In the end, Waite passed away five months before Garner.
19	Shared the same birthday as R.G. Armstrong, who was 11 years Garner’s senior. Armstrong guest-starred with Garner on an episode of Maverick (1957).
20	While starring on The Rockford Files (1974), he invited many of his longtime friends and new actors to the set.
21	Had joked that the secret to his long-running marriage to Lois was learning the two words, “Yes, Dear!”.
22	Lived in the same house for nearly 58 years, from 1956 until his passing in 2014.
23	Beat out Robert Blake for the lead role on The Rockford Files (1974).
24	Upon his death, he was cremated at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) in Los Angeles, California, and his ashes were given to his family.
25	Ten days after his passing, numerous news sources reported that the Los Angeles County Coroner listed “acute myocardial infarction” (massive heart attack) as the official cause of his death.
26	Garner never shaved the hair off his chest for any of his shirtless scenes.
27	Even though his Cherokee Productions was the production company, or even part owner, of many of his movies and television series (in the case of The Rockford Files (1974), Cherokee owned 37.5% of the series) between 1965 and 1980, more often than not, he chose not to be listed in the on-screen credits as a producer.
28	Lindsay Wagner was the primary guest star on the very first episode of The Rockford Files (1974). Through much of the 1980s, James Garner and Lindsay Wagner were considered the king or queen, respectively, of quality television movies and miniseries of that period.
29	Frequently had drinks with Bill Bixby.
30	Was a celebrity spokesperson for the Office of Energy Conservation in the 1970s, through the Advertising Council’s Public Service Announcement (PSA) television and radio commercials.
31	Relaunched his career as a contract player for United Artists in 1961, after successfully suing Warner Brothers in 1960 to be released from his contract for Maverick (1957).
32	Was separated from Lois in 1979, primarily because he was pushing himself too hard and abusing his body while shooting The Rockford Files (1974). Garner was hospitalized in 1979 with an ulcer and other health problems, which eventually caused the cancellation of The Rockford Files, but Lois did not forgive him until they reconciled in 1982.
33	At Norman High School, he played football, basketball, golf, and competed in track.
34	He sued Universal, a second time, for $2.2 million regarding syndication royalties. The suit charged the studio with “deceiving him and suppressing information about syndication”. He was supposed to receive $25,000 for each episode running in syndication, but Universal charged him “distribution fees”, which was not in the contract. He also felt that the studio did not release the show to the highest bidder for the episode reruns. [1998].
35	In July 1983, Garner filed suit against Universal Studios for $16.5 million (USD) in connection with an ongoing dispute from The Rockford Files (1974). The suit charged Universal with “breach of contract; failure to deal fairly and in good faith; fraud; and deceit”. It was eventually settled out of court in 1989. As part of the agreement Garner could not disclose the amount of the settlement, but frequently told the story about his wife, Lois, having to remind him to wipe the silly grin off his face.
36	Was closely advised by financial adviser Irving Leonard, who also advised Clint Eastwood in the late 1950s and 1960s.
37	Until 1988, he was a heavy smoker.
38	He dropped out of Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma, but was able to earn his diploma while in the United States Army.
39	At least three actresses named him as their favorite actor: Mariette Hartley, Joan Van Ark and Lauren Bacall, all three worked with him on The Rockford Files (1974).
40	Was friends with Jack Kelly, for 35 years, from 1957 until his death in 1992.
41	Had suffered a fall while working on 8 Simple Rules (2002). [January 7, 2004].
42	Was friends with Roy Huggins, for 45 years, from 1957 until his death in 2002.
43	Before his The Rockford Files (1974) co-star, Stuart Margolin, appeared with him on Rockford, they worked together on Garner’s short-lived series, Nichols (1971).
44	Had twice worked with Harry Morgan: in Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and its sort of sequel, Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971).
45	His ex-Maverick (1957) co-star, Jack Kelly guest-starred with him in a two-part episode of The Rockford Files (1974), in 1977.
46	When Charlton Heston backed out of the lead role in Darby’s Rangers (1958) before shooting began, Warner Brothers contract player Garner, who had already been cast in the film in a supporting role, was selected to replace Heston in the lead.
47	Acting mentor and friends with Tom Selleck, Kaley Cuoco and Amy Davidson.
48	Was Roy Huggins first choice for the lead role on the Western series Cheyenne (1955), but that role eventually went to an another largely unknown actor, Clint Walker, because the casting director could not reach Garner in time (according to Garner’s autobiography), and Garner wound up playing an Army officer in the pilot instead.
49	Used to play golf with James Woods and Bill Bixby.
50	Is the youngest of three children of Weldon “Bill” and Mildred Meek Bumgarner.
51	After his final two roles, DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010) and Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam (2010), both voice only roles, he completely retired from acting at age 82.
52	Long lives ran in his family.
53	When he was starring on The Rockford Files (1974), having to appear in nearly every scene of the series, doing many of his own stunts, including one that injured his back, was wearing him out. A knee injury from his National Guard days worsened in the wake of the continuous jumping and rolling, all of which led to his 1979 hospitalization, with a bleeding ulcer.
54	James Garner passed away on July 19, 2014, at age 86, just one month before he would have celebrated his 58th wedding anniversary with his wife, Lois.
55	He changed his last name from Bumgarner to Garner when he became a Warner Brothers contract player. He was credited as Jim Bumgarner for his two stage roles. First as a non-speaking Member of the Court (Martial Tribunal), in the Broadway production of “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial”, and second, a featured speaking role in the national touring company of the same play. In part because he hated speaking in public, he never again took a stage role, and the name Bumgarner “died” when his Warner Brothers contract was signed in 1956.
56	Garner survived a series of health problems, from a knee operation, to a bleeding ulcer, to quintuple bypass heart surgery, to a fall, to emergency surgery to unblock an artery and finally to a stroke.
57	James Garner passed away on July 19, 2014, at age 86, and within five months of four other television legends, also born in 1928, either aged 85 or 86: Shirley Temple, Ralph Waite, Maya Angelou, and Horace Silver, and just twenty-four days before his close friend Lauren Bacall, born 1924.
58	He was absent from his role on Maverick (1957), when filming for the fourth season began, because of a contract dispute with Warner Brothers. Garner fought with the studio consistently in court, and his tenacity was rewarded at the end of 1960, when the case was decided in his favor, and the court ordered him to be released from his contract because Warner Brothers had violated several of the provisions in the contract.
59	In the four years (1985-89), he was the television and radio commercial spokesman for Mazda cars, he was reportedly paid $1 million per year, plus one Mazda vehicle of his choice per year. He chose three Mazda RX-7’s and one Mazda truck, all of which he was known to drive frequently.
60	He began his film career in 1956 (the same year he got married), as a contract player for Warner Brothers, at a rate of $200 per week.
61	The name of his most famous character, James Scott Rockford, from The Rockford Files (1974), shared his own first and middle name.
62	He was widely known to be a very private man.
63	When speaking at the Summer Special Olympics in Norman, Oklahoma, he took the opportunity to remind the Oklahoma officials, who invited him to speak, of the circumstances of his original departure. “It’s nice to be invited back as a VIP after being run out of town on a rail.” This was a reference to him being “asked” to leave for his “extracurricular activities”.
64	Had played the same character (Bret Maverick) on four different series: Sugarfoot (1957), Maverick (1957), Young Maverick (1979) and Bret Maverick (1981).
65	Had played Wyatt Earp in two movies: Hour of the Gun (1967) and Sunset (1988).
66	A ten foot bronze statue of Garner, as his character Bret Maverick, was unveiled in Garner’s hometown of Norman, Oklahoma. He was present for the unveiling ceremony. [21 April 2006].
67	Best known by the public for his starring roles as the title characters on both Maverick (1957) and The Rockford Files (1974).
68	Has a street named after him in his hometown of Norman, Oklahoma: James Garner Avenue.
69	Narrated the intro videos for the University of Oklahoma football team as they entered the stadium.
70	James Garner adopted his wife’s 8 year-old-daughter, Kimberly, after he and Lois were married. About a year later, Jim’s biological daughter, Gigi Garner, was born in Santa Monica, California. So, Kimberly and Gigi are 9 years apart.
71	In 1995, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, in his hometown of Norman, Oklahoma. This was one month after bombing of the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City. He was quoted as saying during his commencement ceremony speech, “If there’s anything positive to come from this event, it is seeing the character, the toughness with the dignity of the Oklahoma people as they suffer the grief and carry on with their lives. It makes every Oklahoman, where ever we are, to be PROUD to be an Oklahoman.”.
72	Once owned a four hundred acre vineyard in Santa Ynez California called “White Rhino” vineyard and bottled his own Chardonnay called “Chateau Jimbeaux”.
73	Underwent surgery after suffering a mild stroke in May 2008 and was recovering well enough, his voice was no longer impaired, that he was able to resume voice acting parts, such as DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010).
74	His hobbies included: golfing, spending time with his family, auto racing, liberal causes, political activism and watching sports.
75	He was good friends with the late Paul Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward. Garner appeared with both Newman and Woodward in various productions, although all three of them never appeared in the same production.
76	He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on February 8, 1960.
77	Driver of pace cars at the 59th Indianapolis 500 (May 25, 1975), the 61st Indianapolis 500 (May 29, 1977), and at the 69th Indianapolis 500 (May 26, 1985).
78	Friends with: Shirley Jones, Angela Lansbury, Dick Van Dyke, William Windom, Adam West, Alan Hale Jr., Henry Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Clint Eastwood, Lloyd Nolan, Bill Bixby, Mariette Hartley, Ed Bruce, Mac Davis, James Whitmore, James Whitmore Jr., Roy Huggins, Robert Conrad, Larry Manetti, Harry Belafonte, Jack Kelly, David McCallum, Marlon Brando, James Coburn, Abby Dalton, Ruta Lee, Doris Day, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Julie Andrews, Tom Selleck, Stuart Margolin, Luis Delgado, Meta Rosenberg, Juanita Bartlett, Suzanne Pleshette, James Arness, Red West, Mickey Rooney, Beverly Garland and next-door neighbor Steve McQueen.
79	In a 1973 interview, John Wayne named Garner as the best American actor.
80	He was a student of Bruce Lee’s in his “jeet kune do” style of martial art, after starring with Lee in the film, Marlowe (1969).
81	Although Garner was a lifelong liberal Democrat, his oldest friend was a conservative Republican.
82	Inducted into the Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1986.
83	Quit smoking following his quintuple heart bypass. [April 22, 1988].
84	Is a huge fan of the Oakland Raiders. Could be seen on sidelines with the team during games.
85	Enjoyed great celebrity with his Polaroid commercial series with Mariette Hartley, which started in 1977. He and Mariette were so convincing as husband and wife that Mariette had a T-shirt made that proclaimed, “I am not James Garner’s wife!”. More than 300 commercials were produced.
86	Of all his films, The Americanization of Emily (1964) was his favorite.
87	Had played two different characters named Jim who served in the Korean War: Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files (1974) and Jim Egan in 8 Simple Rules (2002).
88	Had starred on three popular television series: Maverick (1957) for three seasons, The Rockford Files (1974) for six seasons, and 8 Simple Rules (2002), for two seasons.
89	He was attending Hollywood High School in Los Angeles when his gym teacher recommended him for a job modeling Jantzen bathing suits. He got the job making $25 an hour.
90	Was a Korean War veteran and began his career as a contract player in 1956 for Warner Brothers.
91	Was the first actor to co-star with Julie Andrews in three movies: The Americanization of Emily (1964), Victor Victoria (1982) and One Special Night (1999).
92	Had helped organize the Hollywood contingent of Martin Luther King’s famous “March on Washington” civil rights demonstration.
93	He was very disappointed about his series, The Rockford Files (1974), being cancelled due to his illness. He accepted his doctor’s advice and learned that season 6 was his last.
94	Was hospitalized with a bleeding ulcer, during filming for the 1979-1980 season of The Rockford Files (1974). [1979].
95	Was a volunteer with Save the Children.
96	Was involved with many humanitarian causes.
97	Lost his mother when he was 5, and he and his two brothers were split up and sent off to live with relatives.
98	He and his wife Lois Clarke were married at the Beverly Hills Court House just two weeks after they met at a political rally for 1956 Democratic Presidential Candidate Adlai Stevenson.
99	Biological father of Gigi Garner, wrote two books “The Cop Cookbook” and “Girl Talk”. Ms. Garner continues her father’s legacy through the production company he started, Cherokee Productions and runs her own successful talent management company.
100	Before he was a very successful actor, he had 75 different jobs including everything from pumping gas to modeling men’s clothing.
101	Early in his career, he appeared as one of the judges in “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial” on Broadway. He said his part consisted mostly of listening to the other actors, and he said it was a great lesson, even though he sometimes had to fight to stay awake during the evening performances. He felt listening was just as important as speaking as an actor.
102	Inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1990.
103	Has two older brothers: Jack Garner and Charlie Bumgarner. Jack died in 2011 and Charlie died in 1985.
104	James had English, and some German and Irish, ancestry. James’s maternal grandfather, Charles Bailey Meek, was described in James’s New York Times obituary as a “full-blooded Cherokee”. However, James’s grandfather had no documented Native American ancestry, and Charles Meek and his own parents, Thomas Jefferson Meek and Delilah Frances Bailey, were all listed as “White” on United States Censuses.
105	Had quintuple heart bypass surgery. [1988].
106	Had both knees replaced. [2000].

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend	1957	Sgt. John Maitland
Cheyenne	1955-1957	TV Series	Willis Peake / Bret / Lt. Lee Rogers / …
Conflict	1956-1957	TV Series	Red Donnelly / Jim Curtis
Zane Grey Theater	1956	TV Series	Lt. Jim Collins
The Girl He Left Behind	1956	Preston
Toward the Unknown	1956	Lt. Col. Joe Craven
Warner Brothers Presents	1956	TV Series
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection	2010	Video	Shazam (voice)
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam	2010	Video short	Shazam (voice)
First Night	2007	Short	Dr. Curtis
Battle for Terra	2007	Doron (voice)
The Ultimate Gift	2006	Howard ‘Red’ Stevens
8 Simple Rules	2003-2005	TV Series	Jim Egan C.J. Barnes
Al Roach: Private Insectigator	2004	Short	Al Roach
The Notebook	2004	Duke
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration	2003	Video	Pat (voice)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood	2002	Shepard James ‘Shep’ Walker
First Monday	2002	TV Series	Chief Justice Thomas Brankin
Roughing It	2002	TV Movie	Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain)
God, the Devil and Bob	2000-2001	TV Series	God
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	2001	Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)
The Last Debate	2000	TV Movie	Mike Howley
Space Cowboys	2000	Tank Sullivan
Chicago Hope	2000	TV Series	Hubert ‘Hue’ Miller
One Special Night	1999	TV Movie	Robert Woodward
Shake, Rattle and Roll: An American Love Story	1999	TV Movie	Audience Member (uncredited)
Streets of Laredo	1999	TV Mini-Series	Captain Woodrow Call
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds… It Leads	1999	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
Legalese	1998	TV Movie	Norman Keane
Twilight	1998	Raymond Hope
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda	1997	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
Dead Silence	1997	TV Movie	John Potter
My Fellow Americans	1996	President Matt Douglas
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime	1996	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play	1996	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best	1996	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits…	1996	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise	1995	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.	1994	TV Movie	Jim Rockford
Maverick	1994	Marshal Zane Cooper
Breathing Lessons	1994	TV Movie	Ira Moran
Barbarians at the Gate	1993	TV Movie	F. Ross Johnson
Fire in the Sky	1993	Frank Watters
The Distinguished Gentleman	1992	Jeff Johnson
Man of the People	1991-1992	TV Series	Councilman Jim Doyle
Decoration Day	1990	TV Movie	Albert Sidney Finch
My Name Is Bill W.	1989	TV Movie	Dr. Bob
Sunset	1988	Wyatt Earp
Promise	1986	TV Movie	Bob Beuhler
Murphy’s Romance	1985	Murphy Jones
Space	1985	TV Mini-Series	Sen. Norman Grant
The Glitter Dome	1984	TV Movie	Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds	1984	TV Movie	Harold Lear
Tank	1984	Zack
Bret Maverick	1981-1982	TV Series	Bret Maverick
Victor Victoria	1982	King Marchand
The Long Summer of George Adams	1982	TV Movie	George Adams
The Fan	1981	Jake Berman
HealtH	1980	Harry Wolff
The Rockford Files	1974-1980	TV Series	Jim Rockford
Young Maverick	1979	TV Series	Bret Maverick
The New Maverick	1978	TV Movie	Bret Maverick
The Castaway Cowboy	1974	Lincoln Costain
One Little Indian	1973	Keyes
They Only Kill Their Masters	1972	Abel Marsh
Nichols	1971-1972	TV Series	Nichols Sheriff Frank Nichols
Skin Game	1971	Quincy
Support Your Local Gunfighter	1971	Latigo
A Man Called Sledge	1970	Luther Sledge
Marlowe	1969	Philip Marlowe
Support Your Local Sheriff!	1969	Jason
How Sweet It Is!	1968	Grif Henderson
The Pink Jungle	1968	Ben Morris
Hour of the Gun	1967	Wyatt Earp
Grand Prix	1966	Pete Aron
Mister Buddwing	1966	Mister Buddwing
Duel at Diablo	1966	Jess Remsberg
A Man Could Get Killed	1966	William Beddoes
The Art of Love	1965	Casey Barnett
36 Hours	1964	Maj. Jefferson Pike
The Americanization of Emily	1964	Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison
Move Over, Darling	1963	Nicholas Arden
The Wheeler Dealers	1963	Henry Tyroon
The Thrill of It All	1963	Dr. Gerald Boyer
The Great Escape	1963	Hendley ‘The Scrounger’
Boys’ Night Out	1962	Fred Williams
Maverick	1957-1962	TV Series	Bret Maverick / Beau ‘Pappy’ Maverick
The Children’s Hour	1961	Dr. Joe Cardin
Angel	1961	TV Series	Jim
Cash McCall	1960	Cash McCall
Alias Jesse James	1959	Bret Maverick (scenes deleted)
Up Periscope	1959	Lt. J.G. Kenneth M. Braden
Darby’s Rangers	1958	Col. William Orlando Darby
Sugarfoot	1957	TV Series	Bret Maverick
Sayonara	1957	Captain Bailey

Producer

Title	Year	Status
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds… It Leads	1999	TV Movie producer
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda	1997	TV Movie executive producer
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime	1996	TV Movie executive producer
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play	1996	TV Movie executive producer
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best	1996	TV Movie executive producer
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits…	1996	TV Movie executive producer
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise	1995	TV Movie executive producer
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.	1994	TV Movie executive producer
My Name Is Bill W.	1989	TV Movie executive producer
Promise	1986	TV Movie executive producer
Off the Minnesota Strip	1980	TV Movie executive producer – uncredited
Scott Free	1976	TV Movie executive producer – uncredited
Sidekicks	1974	TV Movie executive producer – uncredited
Cops	1973	TV Movie executive producer – uncredited
Skin Game	1971	executive producer – uncredited
Support Your Local Gunfighter	1971	executive producer – uncredited
The Racing Scene	1969	Documentary producer
Marlowe	1969	executive producer – uncredited
Support Your Local Sheriff!	1969	executive producer – uncredited
How Sweet It Is!	1968	executive producer – uncredited
The Pink Jungle	1968	executive producer – uncredited
Grand Prix	1966	executive producer – uncredited
Mister Buddwing	1966	executive producer – uncredited
Duel at Diablo	1966	producer – uncredited
A Man Could Get Killed	1966	executive producer – uncredited
The Art of Love	1965	producer – uncredited
36 Hours	1964	executive producer – uncredited

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Maverick	1994	performer: “Amazing Grace”
Bret Maverick	1981	TV Series performer – 1 episode
Move Over, Darling	1963	music: “Beautiful Dreamer 1862” – uncredited / performer: “Bridal Chorus Here Comes The Bride” 1850, “Beautiful Dreamer 1862” – uncredited
Maverick	TV Series 1 episode, 1957 performer – 2 episodes, 1958

Director

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Rockford Files	1975	TV Series 1 episode

Thanks

Title	Year	Status
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon	2013	Documentary special thanks
Pushing the Limit: The Making of ‘Grand Prix’	2006	Video documentary short special thanks
American Masters	2000	TV Series documentary thanks – 1 episode

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
American Masters	2000-2012	TV Series documentary	Himself / Himself – Actor
Pioneers of Television	2011	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots	2010	TV Movie documentary voice
TV Land Moguls	2009	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
Legends	2007	TV Series documentary	Himself
Pushing the Limit: The Making of ‘Grand Prix’	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
Hollywood Greats	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy	2006	Video	Himself (voice)
James Garner On-Camera Interview: Rockford Files Season 1 DVD	2005	Video documentary short	Himself
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	2005	TV Special	Himself – Recipient: Life Achievement Award / Nominee: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	1993-2005	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2004	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Late Night with Conan O’Brien	2004	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Larry King Live	2004	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Entertainment Tonight	2003	TV Series	Himself
Intimate Portrait	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
HBO First Look	1994-2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Rosie O’Donnell Show	1998-2002	TV Series	Himself – Guest
The Making of ‘Atlantis: The Lost Empire’	2002	Video documentary	Himself
Private Screenings	2001	TV Series	Himself
The 10th Annual Ella Award Presented a Salute to Julie Andrews	2001	TV Movie	Himself
Bravo Profiles	2001	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Making of ‘Space Cowboys’	2000	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Biography	1998-2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
Nulle part ailleurs: midi	2000	TV Series	Himself
2000 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	2000	TV Special documentary	Himself
Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute	1999	TV Movie	Himself
The Howard Stern Radio Show	1999	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Century of Country	1999	TV Mini-Series	Himself – Host
5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards	1999	TV Special	Himself
Byron Nelson: The Legend Series, a Texas Gentleman	1999	TV Movie	Himself – Narrator
The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1998	TV Special	Himself – Presenter: Outstanding Drama Series
Spirit of American	1998	Documentary short	Narrator (voice)
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western	1997	TV Movie documentary	Himself – Host
The Hidden Dimension	1997	Documentary short	Grandfather’s Voice (voice)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick	1995	Documentary	Himself
Great Performances	1995	TV Series	Himself
1995 VH1 Honors	1995	TV Movie	Himself
Amy Grant: Building the House of Love	1994	Video documentary	Himself
Golf: The Greatest Game	1994	TV Movie documentary
The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1994	TV Special	Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Special
100 Years of the Hollywood Western	1994	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Arsenio Hall Show	1994	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Today	1993	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Return to ‘The Great Escape’	1993	Video documentary short	Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1963-1991	TV Series	Himself – Guest / Himself
The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1991	TV Special	Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1991	TV Special	Himself – Winner: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV
The TV Academy Annual Tribute: A Salute to Angela Lansbury	1990	TV Movie	Himself – Speaker
Donahue	1989	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Good Morning America	1989	TV Series	Himself – Guest
A Conversation with Dinah	1989	TV Series	Himself (1991)
The 60th Annual Academy Awards	1988	TV Special	Himself – Co-Presenter: Best Foreign Language Film
The 39th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1987	TV Special	Himself – Winner: Outstanding Drama / Comedy Special & Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
The 58th Annual Academy Awards	1986	TV Special	Himself – Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
The 12th Annual People’s Choice Awards	1986	TV Special	Himself – Presenter: Favourite Actress in Motion Picture
The Dick Cavett Show	1986	TV Series	Himself
CBS Early Morning News	1984	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Sunday Night Live	1984	TV Movie	Himself – Host
James Bond: The First 21 Years	1983	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Lily for President?	1982	TV Special	Bret Maverick
Sixty Years of Seduction	1981	TV Movie documentary	Himself – Host
Waylon	1980	TV Movie	Himself
The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1980	TV Special	Himself
The 31st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1979	TV Special	Himself – Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1978	TV Special	Himself – Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda	1978	TV Special documentary	Himself
The Carol Burnett Show	1978	TV Series	Himself – Guest
The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards	1978	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Superstunt	1977	TV Special
The Mike Douglas Show	1976	TV Series	Himself – Actor
Just to Prove It	1972	Documentary	Himself
The Dick Cavett Show	1971	TV Series	Himself
The David Frost Show	1971	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Once Upon a Wheel	1971	Documentary	Himself
Changing Scene	1970	TV Special	Himself
The Andy Williams Show	1969-1970	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Laugh-In	1968-1970	TV Series	Himself
The Racing Scene	1969	Documentary	Himself – Narrator
The Merv Griffin Show	1969	TV Series	Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show	1969	TV Series	Himself – Audience Bow
The Joey Bishop Show	1968-1969	TV Series	Himself – Guest
The Man Who Makes the Difference	1968	Documentary short	Himself (uncredited)
First Annual All-Star Celebrity Baseball Game	1967	TV Special	Himself – Celebrity
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions	1966	Documentary short	Himself (uncredited)
The Eamonn Andrews Show	1966	TV Series	Himself
The 38th Annual Academy Awards	1966	TV Special	Himself – Presenter: Costume Design Awards
Searchers for a Special City	1965	Documentary short	Himself
The Bob Hope Show	1960-1965	TV Series	Himself – Guest / Himself
Action on the Beach	1964	Short documentary	Himself
What’s My Line?	1964	TV Series	Himself – Mystery Guest #2
Juke Box Jury	1964	TV Series	Himself – Panellist
I’ve Got a Secret	1962-1963	TV Series	Himself – Guest
The Lee Phillip Show	1963	TV Series	Himself – Guest
Here’s Hollywood	1962	TV Series	Himself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	1962	TV Series	Himself
The Tonight Show	1962	TV Series	Himself
The Writers Guild Awards	1962	TV Special	Himself – Performer
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers	1962	TV Special	Himself
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show	1961	TV Series	Himself
Celebrity Golf	1960	TV Series	Himself
77 Sunset Strip	1959	TV Series	Himself
The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1959	TV Special	Himself – Presenter
The Bing Crosby Special	1959	TV Movie	Himself
This Is Your Life	1958	TV Series	Himself
Wide Wide World	1958	TV Series documentary	Himself

Archive Footage

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2010	Career Achievement Award	Television Critics Association Awards
2006	OFTA TV Hall of Fame	Online Film & Television Association	Actors and Actresses
2005	Movies for Grownups Award	AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	Best Grownup Love Story	The Notebook (2004)
2005	Life Achievement Award	Screen Actors Guild Awards
1999	Honorary Bambi	Bambi Awards	Lifetime Achievement
1999	Golden Boot	Golden Boot Awards
1996	Bronze Wrangler	Western Heritage Awards	Television Feature Film	Streets of Laredo (1995)
1994	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
1991	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Decoration Day (1990)
1987	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special	Promise (1986)
1987	Golden Apple	Golden Apple Awards	Male Star of the Year	Together with James Woods
1982	People’s Choice Award	People’s Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program
1978	People’s Choice Award	People’s Choice Awards, USA	Favorite Male TV Performer
1977	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Rockford Files (1974)
1977	Bambi	Bambi Awards	TV Series International	The Rockford Files (1974)
1960	Star on the Walk of Fame	Walk of Fame	Television	On 8 February 1960. At 6927 Hollywood Blvd.
1958	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Most Promising Newcomer – Male	Sayonara (1957)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2008	Career Achievement Award	Television Critics Association Awards
2005	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	The Notebook (2004)
2005	TV Land Award	TV Land Awards	Favorite Private Eye	The Rockford Files (1974)
2003	Movies for Grownups Award	AARP Movies for Grownups Awards	Best Grownup Love Story	Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
2001	Blockbuster Entertainment Award	Blockbuster Entertainment Awards	Favorite Action Team (Internet Only)	Space Cowboys (2000)
1999	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries	Legalese (1998)
1996	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries	The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise (1995)
1995	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Breathing Lessons (1994)
1995	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries	The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
1994	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Breathing Lessons (1994)
1993	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
1993	American Television Award	American Television Awards	Best Actor in a Made for TV Movie	Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
1991	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Decoration Day (1990)
1989	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special	My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
1989	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
1987	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Promise (1986)
1987	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special	Promise (1986)
1986	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Murphy’s Romance (1985)
1986	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical	Murphy’s Romance (1985)
1985	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Heartsounds (1984)
1985	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special	Heartsounds (1984)
1982	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy or Musical	Bret Maverick (1981)
1982	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	Bret Maverick (1981)
1980	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	The Rockford Files (1974)
1980	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Rockford Files (1974)
1979	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	The Rockford Files (1974)
1979	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Rockford Files (1974)
1978	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	The Rockford Files (1974)
1978	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Rockford Files (1974)
1976	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	The Rockford Files (1974)
1966	Golden Laurel	Laurel Awards	Male Star	13th place.
1964	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Actor – Comedy or Musical	The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
1964	Golden Laurel	Laurel Awards	Top Male Star	9th place.
1964	Golden Laurel	Laurel Awards	Top Action Performance	The Great Escape (1963)
1959	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series	Maverick (1957)

2^nd Place Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1970	Golden Laurel	Laurel Awards	Male Comedy Performance	Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969)
1965	Golden Laurel	Laurel Awards	Dramatic Performance, Male	The Americanization of Emily (1964)

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