James Garner: movies and TV shows
James Garner has 169 credits in the archive: 121 films and 48 TV series, from 1944 to 2020. Highest rated: Bambi (9.0/10).
Career timeline
1944 – 2020 · busiest year: 1966 (9 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Disclosure | King Marchand (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 92 |
| 2015 | Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 87 |
| 2014 | Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire | Self - Actor (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 86 |
| 2010 | DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection | Shazam (segment "The Return of Black Adam") (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 82 |
| 2010 | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | Shazam (voice) | Film | 7.1 | 82 |
| 2008 | Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | Self (archive) | Film | 5.3 | 80 |
| 2007 | The Ultimate Gift | Howard 'Red' Stevens | Film | 7.6 | 79 |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Doron (voice) | Film | 6.1 | 79 |
| 2007 | Doris Day: Virgin Territory | Self | Film | 7.0 | 79 |
| 2007 | Brando | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.8 | 79 |
| 2006 | Legends | Self | TV | 5.0 | 78 |
| 2006 | Pushing the Limit: The Making of Grand Prix | Self | Film | — | 78 |
| 2005 | Dust to Glory | Self | Film | 6.8 | 77 |
| 2004 | The Notebook | Older Noah "Duke" | Film | 7.9 | 76 |
| 2003 | The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration | Pat (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 75 |
| 2002 | 8 Simple Rules | Jim Egan | TV | 6.8 | 74 |
| 2002 | Roughing It | Samuel Clemens | Film | 5.5 | 74 |
| 2002 | First Monday | Thomas Brankin | TV | 6.5 | 74 |
| 2002 | Roughing It | Samuel Clemens | TV | — | 74 |
| 2002 | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Shep Walker | Film | 6.1 | 74 |
| 2002 | The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire' | Self | Film | 7.3 | 74 |
| 2002 | Century of Country | TV | — | 74 | |
| 2001 | Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Commander Lyle Tiberius Rourke (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 2001 | The Unbeatable Bruce Lee | Film | 8.4 | 73 | |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys | Tank Sullivan | Film | 6.4 | 72 |
| 2000 | God, the Devil and Bob | God (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 72 |
| 2000 | The Last Debate | Mike Howley | Film | 9.0 | 72 |
| 2000 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | Film | 7.3 | 72 |
| 1999 | The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads | Jim Rockford | Film | 7.6 | 71 |
| 1999 | One Special Night | Robert Woodward | Film | 6.8 | 71 |
| 1998 | Twilight | Raymond Hope | Film | 6.1 | 70 |
| 1998 | Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | Film | — | 70 |
| 1998 | Legalese | Norman Keane | Film | 5.1 | 70 |
| 1998 | The Hidden Dimension | Grandpa | Film | 6.7 | 70 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 69 |
| 1997 | Dead Silence | John Potter | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 1997 | The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda | Jim Rockford | Film | 5.6 | 69 |
| 1997 | Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western | Self - Host | Film | 7.0 | 69 |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | President Matt Douglas | Film | 6.1 | 68 |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... | Jim Rockford | Film | 7.8 | 68 |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime | Jim Rockford | Film | 6.8 | 68 |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play | Jim Rockford | Film | 8.0 | 68 |
| 1996 | The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best | Jim Rockford | Film | 7.7 | 68 |
| 1995 | Streets of Laredo | Captain Woodrow Call | TV | 6.3 | 67 |
| 1995 | Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | Self | Film | 8.3 | 67 |
| 1995 | Roger Moore: A Matter of Class | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.7 | 67 |
| 1995 | The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise | Jim Rockford | Film | 7.1 | 67 |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Hubert 'Hue' Miller | TV | 7.2 | 66 |
| 1994 | Maverick | Marshal Zane Cooper | Film | 6.9 | 66 |
| 1994 | Breathing Lessons | Ira Moran | Film | 5.6 | 66 |
| 1994 | The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. | Jim Rockford | Film | 6.4 | 66 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 65 |
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Frank Watters | Film | 6.7 | 65 |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | F. Ross Johnson | Film | 6.9 | 65 |
| 1993 | Return to 'The Great Escape' | Self | Film | 8.5 | 65 |
| 1992 | HBO First Look | TV | 5.6 | 64 | |
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentleman | Jeff Johnson | Film | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1991 | Man of the People | Jim Doyle | TV | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1990 | Decoration Day | Albert Sidney Finch | Film | 6.9 | 62 |
| 1989 | I Don't Even Like Apple Pie... | Self (Archive Footage) | Film | — | 61 |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Dr. Robert Smith | Film | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1989 | My Name Is Bill W. | Film | 6.5 | 61 | |
| 1988 | Sunset | Wyatt Earp | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1986 | American Masters | Self | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1986 | Promise | Bob Beuhler | Film | 7.3 | 58 |
| 1986 | Promise | Film | 7.3 | 58 | |
| 1985 | Space | Norman Grant | TV | 7.7 | 57 |
| 1985 | Murphy's Romance | Murphy Jones | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1984 | The Glitter Dome | Sgt. Aloysius Mackey | Film | 4.5 | 56 |
| 1984 | Tank | Zack | Film | 5.7 | 56 |
| 1984 | Heartsounds | Harold Lear | Film | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1983 | Harty | Self | TV | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Years | Self | Film | 6.7 | 55 |
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria | King Marchand | Film | 7.3 | 54 |
| 1982 | Lily for President? | Bret Maverick | Film | — | 54 |
| 1982 | The Long Summer of George Adams | George Adams | Film | 9.0 | 54 |
| 1981 | Bret Maverick | Bret Maverick | TV | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1981 | The Fan | Jake Berman | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1981 | Sixty Years of Seduction | Self - Host | Film | — | 53 |
| 1980 | Off the Minnesota Strip | Film | 5.5 | 52 | |
| 1980 | HealtH | Harry Wolff | Film | 5.4 | 52 |
| 1978 | The New Maverick | Bret Maverick | Film | 5.0 | 50 |
| 1977 | Superstunt | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 1977 | Laugh-In | Guest Performer (uncredited) | TV | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1976 | Scott Free | Film | 7.0 | 48 | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Jim Rockford | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | TV | 7.6 | 46 | |
| 1974 | The Castaway Cowboy | Lincoln Costain | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter | Jim Rockford | Film | 10.0 | 46 |
| 1974 | Sidekicks | Film | 6.5 | 46 | |
| 1973 | The American Film Institute Salute to ... | Self | TV | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1973 | One Little Indian | Keyes | Film | 6.3 | 45 |
| 1972 | They Only Kill Their Masters | Abel Marsh | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 1971 | Great Performances | Self | TV | 6.1 | 43 |
| 1971 | Nichols | Sheriff Frank Nichols | TV | 6.3 | 43 |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Latigo | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | Film | 6.6 | 43 | |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Quincy Drew | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Film | 6.6 | 43 | |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Wheel | Self | TV | 7.3 | 43 |
| 1970 | A Man Called Sledge | Luther Sledge | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 42 |
| 1969 | Support Your Local Sheriff! | Jason McCullough | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1969 | Support Your Local Sheriff! | Film | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 1969 | Marlowe | Philip Marlowe | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1969 | Marlowe | Film | 6.1 | 41 | |
| 1969 | The Racing Scene | Self | Film | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1969 | The Racing Scene | Film | 7.3 | 41 | |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1968 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | TV | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1968 | How Sweet It Is! | Grif | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1968 | How Sweet It Is! | Film | 7.2 | 40 | |
| 1968 | The Pink Jungle | Ben Morris | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1968 | The Pink Jungle | Film | 6.9 | 40 | |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 7.7 | 39 |
| 1967 | Hour of the Gun | Marshal Wyatt Earp | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1966 | Grand Prix | Pete Aron | Film | 7.3 | 38 |
| 1966 | Grand Prix | Film | 7.3 | 38 | |
| 1966 | A Man Could Get Killed | William Beddoes | Film | 4.4 | 38 |
| 1966 | A Man Could Get Killed | Film | 4.4 | 38 | |
| 1966 | Mister Buddwing | Mister Buddwing | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1966 | Mister Buddwing | Film | 6.1 | 38 | |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Jess Remsberg | Film | 6.4 | 38 |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Film | 6.4 | 38 | |
| 1966 | Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions | Self | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1965 | The Art of Love | Casey Barnett | Film | 5.5 | 37 |
| 1965 | The Art of Love | Film | 5.5 | 37 | |
| 1964 | Action on the Beach | Self | Film | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1964 | The Americanization of Emily | Lt. Commander Charles E. Madison | Film | 6.7 | 36 |
| 1964 | 36 Hours | Major Jefferson F. Pike | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1964 | 36 Hours | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1963 | The Great Escape | Hendley 'The Scrounger' | Film | 7.9 | 35 |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling | Nicholas Arden | Film | 6.7 | 35 |
| 1963 | The Thrill of It All | Gerald Boyer | Film | 7.1 | 35 |
| 1963 | A Bob Hope Comedy Special | Self | Film | 10.0 | 35 |
| 1963 | The Wheeler Dealers | Henry Tyroon | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 34 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 34 |
| 1962 | Boys' Night Out | Fred Williams | Film | 5.9 | 34 |
| 1962 | The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers | Self | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1961 | The Children's Hour | Joe Cardin | Film | 7.7 | 33 |
| 1960 | Cash McCall | Cash McCall | Film | 6.3 | 32 |
| 1959 | Whicker's World | TV | 7.2 | 31 | |
| 1959 | Up Periscope | Lt. J. G. Kenneth M. Braden | Film | 6.3 | 31 |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Self | TV | 7.2 | 30 |
| 1958 | Darby's Rangers | William Orlando Darby | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1958 | The Western: A Lost TV Special | Self | Film | — | 30 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Bret Maverick | TV | 6.9 | 29 |
| 1957 | Sugarfoot | Bret Maverick (uncredited) | TV | 5.2 | 29 |
| 1957 | Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend | Sgt. John Maitland | Film | 6.0 | 29 |
| 1957 | Sayonara | Capt. Mike Bailey | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Lt. Jim Collins | TV | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 28 |
| 1956 | Conflict | TV | 8.0 | 28 | |
| 1956 | The Girl He Left Behind | Preston | Film | 4.5 | 28 |
| 1956 | Toward the Unknown | Lt. Col. Joe Craven | Film | 5.9 | 28 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | Lt. Brad Forsythe | TV | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV | 6.5 | 24 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Bob | TV | 8.8 | 23 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith aka Dr. Bob | TV | 8.8 | 23 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Ira Moran | TV | 8.8 | 23 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Albert Sidney | TV | 8.8 | 23 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1948 | Bambi | Self | TV | 9.0 | 20 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV | 7.1 | 16 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 16 |