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James Garner

1928 - 2014

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James Scott Garner (né Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films, which included The Great Escape (1963) with Steve McQueen; Paddy Chayefsky's The Americanization of Emily (1964) with Julie Andrews; Cash McCall (1960) with Natalie Wood; The Wheeler Dealers (1963) with Lee Remick; Darby's Rangers (1958) with Stuart Whitman; Roald Dahl's 36 Hours (1965) with Eva Marie Saint; as a Formula 1 racing star in Grand Prix (1966); Raymond Chandler's Marlowe (1969) with Bruce Lee; Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) with Walter Brennan; Blake Edwards's Victor/Victoria (1982) with Julie Andrews; and Murphy's Romance (1985) with Sally Field, for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also starred in several television series, including popular roles such as Bret Maverick in the ABC 1950s Western series Maverick and as Jim Rockford in the NBC 1970s private detective show, The Rockford Files. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Garner is the 728th most popular actor (up from 805th in 2019), the 1,494th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,459th in 2019) and the 377th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Garner ranks 728 out of 13,578. Before him are Annette Bening, Max Schreck, Lex Barker, Holland Taylor, Ed Begley Jr., and Shelley Winters. After him are Ken Takakura, Charlize Theron, Pat Hitchcock, CCH Pounder, Milena Dravić, and Maurice Ronet.

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Among people born in 1928, James Garner ranks 67. Before him are Karlheinz Böhm, Takeshi Inoue, Jacques Rivette, Ján Zachara, Geert Hofstede, and Alan J. Pakula. After him are Pat Hitchcock, Hannah Pick-Goslar, Giampiero Boniperti, Zhu Rongji, Carl Woese, and Tommaso Buscetta. Among people deceased in 2014, James Garner ranks 52. Before him are Karlheinz Böhm, Daniel Keyes, Kim Song-ae, Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Ultimate Warrior, and Yozo Aoki. After him are Ken Takakura, Udo Jürgens, Jean-Claude Duvalier, Veljko Kadijević, Gyula Grosics, and Hans Hollein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Garner ranks 1,494 out of 20,380. Before him are Ed Begley Jr. (1949), Shelley Winters (1920), Magic Johnson (1959), John Kennedy (1951), Britney Spears (1981), and Kathryn Bigelow (1951). After him are Sean Combs (1969), Ed Wood (1924), Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington (1920), Sean Baker (1971), Andrew S. Tanenbaum (1944), and Arthur Penn (1922).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Garner ranks 377. Before him are Kyle MacLachlan (1959), Annette Bening (1958), Lex Barker (1919), Holland Taylor (1943), Ed Begley Jr. (1949), and Shelley Winters (1920). After him are Tom Berenger (1949), Andie MacDowell (1958), Adrien Brody (1973), Eric Roberts (1956), Gary Sinise (1955), and Matthew Perry (1969).

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