Biography
James Scott Garner was an American actor. He played leading roles in more than fifty theatrical films, including The Great Escape (1963), The Americanization of Emily (1964), Grand Prix (1966), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Victor/Victoria (1982), and Murphy's Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. He also starred on television in Maverick and The Rockford Files.
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Awards & recognition
- TCA Career Achievement Award · 2010
- Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award · 2005
- Off-road Motorsports Hall of Fame · 1978
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1977
- Golden Globe Award — New Star of the Year – Actor · 1957
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- National Defense Service Medal
- Purple Heart
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- United Nations Medal
- TCA Career Achievement Award · 2008 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role · 2005 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie · 1999 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie · 1996 · nominated
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie · 1995 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1994 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1993 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1991 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1989 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1987 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1986 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1985 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1985 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1982 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1980 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1979 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1978 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · 1976 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1963 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Heartsounds
The Notebook
The Great Escape
Disclosure
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
The Carol Burnett Show
The Children's Hour
The Ultimate Gift
The Rockford Files
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
American Masters
Victor/Victoria
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
The Racing Scene
Grand Prix
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
The Thrill of It All
Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Support Your Local Sheriff!
36 Hours
What's My Line?
Maverick
Decoration Day
Maverick
Dust to Glory
8 Simple Rules
One Special Night
The Dick Cavett Show
Fire in the Sky
The Castaway Cowboy
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
The Americanization of Emily
Move Over, Darling
Sayonara
Skin Game
Support Your Local Gunfighter
Hour of the Gun
Darby's Rangers
Space Cowboys
Duel at Diablo
Up Periscope
The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration
Streets of Laredo
One Little Indian
The Wheeler Dealers
Cash McCall
Murphy's Romance
Bret Maverick