James Garner

Biography

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

The Notebook

as Duke

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

as Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice)

The Great Escape

as Hendley 'The Scrounger'

Maverick

as Marshal Zane Cooper

Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam

as Shazam (voice)

Space Cowboys

as Tank Sullivan

Fire in the Sky

as Frank Watters

The Ultimate Gift

as Howard 'Red' Stevens

Victor/Victoria

as King Marchand

The Children's Hour

as Joe Cardin