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 1994 film Maverick, with Mel Gibson portraying the role of Maverick. In addition to a lengthy career in film, Garner was best known for his long-running series The Rockford Files.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1956 Toward the UnknownMajor Joe Craven Preston1957 Shoot-Out at Medicine BendSergeant John Maitland SayonaraCaptain Mike Bailey, USMC1958 Darby's RangersWilliam Orlando Darby1959 Up PeriscopeLieutenant (j.g.) Kenneth M. Braden1960 Cash McCallCash McCall1961 Dr. Joe Cardin1962 Boys' Night OutFred Williams1963Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley / "The Scrounger" Dr. Gerald BoyerHenry TyroonMove Over, DarlingNick Arden1964 Lieutenant Commander Charles Edward Madison 196536 HoursMajor Jefferson Pike Casey Barnett1966William Beddoes Duel at DiabloJess Remsberg Mr. Buddwing Grand PrixPete Aron1967Hour of the GunWyatt Earp1968 How Sweet It Is!"Grif"Ben Morris1969HimselfDocumentary Support Your Local Sheriff!Jason McCullough MarlowePhilip Marlowe1970Luther Sledge1971 Support Your Local GunfighterLatigo Smith Skin GameQuincy Drew / Captain Nathaniel Mountjoy1972They Only Kill Their MastersAbel Marsh1973 One Little IndianCorporal Clint Keyes1974 Lincoln Costain1980 HealthHarry Wolff1981Jake Berman1982 Victor/VictoriaKing Marchand1984 TankSergeant Major Zack Carey1985 Murphy's RomanceMurphy Jones1988SunsetWyatt Earp1990Take Me to Your LeadersThe NarratorDocumentary1992 Jeff Johnson1993Fire in the SkyFrank WattersReturn to The Great EscapeHimself / Flight Lieutenant Bob Hendley / "The Scrounger"Documentary short film1994 MaverickMarshal Zane Cooper1996Wild Bill: Hollywood MaverickHimselfDocumentary My Fellow AmericansPresident Matt Douglas1997The Narrator1998 TwilightRaymond Hope 2000Space CowboysCaptain Reverend "Tank" Sullivan 2001 Atlantis: The Lost EmpireLyle Rourke (voice)This is the only Disney animated film Garner participated in as a member of the voice cast. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.2002 Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodShepard James "Shep" Walker2003 Pat (voice)2004 Older Noah "Duke" CalhounAl Roach 2007Howard "Red" StevensBattle for TerraDoron (voice)2010Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black AdamShazam (voice)
Television Year Title Role Notes 1955CheyenneLieutenant Brad ForsythePilot episode: "Mountain Fortress"1956 Zane Grey TheaterLieutenant Jim CollinsEpisode: "Star Over Texas"1956CheyenneLieutenant Lee RogersEpisode: "Decision"BretEpisode: "The Last Train West"1956–1957 Conflict"Red" / Jim Curtis3 episodes1957SugarfootBret MaverickEpisode: "Misfire"CheyenneWillis Peake"Episode: War Party"1957–1961MaverickBret Maverick / Beau "Pappy" Maverick124 episodes1958 Himself Wide Wide WorldEpisode: "The Western" This Is Your LifeEpisode: "James Garner"1960–19643 episodes1961AngelJimEpisode: "The French Lesson"1971 Once Upon a WheelHimselfDocumentary1971–1972 NicholsSheriff Frank Nichols24 episodes1974 Backlash of the HunterJim RockfordTelevision film, pilot for The Rockford Files1974–1980Jim Rockford122 episodes; director of episode: "The Girl in the Bay City Boys Club"1978Bret MaverickTelevision film1979Young MaverickEpisode: "Clancy"1981–1982Bret Maverick18 episodes1982George AdamsTelevision film1984 HeartsoundsHarold Lear Sergeant Aloysius Mackey1985SpaceSenator Norman GrantMiniseries1986PromiseBob BeuhlerHallmark Hall of Fame; also executive producer1989 My Name Is Bill W.Dr. Bob Holbrook SmithTelevision film; also executive producer1990 Decoration DayAlbert Sidney Finch1991–1992Man of the PeopleCouncilman Jim Doyle10 episodes1993 Barbarians at the GateF. Ross JohnsonTelevision film1994 Breathing LessonsIra MoranHBO First LookHimself / Bret MaverickDocumentary; episode: "Maverick"100 Years of the Hollywood WesternHimselfDocumentary television film The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.Jim RockfordTelevision film; also executive producer – uncredited1995The Rockford Files: A Blessing in DisguiseTelevision film; also executive producer Streets of LaredoWoodrow F. CallMini-series1996The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...Jim RockfordTelevision filmThe Rockford Files: Godfather Knows BestThe Rockford Files: Friends and Foul PlayTelevision film; also executive producerThe Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime1997 The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden PagodaDead SilenceFBI Special Agent John PotterTelevision film1998 LegaleseNorman Keane1999 Century of CountryHostMiniseries (13 episodes)The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It LeadsJim RockfordTelevision film One Special NightRobert WoodwardTelevision film2000 Mike HowleyChicago HopeHubert "Hue" Miller4 episodes BiographyHimselfEpisode: "James Garner: Hollywood Maverick"2000–2001God, the Devil and BobGod (voice)13 episodes2001Mark Twain's Roughing ItElderly Samuel Clemens / Mark TwainMini series2002 First MondayChief Justice Thomas Brankin13 episodes2003–20058 Simple Rules Jim Egan45 episodes2005 James Garner On-Camera Interview: Rockford Files Season 1Himself / Jim RockfordDVD Documentary Short2006The Trail of Tears: Cherokee LegacyHimselfVideo2011Pioneers of TelevisionHimself / Jim Rockford / Bret MaverickDocumentary; episode: "Crime Dramas"2013The Ultimate LifeHoward "Red" StevensSequel to The Ultimate Gift
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