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Birthday: 7 April 1928, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Birth Name: James Scott Bumgarner
Height: 188 cm
Amiable and handsome James Garner had obtained success in both films and television, often playing variations of the charming anti-hero/con-man persona he first developed in Maverick, the offbeat western TV series that shot him to stardom in the late 1950s.James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, to Mildred Scott (Meek) and ... Show more »
Amiable and handsome James Garner had obtained success in both films and television, often playing variations of the charming anti-hero/con-man persona he first developed in Maverick, the offbeat western TV series that shot him to stardom in the late 1950s.James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, to Mildred Scott (Meek) and Weldon Warren Bumgarner, a carpet layer. He dropped out of high school at 16 to the Merchant Marines. He worked in a variety of jobs and received 2 Purple Hearts when he was wounded twice during the Korean War. He had his first chance to act when a friend got him a non-speaking role in the Broadway stage play "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial (1954)". Part of his work was to read lines to the lead actors and he began to learn the craft of acting. This play led to small television roles, television commercials and eventually a contract with Warner Brothers. Director David Butler saw something in Garner and gave him all the attention he needed when he appeared in The Girl He Left Behind (1956). After co-starring in a handful of films during 1956-57, Warner Brothers gave Garner a co-starring role in the the western series Maverick (1957). Originally planned to alternate between Bart Maverick (Jack Kelly) and Bret Maverick (Garner), the show quickly turned into the Bret Maverick Show. As Maverick, Garner was cool, good-natured, likable and always ready to use his wits to get him in or out of trouble. The series was highly successful, and Garner continued in it into 1960 when he left the series in a dispute over money.In the early 1960s Garner returned to films, often playing the same type of character he had played on "Maverick". His successful films included The Thrill of It All (1963), Move Over, Darling (1963), The Great Escape (1963) and The Americanization of Emily (1964). After that, his career wandered and when he appeared in the automobile racing movie Grand Prix (1966), he got the bug to race professionally. Soon, this ambition turned to ing a racing team, not unlike what Paul Newman would do in later years.Garner found great success in the western comedy Your Local Sheriff! (1969). He tried to repeat his success with a sequel, Your Local Gunfighter (1971), but it wasn't up to the standards of the first one. After 11 years off the small screen, Garner returned to television in a role not unlike that in Your Local Sheriff! (1969). The show was Nichols (1971) and he played the sheriff who would try to solve all problems with his wits and without gun play. When the show was canceled, Garner took the news by having Nichols shot dead, never to return in a sequel. In 1974 he got the role for which he will probably be best ed, as wry private eye Jim Rockford in the classic The Rockford Files (1974). This became his second major television hit, with Noah Beery Jr. and Stuart Margolin, and in 1977 he won an Emmy for his portrayal. However, a combination of injuries and the discovery that Universal Pictures' "creative bookkeeping" would not give him any of the huge profits the show generated soon soured him and the show ended in 1980. In the 1980s Garner appeared in few movies, but the ones he did make were darker than the likable Garner of old. These included Tank (1984) and Murphy's Romance (1985). For the latter, he was nominated for both the Academy Award and a Golden Globe. Returning to the western mode, he co-starred with the young Bruce Willis in Sunset (1988), a mythical story of Wyatt Earp, Tom Mix and 1920s Hollywood.In the 1990s Garner received rave reviews for his role in the acclaimed television movie about corporate greed, Barbarians at the Gate (1993). After that he appeared in the theatrical remake of his old television series, Maverick (1994), opposite Mel Gibson. Most of his appearances after that were in numerous TV movies based upon The Rockford Files (1974). His most recent films were My Fellow Americans (1996) and Space Cowboys (2000) . Show less «
[Who asked Melissa Gilbert warily]: How long does the speech have to be? Well, this will be shorter ...Show more »
[Who asked Melissa Gilbert warily]: How long does the speech have to be? Well, this will be shorter than others. Show less «
[on his role as Bret Maverick] I'm playing me. Bret Maverick is lazy: I'm lazy. And I *like* being l...Show more »
[on his role as Bret Maverick] I'm playing me. Bret Maverick is lazy: I'm lazy. And I *like* being lazy. Show less «
[About his dropping out from high school]: I was a terrible student and I never actually graduated f...Show more »
[About his dropping out from high school]: I was a terrible student and I never actually graduated from high school, but I got my diploma in the Army. Show less «
[When he entered Hollywood High School at the time his gym teacher recommended him for his modeling ...Show more »
[When he entered Hollywood High School at the time his gym teacher recommended him for his modeling job]: I made 25 bucks an hour! That's why I quit school. I was making more money than the teachers. I never finished the ninth grade. Show less «
Marriage is like the Army; everyone complains, but you'd be surprised at the large number of people ...Show more »
Marriage is like the Army; everyone complains, but you'd be surprised at the large number of people who reenlist. Show less «
[About contractual problems from Universal]: The industry is like it always has been. It's a bunch o...Show more »
[About contractual problems from Universal]: The industry is like it always has been. It's a bunch of greedy people. Show less «
I don't like to speak in public. It scares the devil out of me.
I don't like to speak in public. It scares the devil out of me.
I'm a Spencer Tracy-type actor. His idea was to be on time, know your words, hit your marks and tell...Show more »
I'm a Spencer Tracy-type actor. His idea was to be on time, know your words, hit your marks and tell the truth. Most every actor tries to make it something it isn't looks for the easy way out. I don't think acting is that difficult if you can put yourself aside and do what the writer wrote. Show less «
(on the ing of his good friend Paul Newman) This is such a sad time, I am truly devastated and t...Show more »
(on the ing of his good friend Paul Newman) This is such a sad time, I am truly devastated and there are just not enough words to express my sorrow. Show less «
[When he smoked marijuana for most of his adult life]: I started smoking it in my late teens, I dran...Show more »
[When he smoked marijuana for most of his adult life]: I started smoking it in my late teens, I drank to get drunk but ultimately didn't like the effect. Not so with grass. It had the opposite effect from alcohol: it made me more tolerant and forgiving. I did a little bit of cocaine in the Eighties, courtesy of John Belushi, but fortunately I didn't like it. But I smoked marijuana for 50 years and I don't know where I'd be without it. It opened my mind and now it eases my arthritis. After decades of research I've concluded that marijuana should be legal and alcohol illegal. Show less «
[When he got serious into becoming an actor after returning from the Korean War]: I had a wife and a...Show more »
[When he got serious into becoming an actor after returning from the Korean War]: I had a wife and an 8-year-old daughter who had just gotten out of the hospital with polio, so I took on that responsibility. Show less «
My wife and I felt we'd just watch the sunset. But then, the phone started ringing with all these wo...Show more »
My wife and I felt we'd just watch the sunset. But then, the phone started ringing with all these wonderful offers. Show less «
[Asked if he would ever do a nude scene] I don't do horror films.
[Asked if he would ever do a nude scene] I don't do horror films.
About everything I ever have done, in the way of lawsuits against studios, I've won them all, becaus...Show more »
About everything I ever have done, in the way of lawsuits against studios, I've won them all, because I was right every time. Show less «
[When he was married on August 17, 1956, just 14 days after he met Lois]: We went to dinner every ni...Show more »
[When he was married on August 17, 1956, just 14 days after he met Lois]: We went to dinner every night for 14 nights. I was just absolutely nuts about her. I spent $77 on our honeymoon, and it about broke me. Show less «
Something funny happens as you get older, you don't hold back so much.
Something funny happens as you get older, you don't hold back so much.
When I'm pushed, I shove.
When I'm pushed, I shove.
[on his conflicts with Warner Brothers, in relation to his contractual obligations to the television...Show more »
[on his conflicts with Warner Brothers, in relation to his contractual obligations to the television series Maverick (1957)] They really stuck it to me. I was young and dumb. I said a couple things about being under contract that they didn't like, like that I felt like a ham in a smokehouse. They were waiting to get back at me by laying me off. We went to court and got out of my contract. I didn't want somebody in an office guiding my career. If I had a failure, I wanted it to be my failure. If I had a success, I wanted it to be my success. Show less «
(on Steve McQueen) Steve was my neighbor for some time, I called him "Crazy McQueen", because, quite...Show more »
(on Steve McQueen) Steve was my neighbor for some time, I called him "Crazy McQueen", because, quite frankly, he was crazy. We were friends, but he wanted to play my part in Grand Prix (1966) and because of that we didn't talk for four years. He wasn't a great actor, but he was a star - McQueen had probably the highest amount of star quality I've ever seen in an actor. Show less «
I got into the business to put a roof over my head. I wasn't looking for star status. I just wanted ...Show more »
I got into the business to put a roof over my head. I wasn't looking for star status. I just wanted to keep working. Show less «
My wife would leave me if I played a Republican.
My wife would leave me if I played a Republican.
[Who was never impressed with himself]: I don't like to watch me on the screen, I just don't have a ...Show more »
[Who was never impressed with himself]: I don't like to watch me on the screen, I just don't have a lot of confidence in me, I guess. Show less «
James Garner's FILMOGRAPHY
The Notebook
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The Great Escape
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The Ultimate Gift
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Atlantis The Lost Empire
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The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
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Marlowe
HD
American Masters - Season 37
ep.9
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
HD
Disclosure
HD
Trumbo
HD
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
HD
I Am Steve McQueen [Audio: Rus]
SD
Supermensch The Legend of Shep Gordon
HD
The Ultimate Life
HD
Johnny Carson: King of Late Night
HD
I Am Bruce Lee
HD
Sing Your Song
HD
Superman Shazam: The Return of Black Adam
HD
Battle for Terra (Terra)
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The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy
SD
Dust to Glory
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8 Simple Rules - Season 3
ep.24
8 Simple Rules - Season 2
ep.24
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Annabelle: Creation
IMDb: 7
2017
109 min
Country: United States
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery
Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into ...