James Garner

Actor, Film actor

1928 – 2014

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Who was James Garner?

James Garner was an American actor. 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 1970s detective drama series The Rockford Files.

Garner also starred in more than fifty films, including The Great Escape, The Americanization of Emily, Grand Prix, Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria, Murphy's Romance, for which he received an Academy Award nomination, Space Cowboys, and The Notebook.

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Born
Apr 7, 1928
Norman
Also known as
  • Slick
  • James Scott Bumgarner
  • Jim Garner
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Ethnicity
  • Cherokee
  • White American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Oklahoma
  • Hollywood High School
Employment
  • National Guard
  • United States Army
  • United States Merchant Marine Academy
Lived in
  • Norman
  • Los Angeles
Died
Jul 19, 2014
Brentwood

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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