James Garner

James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. 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 comedic drama series The Rockford Files, and played leading roles in more than fifty theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen, Paddy Chayevsky'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).

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James Garner
Alias (AKA)Bumgarner James Scott
Birth dateApril 07, 1928
Birth nameJames Scott Bumgarner
Birth place
Norman Oklahoma
Residence
California , Los Angeles
Education
University of Oklahoma
Hometown
Norman Oklahoma

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