Highest rated as cast or director
The Great Escape
1963
The Rockford Files
1974 · 6 Seasons
Victor/Victoria
1982
Grand Prix
1966
Sayonara
1957
James Garner's 9 titles from the 1960s have a median Balasaur Score of 71, led by The Great Escape (85) and Grand Prix (76), against 66 for those from the 1970s.
Biography
James Scott Garner (né 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).
Acted in 95
2020s
- 2020
2010s
- 2010
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection
Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice)
2000s
- 2007
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
Roughing It
Samuel Clemens · 2 episodes
First Monday
Thomas Brankin · 13 episodes
- 2001
- 2000
The Last Debate
Mike Howley
God, the Devil and Bob
God (voice) · 13 episodes
1990s
- 1999
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
Jim Rockford
- 1998
Legalese
Norman Keane
The Hidden Dimension
Grandpa
Twilight
Raymond Hope
- 1997
The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
Jim Rockford
- 1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
Jim Rockford
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
Jim Rockford
- 1995
Streets of Laredo
Captain Woodrow Call · 3 episodes
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
Jim Rockford
- 1994
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
Jim Rockford
Breathing Lessons
Ira Moran
- 1993
Barbarians at the Gate
F. Ross Johnson
- 1992
- 1991
Man of the People
Jim Doyle · 12 episodes
- 1990
Decoration Day
Albert Sidney Finch
1980s
- 1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Dr. Robert Smith
- 1988
- 1986
Promise
Bob Beuhler
- 1985
Space
Norman Grant · 5 episodes
- 1984
The Glitter Dome
Sgt. Aloysius Mackey
Heartsounds
Harold Lear
Tank
Zack
- 1982
Lily for President?
Bret Maverick
The Long Summer of George Adams
George Adams
- 1981
Bret Maverick
Bret Maverick · 18 episodes
- 1980
HealtH
Harry Wolff
1970s
- 1978
The New Maverick
Bret Maverick
- 1974
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
Jim Rockford
- 1973
One Little Indian
Keyes
- 1972
They Only Kill Their Masters
Abel Marsh
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
The Pink Jungle
Ben Morris
How Sweet It Is!
Grif
- 1967
- 1966
Mister Buddwing
Mister Buddwing
A Man Could Get Killed
William Beddoes
- 1965
The Art of Love
Casey Barnett
- 1964
- 1963
Move Over, Darling
Nicholas Arden
The Wheeler Dealers
Henry Tyroon
The Thrill of It All
Gerald Boyer
- 1962
Boys' Night Out
Fred Williams
- 1961
- 1960
Cash McCall
Cash McCall
1950s
- 1959
Up Periscope
Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
The Girl He Left Behind
Preston
Toward the Unknown
Lt. Col. Joe Craven
- 1955
Produced 18
1980s
- 1989
My Name Is Bill W.
Executive Producer
- 1986
Promise
Executive Producer
- 1980
Off the Minnesota Strip
Executive Producer
1970s
- 1976
Scott Free
Executive Producer
- 1974
Sidekicks
Executive Producer
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
The Racing Scene
Producer
- 1968
The Pink Jungle
Executive Producer
How Sweet It Is!
Executive Producer
- 1966
Mister Buddwing
Executive Producer
A Man Could Get Killed
Executive Producer
- 1965
The Art of Love
Producer
- 1964
Directed 1
1970s
- 1974
Appearances42
2010s
- 2015
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
Self (archive footage)
- 2014
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2000s
- 2008
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self (archive)
- 2007
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
Brando
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix
Self
- 2005
Dust to Glory
Self
- 2002
The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'
Self
- 2000
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
1990s
- 1998
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
- 1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Self - Host
- 1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
- 1993
Return to 'The Great Escape'
Self
1980s
- 1989
I Don't Even Like Apple Pie...
Self (archive footage)
- 1986
- 1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
Self
1970s
- 1973
- 1971
Once Upon a Wheel
Self · 1 episode
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
The Racing Scene
Self
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions
Self
- 1963
A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Self
- 1962
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
Self
1950s
- 1958
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1950
