James Garner
Gender: Male
Born: 7th April 1928 (currently 84 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: First Monday, Chicago Hope, The Rockford Files, God, the Devil and Bob, 8 Simple Rules, Maverick, Bret Maverick, Space, Nichols, Man of the People, The New Maverick
Movies: 36 Hours, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Barbarians at the Gate, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Fire in the Sky, Grand Prix, Health, Maverick, Murphy's Romance, My Name is Bill W., Sayonara, Space Cowboys, Sunset, The Americanization of Emily, The Great Escape, The Notebook, The Ultimate Gift, Victor/Victoria, Up Periscope, The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, Tank, The Wheeler Dealers, Support Your Local Sheriff!, My Fellow Americans, A Man Called Sledge, Cash McCall, Castaway Cowboy, The Thrill of It All, Boys' Night Out, Move Over, Darling, Mister Buddwing, Darby's Rangers, Duel at Diablo, The Children's Hour, Bret Maverick: The Lazy Ace, The Fan, Support Your Local Gunfighter!, The Art of Love, Alias Jesse James, Decoration Day, Skin Game, A Man Could Get Killed, Nobody's Perfect, Marlowe, The New Maverick, The Pink Jungle, Hour of the Gun, The Last Debate, Battle for Terra, One Little Indian, The Hidden Dimension: IMAX, Roughing It, The Notebook, LaFayette Escadrille, Heartsounds, Promise, Twilight, The Distinguished Gentleman, Legalese, Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend, They Only Kill Their Masters, Dead Silence, How Sweet It Is!, , The Glitter Dome, Dust to Glory, First Night, Maverick: TV Favorites, Baja 1000 Classic, Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades. These included his roles as Bret Maverick, in the popular 1950s western-comedy series, Maverick; Jim Rockford, in the popular 1970s detective drama, The Rockford Files; and the father of Katey Sagal's character on 8 Simple Rules following the death of John Ritter. He has starred in more than fifty movies, including The Great Escape (1963), Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964), Blake Edwards' Victor Victoria (1982), Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and The Notebook (2004).
Garner, the youngest of three children, was born in Norman, Oklahoma, the son of Mildred Scott (née Meek) and Weldon Warren Bumgarner, a carpet layer. His two older brothers were actor Jack Garner (1926–2011) and Charles Bumgarner, a school administrator who died in 1984. His family was Methodist. His mother, who was said to be of part Cherokee descent, died when he was five years old. After their mother's death,
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