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James Garner

Highest Rated: 97% Victor/Victoria (1982)

Lowest Rated: 0% The Art of Love (1965)

Birthday: Apr 7, 1928

Birthplace: Norman, Oklahoma, USA

An enormously likable and well-respected star since the early 1950s, James Garner was an Oscar-nominated American actor with a knack for playing lovable rogues in scores of films and television series. Though his rugged good looks made him a capable leading man in features like "The Great Escape" (1963), "The Americanization of Emily" (1964), and "Grand Prix" (1969), Garner found his greatest fame on the small screen; most notably in two popular series: the tongue-in-cheek Western, "Maverick" (ABC, 1957-1962) and the detective drama "The Rockford Files" (NBC, 1974-1980). Both programs made excellent use of Garner's folksy, underplayed delivery, earning him an Emmy (for "Rockford") and scores of nominations. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he remained exceptionally active in movies and television, as well as scores of commercials, well into his eighth decade, until he retired following a 2008 stroke. When James Garner died on July 19, 2014, he was mourned by several generations of fans, friends and fellow actors.

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Highest rated movies

97% 86% Victor/Victoria
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94% 95% The Great Escape
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93% 82% The Americanization of Emily
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91% 88% Grand Prix
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89% 73% The Thrill of It All
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88% 52% Hour of the Gun
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83% 77% 36 Hours
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82% 79% Sayonara
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80% 82% Support Your Local Sheriff!
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80% 84% The Children's Hour
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James Garner

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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 63% DC Showcase: Superman/Shazam! The Return of Black Adam Shazam (Voice) - 2010
50% 41% Battle for Terra Doron (Voice) $1.6M 2007
32% 84% The Ultimate Gift Red Stevens (Character) $3.4M 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy Unknown (Voice) - 2006
60% 90% Dust to Glory Self $640.0K 2005
54% 85% The Notebook Duke (Character) $81.0M 2004
No Score Yet 58% The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration Pat (Voice) - 2003
44% 65% Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Shep Walker (Character) $69.6M 2002
48% 55% Atlantis: The Lost Empire Commander Rourke (Voice) - 2001
78% 53% Space Cowboys Tank Sullivan (Character) $90.4M 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Last Debate Mike Howley (Character) - 2000
No Score Yet 83% One Special Night Robert Woodward (Character) - 1999
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads Jim Rockford (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 1999
No Score Yet 9% Legalese Norman Keane (Character) - 1998
61% 31% Twilight Raymond Hope (Character) $15.0M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Hidden Dimension Narrator - 1997
No Score Yet 30% Dead Silence John Potter (Character) - 1997
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: Murder and Misdemeanors Jim Rockford (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 1997
47% 64% My Fellow Americans President Matt Douglas (Character) $22.3M 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best Jim Rockford (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime Jim Rockford (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits Jim Rockford (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play Jim Rockford (Character) - 1996
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise Jim Rockford (Character) - 1995
No Score Yet 57% Breathing Lessons Ira Moran (Character) - 1994
68% 71% Maverick Marshal Zane Cooper (Character) $101.5M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. Jim Rockford (Character) - 1994
71% 75% Barbarians at the Gate F. Ross Johnson (Character) - 1993
52% 57% Fire in the Sky Sheriff Frank Walters (Character) $19.6M 1993
No Score Yet 67% Decoration Day Albert Sidney Finch (Character) - 1990
No Score Yet 76% My Name Is Bill W. Dr. Robert `'Dr. Bob'` Holbrook Smith (Character) - 1989
21% 30% Sunset Wyatt Earp (Character) $3.4M 1988
No Score Yet 45% Promise Bob Beuhler (Character) - 1986
73% 76% Murphy's Romance Murphy Jones (Character) $27.3M 1985
20% 47% Tank Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Zack Carey (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet No Score Yet Heartsounds Harold Lear (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 40% The Glitter Dome Sgt. Aloysius Mackey (Character) - 1984
97% 86% Victor/Victoria King Marchand (Character) - 1982
33% 35% The Fan Jake Berman (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace Bret Maverick (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Long Summer of George Adams George Adams (Character) - 1981
No Score Yet 31% H.E.A.L.T.H. Harry Wolff (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The New Maverick Bret Maverick (Character) - 1978
No Score Yet 24% The Castaway Cowboy Lincoln Costain (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files Jim Rockford (Character) - 1974
No Score Yet 38% One Little Indian Keyes (Character) - 1973
No Score Yet 32% They Only Kill Their Masters Abel (Character) - 1972
No Score Yet 48% A Man Called Sledge Luther Sledge (Character) - 1971
No Score Yet 56% Skin Game Quincy (Character) - 1971
62% 61% Support Your Local Gunfighter Latigo (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 1971
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Racing Scene Narrator,
Producer 		- 1969
71% 52% Marlowe Philip Marlowe (Character) - 1969
80% 82% Support Your Local Sheriff! Jason McCullough (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet 61% How Sweet It Is! Grif Henderson (Character) - 1968
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pink Jungle Ben Morris (Character) - 1968
88% 52% Hour of the Gun Wyatt Earp (Character) - 1967
91% 88% Grand Prix Pete Aron (Character),
Executive Producer 		- 1966
No Score Yet 60% Duel at Diablo Jess Remsberg (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 51% Mister Buddwing Mister Buddwing (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 33% A Man Could Get Killed William Beddoes (Character) - 1966
0% 52% The Art of Love Casey Barnett (Character) - 1965
83% 77% 36 Hours Major Jefferson Pike (Character) - 1964
93% 82% The Americanization of Emily Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison (Character) - 1964
No Score Yet 76% Move Over, Darling Nicholas Arden (Character) - 1963
89% 73% The Thrill of It All Dr. Gerald Boyer (Character) - 1963
94% 95% The Great Escape Flight Lt. Hendley 'The Scrounger' (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 56% The Wheeler Dealers Henry Tyroon (Character) - 1963
No Score Yet 46% Boys' Night Out Fred Williams (Character) - 1962
80% 84% The Children's Hour Doctor Joe Cardin (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 49% Cash McCall Cash McCall (Character) - 1960
No Score Yet 37% Alias Jesse James Unknown (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 29% Up Periscope Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 41% Darby's Rangers Col. William Orlando Darby (Character) - 1958
82% 79% Sayonara Capt. Bailey (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend Sgt. John Maitland (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet 15% The Girl He Left Behind Preston (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 50% Toward the Unknown Lt. Col. Joe Craven (Character) - 1956

TV

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58% 53% 8 Simple Rules Jim Egan (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star) 		2003-2005
21% No Score Yet First Monday Chief Justice Thomas Brankin (Character) 2002
55% No Score Yet God, the Devil and Bob God (Voice) 2000-2001
No Score Yet No Score Yet Chicago Hope Unknown (Guest Star) 2000
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bret Maverick Bret Maverick (Character) 1981-1982
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Rockford Files Jim Rockford (Character),
Director 		1974-1980
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Carol Burnett Show Guest 1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet Nichols Nichols (Character) 1971-1972
No Score Yet No Score Yet What's My Line? Guest 1964
No Score Yet No Score Yet I've Got a Secret Guest 1962-1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Maverick Unknown (Character) 1957-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet 77 Sunset Strip Himself (Guest Star) 1959
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cheyenne Unknown (Guest Star) 1955-1957