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American actor and producer James Garner (1928–2014) rose to prominence as a contract player for Warner Bros. in the 1957 television show Maverick as the series initial lead character Bret Maverick. He would continue to be associated with the Maverick brand several times in his career, as his original character Bret Maverick in the 1978 television film The New Maverick, briefly in the series Young Maverick (1979), and the series Bret Maverick (1981–1982). He also appeared in the role of Marshal Zane Cooper in the 1994 western film Maverick, with Mel Gibson portraying the role of Maverick.

His film acting, playing the leading role in more than fifty motion pictures, was as noteworthy as his work in television. Garner was known for prominent roles in films such as Sayonara with Marlon Brando (1957), leading roles in Darby's Rangers with Stuart Whitman (1958) and Cash McCall with Natalie Wood (1960), a supporting role in The Children's Hour with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine (1961), leading roles in Boys' Night Out with Kim Novak and Tony Randall (1962), The Great Escape with Steve McQueen (1963), The Thrill of It All with Doris Day (1963), Move Over, Darling again with Doris Day (1963), The Wheeler Dealers with Lee Remick (1963), Paddy Chayevsky's The Americanization of Emily with Julie Andrews (1964), Roald Dahl's 36 Hours with Eva Marie Saint (1965), The Art of Love with Dick Van Dyke and Elke Sommer (1965), as a Formula 1 racing star in Grand Prix (1966), as Wyatt Earp in Hour of the Gun with Jason Robards (1967), How Sweet It Is! with Debbie Reynolds (1968), Marlowe with Bruce Lee (1969), Murphy's Romance with Sally Field (1985), as Wyatt Earp again in Sunset with Bruce Willis (1988), My Fellow Americans with Jack Lemmon (1996), a supporting role in Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood with Sandra Bullock (2002), a leading role in The Notebook with Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams and Gena Rowlands (2004), and in The Ultimate Gift with Brian Dennehy (2007).

For his portrayal of Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded him the 1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.[1] As Executive Producer of Promise for the Hallmark Hall of Fame, Garner won the 1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special.[2] Promise also received the 1987 Peabody Award.[3] In 1991, the academy inducted him into the Television Hall of Fame.[4] He was the recipient of the 41st Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2004.[5] At the 26th Television Critics Awards in 2010, Garner was presented with the Career Achievement Award.[6] His star was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1959.[7]

He formed Cherokee Productions in the 1960s with his talent agent and business partner Meta Rosenberg. As an independent producer, he was able to expand his entertainment goals irrespective of any one studio or distributor. Cherokee Productions created and produced the television series Nichols (1971–1972) and The Rockford Files (1974–1980), which he starred in.[8] Numerous films were generated by Cherokee Productions, including Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) [9] and Support Your Local Gunfighter (1971),[10] both of which he starred in.

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1956 Toward the Unknown Major Joe Craven [11]
The Girl He Left Behind Preston [12]
1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend Sergeant John Maitland [13]
Sayonara Captain Mike Bailey, USMC [14][15]
1958 Darby's Rangers William Orlando Darby [16]
1959 Up Periscope Lieutenant (j.g.) Kenneth M. Braden [17]
1960 Cash McCall Cash McCall [18]
1961 The Children's Hour Dr. Joe Cardin [19]
1962 Boys' Night Out Fred Williams [20]
1963 The Great Escape Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley / "The Scrounger" [21]
The Thrill of It All Dr. Gerald Boyer [22]
The Wheeler Dealers Henry Tyroon [23]
Move Over, Darling Nick Arden My Favorite Wife remake [24]
1964 The Americanization of Emily Lieutenant Commander Charles Edward Madison Paddy Chayefsky script [25]
1965 36 Hours Major Jefferson Pike [26]
The Art of Love Casey Barnett [27]
1966 A Man Could Get Killed William Beddoes [28]
Duel at Diablo Jess Remsberg [29]
Mister Buddwing Mr. Buddwing [30]
Grand Prix Pete Aron [31]
1967 Hour of the Gun Wyatt Earp [32]
1968 How Sweet It Is! "Grif" [33]
The Pink Jungle Ben Morris [34]
1969 The Racing Scene Himself Documentary [35]
Support Your Local Sheriff! Jason McCullough [9]
Marlowe Philip Marlowe [36]
1970 A Man Called Sledge Luther Sledge [37]
1971 Support Your Local Gunfighter Latigo Smith [10]
Skin Game Quincy Drew / Captain Nathaniel Mountjoy [38]
1972 They Only Kill Their Masters Abel Marsh [39]
1973 One Little Indian Corporal Clint Keyes [40]
1974 The Castaway Cowboy Lincoln Costain [41]
1980 Health Harry Wolff [42]
1981 The Fan Jake Berman [43]
1982 Victor/Victoria King Marchand [44]
1984 Tank Sergeant Major Zack Carey [45]
1985 Murphy's Romance Murphy Jones [46]
1988 Sunset Wyatt Earp [47]
1990 Take Me to Your Leaders The Narrator Documentary [48]
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Jeff Johnson [49]
1993 Fire in the Sky Frank Watters [50]
Return to The Great Escape Himself / Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley / "The Scrounger" Documentary short film
1994 Maverick Marshal Zane Cooper [51][52]
1996 Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick Himself Documentary [53]
My Fellow Americans President Matt Douglas [54]
1997 The Hidden Dimension The Narrator [55]
1998 Twilight Raymond Hope [56]
2000 Space Cowboys Captain Reverend "Tank" Sullivan [57]
2001 Atlantis: The Lost Empire Lyle Rourke (voice) [58][59]
2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Shepard James "Shep" Walker [60]
2003 The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration Pat (voice) Direct to video [61][59]
2004 The Notebook Older Noah "Duke" Calhoun [62]
Al Roach: Private Insectigator Al Roach [63]
2007 The Ultimate Gift Howard "Red" Stevens [64]
Battle for Terra Doron (voice) [65][59]
2010 Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam Shazam (voice) [66][59]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1955 Cheyenne Lieutenant Brad Forsythe Pilot episode: "Mountain Fortress" [67]
1956 Zane Grey Theater Lieutenant Jim Collins Episode: "Star Over Texas" [68]
1956 Cheyenne Lieutenant Lee Rogers Episode: "Decision" [67]
Bret Episode: "The Last Train West" [67]
1956–1957 Conflict "Red" / Jim Curtis 3 episodes [69][70]
1957 Sugarfoot Bret Maverick Episode: "Misfire" [71]
Cheyenne Willis Peake "Episode: War Party" [72]
1957–1961 Maverick Bret Maverick / Beau "Pappy" Maverick 124 episodes [73]
1958 The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom Himself [74]
Wide Wide World Episode: "The Western"
This Is Your Life Episode: "James Garner" [75]
1960–1964 The Bob Hope Show 3 episodes [76]
1961 Angel Jim Episode: "The French Lesson" [77]
1971 Once Upon a Wheel Himself Documentary [78]
1971–1972 Nichols Sheriff Frank Nichols 24 episodes [73]
1974 Backlash of the Hunter Jim Rockford Television film, pilot for The Rockford Files [79]
1974–1980 The Rockford Files Jim Rockford 122 episodes; director of episode: "The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club" [73]
1978 The New Maverick Bret Maverick Television film [80]
1979 Young Maverick Episode: "Clancy" [81]
1981–1982 Bret Maverick 18 episodes [73]
1982 The Long Summer of George Adams George Adams [80]
1984 Heartsounds Harold Lear Television film [82]
The Glitter Dome Sergeant Aloysius Mackey [82]
1985 Space Senator Norman Grant Mini series [83]
Promise Bob Beuhler Hallmark Hall of Fame; also executive producer [84]
1989 My Name Is Bill W. Dr. Bob Holbrook Smith Television film; also executive producer [84]
1990 Decoration Day Albert Sidney Finch [84]
1991–1992 Man of the People Councilman Jim Doyle 10 episodes [85]
1993 Barbarians at the Gate F. Ross Johnson Television film [86]
1994 Breathing Lessons Ira Moran [87]
HBO First Look Himself / Bret Maverick Documentary; episode: "Maverick" [88]
100 Years of the Hollywood Western Himself Documentary television film [89]
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. Jim Rockford Television film; also executive producer – uncredited [87]
1995 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise Television film; also executive producer [87]
Streets of Laredo Woodrow F. Call Mini-series [83]
1996 The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... Jim Rockford Television film [87]
The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best [87]
The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play Television film; also executive producer [87]
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime [87]
1997 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda [90]
Dead Silence FBI Special Agent John Potter Television film [91]
1998 Legalese Norman Keane [91]
1999 Century of Country Host Miniseries (13 episodes) [92]
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads Jim Rockford Television film [93]
One Special Night Robert Woodward Television film [91]
2000 The Last Debate Mike Howley [94]
Chicago Hope Hubert "Hue" Miller 4 episodes [85]
Biography Himself Episode: "James Garner: Hollywood Maverick" [95]
2000–2001 God, the Devil and Bob God (voice) 13 episodes [85]
2001 Mark Twain's Roughing It Elderly Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain Mini series [80]
2002 First Monday Chief Justice Thomas Brankin 13 episodes [85]
2003–2005 8 Simple Rules Jim Egan 45 episodes [85]
2005 James Garner On-Camera Interview: Rockford Files Season 1 Himself / Jim Rockford DVD Documentary Short [96]
2006 The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy Himself Video [97]
2011 Pioneers of Television Himself / Jim Rockford / Bret Maverick Documentary; episode: "Crime Dramas" [98]
2013 The Ultimate Life Howard "Red" Stevens Sequel to The Ultimate Gift [99]

Bibliography

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  • Abbott, Jon (2009). Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5401-3.
  • Garner, James; Winokur, Jon (2011). The Garner files. Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press ; Detroit : Gale, Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-1-4104-4337-3.
  • Strait, Raymond (1985). James Garner. New York, NY : St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-43967-5.

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