James Garner filmography
The following is the filmography for American actor James Garner. Garner was known for prominent roles in films such as Sayonara (1957) with Marlon Brando, Darby's Rangers (1958) with Stuart Whitman, Cash McCall (1960) with Natalie Wood, The Children's Hour (1961) with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, Boys' Night Out (1962) with Kim Novak and Tony Randall, The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen, The Thrill of It All (1963) with Doris Day, Move Over, Darling (1963) with Doris Day, The Wheeler Dealers (1963) with Lee Remick (four films released in 1963), Paddy Chayevsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964) with Julie Andrews, Roald Dahl's 36 Hours (1965) with Eva Marie Saint, The Art of Love (1965) with Dick Van Dyke and Elke Sommer, as Wyatt Earp in Hour of the Gun (1967) with Jason Robards as Doc Holliday, with Debbie Reynolds in How Sweet It Is! (1968), Marlowe (1969) with Bruce Lee, Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) with Walter Brennan, Murphy's Romance (1985) with Sally Field, as Wyatt Earp again in Sunset (1988) with Bruce Willis as Tom Mix, Maverick (1994) with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) with Sandra Bullock, and The Notebook (2004) with Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams and Gena Rowlands. His television series credits include portraying Bret Maverick in Maverick (1957–1962), The New Maverick (1978 TV-movie), and Bret Maverick (1981–1982), Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files (1974–1980) and eight subsequent Rockford Files TV-movies (1994-1999), and Jim Egan in 8 Simple Rules (2003–2005).[1][2]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Toward the Unknown[3] | Major Joe Craven | |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind[3] | Preston | |
| 1957 | Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend[3] | Sgt. John Maitland | |
| 1957 | Sayonara[3] | Capt. Mike Bailey, USMC | |
| 1958 | Darby's Rangers[3] | Col. William Orlando Darby | |
| 1959 | Up Periscope[3] | Lt. j.g. Kenneth M. Braden | |
| 1960 | Cash McCall[3] | Cash McCall | |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour[2][3] | Dr. Joe Cardin | |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out[3] | Fred Williams | |
| 1963 | The Great Escape[2] | Hendley "The Scrounger" | |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All[2] | Dr. Gerald Boyer | |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers[3] | Henry Tyroon | |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling[2] | Nick Arden | My Favorite Wife remake |
| 1964 | Action on the Beach | Himself | Short documentary |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily[2] | Lt. Cmdr. Charles Edward Madison | Paddy Chayefsky script |
| 1965 | 36 Hours[3] | Major Jefferson F. Pike | Roald Dahl story |
| 1965 | The Art of Love[3] | Casey Barnett | |
| 1966 | Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions | Himself (uncredited) | Short documentary |
| 1966 | A Man Could Get Killed[3] | William Beddoes | Also executive producer |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo[3] | Jess Remsberg | |
| 1966 | Mister Buddwing[3] | Mr. Buddwing | |
| 1966 | Grand Prix[2] | Pete Aron | Also executive producer |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun[3] | Wyatt Earp | |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Wheel | Himself | Documentary |
| 1968 | The Man Who Makes the Difference | Himself (uncredited) | Short documentary |
| 1968 | How Sweet It Is! | Grif | |
| 1968 | The Pink Jungle | Ben Morris | |
| 1969 | The Racing Scene | Narrator | Also producer; documentary |
| 1969 | Support Your Local Sheriff![2] | Jason McCullough | |
| 1969 | Marlowe[2] | Philip Marlowe | |
| 1970 | A Man Called Sledge | Luther Sledge | |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter! | Latigo Smith | Also executive producer |
| 1971 | Skin Game[3] | Quincy | Also executive producer |
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters[3] | Abel Marsh | |
| 1973 | One Little Indian | Keyes | |
| 1974 | The Castaway Cowboy | Lincoln Costain | |
| 1980 | HealtH | Harry Wolff | |
| 1981 | The Fan | Jake Berman | |
| 1982 | Victor Victoria[2] | King Marchand | |
| 1984 | Heartsounds[2] | Harold Lear | TV film |
| 1984 | Tank | Sgt Maj Zack Carey | |
| 1985 | Murphy's Romance[2] | Murphy Jones | |
| 1985 | Promise[2] | Bob Beuhler | TV film; also executive producer |
| 1988 | Sunset | Wyatt Earp | |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W.[2] | Dr. Robert 'Dr. Bob' Holbrook Smith | TV film; also executive producer |
| 1990 | Decoration Day[2] | Albert Sidney Finch | |
| 1990 | Take Me to your Leaders | Narrator | Documentary |
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentleman | Jeff Johnson | |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Frank Watters | |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate[2] | F. Ross Johnson | TV film |
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons-[2] | Ira Moran | TV film |
| 1994 | Maverick | Marshal Zane Cooper | |
| 1995 | Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo | Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call | |
| 1996 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Himself | Documentary |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans[4] | President Matt Douglas | |
| 1997 | The Hidden Dimension | Narrator | Documentary |
| 1997 | Dead Silence[4] | John Potter | TV film |
| 1998 | Twilight | Raymond Hope | |
| 1998 | Legalese | Norman Keane | TV film |
| 1999 | One Special Night | Robert Woodward | TV film |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | Mike Howley | TV film |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys[2] | Tank Sullivan | |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke | Voice |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood[3] | Shepard James Walker "Shep" | |
| 2003 | The Land Before Time X | Pat | Voice, Direct-to-DVD |
| 2004 | The Notebook[2] | Old Noah Calhoun "Duke" | |
| 2004 | Al Roach: Private Investigator | Al Roach | Short |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Gift | Red Stevens | |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Doron | Voice |
| 2010 | Superman/Shazam! | Shazam | Voice |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Shazam | Voice, Video Short, (final role) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Cheyenne[2] | Lt. Brad Forsythe | Episode: "Mountain Fortress" |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater | Lt. Jim Collins | Episode: "Star Over Texas" |
| 1956 | Cheyenne[2] | Lt. Lee Rogers | episode: "Decision" |
| 1956 | Cheyenne[2] | Bret | Episode: "The Last Train West" |
| 1956–1957 | Conflict | Red / Jim Curtis | 3 episodes: The People Against McQuade, Man from 1997, and Girl on the Subway |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Bret Maverick | Episode: "Misfire" |
| 1957 | Cheyenne[2] | Willis Peake | "Episode: War Party" |
| 1957–1962 | Maverick | Bret Maverick / Beau 'Pappy' Maverick | 60 episodes |
| 1958 | Wide Wide World | Himself | Episode: "The Western" |
| 1958 | This Is Your Life | Himself | Episode: "James Garner" |
| 1960–1964 | The Bob Hope Show | Himself | Episodes: 4-20-1960, and 12-18-1964 |
| 1961 | Angel | Jim | Episode: "The French Lesson" |
| 1971–1972 | Nichols[3] | Sheriff Frank Nichols | 24 episodes |
| 1974 | Backlash of the Hunter | Jim Rockford | TV movie, Pilot for "The Rockford Files" |
| 1974–1980 | The Rockford Files | Jim Rockford | 122 episodes; director of episode: "The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club" |
| 1978 | The New Maverick | Bret Maverick | TV movie |
| 1979 | Young Maverick | Bret Maverick | Episode: "Clancy" |
| 1981–1982 | Bret Maverick | Bret Maverick | 18 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Man of the People | Councilman Jim Doyle | 10 episodes |
| 1993 | Return to 'The Great Escape' | Himself/Hendley "The Scrounger" | Video Documentary Short |
| 1994 | The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Jim Rockford | TV movie (also executive producer – uncredited) |
| 1994 | HBO First Look | Himself/Bret Maverick | TV series Documentary Episode: Maverick |
| 1994 | 100 Years of the Hollywood Western | Himself | Documentary TV movie |
| 1995 | The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | Jim Rockford | TV movie (also executive producer) |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | Woodrow F. Call | Mini-series |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... | Jim Rockford | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best | Jim Rockford | TV movie |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Jim Rockford | TV movie (also executive producer) |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Jim Rockford | TV movie (also executive producer) |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | Jim Rockford | TV movie |
| 1999 | Century of Country | Host | Mini-series (13 episodes) |
| 1999 | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | Jim Rockford | TV movie (also producer) |
| 2000 | Chicago Hope | Hubert "Hue" Miller | 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Biography | Himself | Episode: James Garner: Hollywood Maverick |
| 2000–2001 | God, the Devil and Bob | God | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | First Monday[3] | Chief Justice Thomas Brankin | 13 episodes |
| 2002 | The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' | Himself/Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke | Video/Documentary |
| 2003–2005 | 8 Simple Rules | Jim Egan | 45 episodes |
| 2005 | James Garner On-Camera Interview: Rockford Files Season 1 DVD | Himself/Jim Rockford | Video Documentary Short |
| 2006 | The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy | Himself | Video |
| 2011 | Pioneers of Television | Himself/Jim Rockford | TV series Documentary episode: Crime Dramas |
| 2011 | Pioneers of Television | Himself/Bret Maverick | TV series Documentary episode: Westerns |
| 2013 | The Ultimate Life | Howard "Red" Stevens | sequel to The Ultimate Gift |
References
- ^ David Hinckley. "James Garner dead at 86: Actor leaves big legacy as a 'Maverick' on the small screen". New York Daily News. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Dennis McLellan. "James Garner dies at 86; TV antihero of 'Maverick,' 'Rockford Files'". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Richard Natale. "James Garner of 'Maverick,' 'Rockford Files,' Dies at 86". Variety. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ a b "James Garner: Stars pay tribute". BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
External links
- James Garner at IMDb