James Garner was born April 7, 1928, in Norman, Okla. He dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marines, then won a Purple Heart for his Korean War Service. When a friend cast him in the Broadway production of "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial," he got the acting bug.Garner debuted on-screen in 1956's Toward the Unknown (his first of many soldier roles) and the next year was cast in the popular TV Western "Maverick." His easygoing style enlivened many a comedy and action film in the '60s and '70s -- among them The Great Escape, The Americanization of Emily, Grand Prix, Support Your Local Sheriff! and Skin Game -- and he had another TV success with "The Rockford Files."
Garner moved into character roles in the '80s, nabbing a Best Actor Oscar nomination for Murphy's Romance (1985). Other Garner appearances include Victor/Victoria, Maverick (feature version) and Space Cowboys.
AddThe Americanization of EmilyArthur Hiller helmed this trenchantly funny adaptation of Paddy Chayefsky's script about cynical American Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Madison (James Garner), who wants nothing to do with frontline heroics during the D-Day invasion. But Charlie's carefully laid plans go awry when he falls for British war widow... Read More
AddSupport Your Local SheriffJames Garner stars in this Wild West parody as a sharpshooting drifter who stumbles upon the lawless gold rush town of Calendar and winds up appointed as the new sheriff. With memorable performances from Bruce Dern as the villainous Joe Danby and Joan Hackett as Prudy Perkins, the requisite damsel... Read More
AddCash McCallAs he prepares to acquire a struggling plastics company, wealthy financier Cash McCall (James Garner) confesses his love for beautiful and outspoken Lory Austen (Natalie Wood), whose father owns the business McCall is trying to purchase. But as the business deal and the romance both progress, Lory... Read More
AddMy Fellow AmericansJack Lemmon and James Garner star as ex-presidents and former political foes who unite in the face of adversity. They're forced to overcome their partisan bickering when the current president (Dan Aykroyd) tries to frame and kill them to conceal his crimes. To clear their names, they go on a... Read More
AddThe Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.In I Still Love L.A., private eye Jim Rockford (James Garner) is leaving Los Angeles when riots, forest fires and murder convince him that he can't leave his exciting hometown. In A Blessing in Disguise, Jim tangles with a dubious church headed by Angel Martin (Stuart Margolin). Along the way, he... Read More
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