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James Garner
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“Maverick” Starring James Garner After starring in TV’s “Maverick”, Garner’s charm & likeable screen persona enabled him to make an easy transition into big screen features such as “Darby’s Rangers”, “Cash McCall”, “The Great Escape”, “Hour Of The Gun”, “Support Your Local Sheriff”, “Marlowe”, “Victor/Victoria”, “Murphy’s Romance” & Clint Eastwood’s all-star sci-fi adventure “Space Cowboys”.
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Birth Name: James Scott Baumgarner
Date Of Birth: 7th April 1928
Place Of Birth: Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Height: 6’ 3”
Spouse: Lois Clarke (1956 - ?)
Brothers: Jack Garner & Charlie Baumgarner
Debut Film:”Toward The Unknown” (1956)
Famous TV Shows: “Maverick” & “The Rockford Files”.
Academy Award Nomination: 1986 - Best Actor for “Murphy’s Romance”
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James Garner’s Top 10 Movies on DVD & VHS
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Darby's Rangers(1959) VHS This thrilling war saga traces the efforts of Major William Darby (James Garner), who organized American troops during World War II and led them in campaigns against the Nazis in Europe and Africa. Jack Warden, Edward Byrnes and Etchika Choureau also star. 121 min.
Cash McCall(1960) VHS James Garner stars as a slick corporate raider specializing in taking over ailing companies and using their losses as tax write-offs for his own successful firm. Natalie Wood and Nina Foch are the women in his life; Dean Jagger, E.G. Marshall also star. 102 min.
The Great Escape [DVD](1963) DVD One of the greatest war films ever made! Steve McQueen is unforgettable as "the Cooler King," leading Allied prisoners in a daring escape from a German POW camp. James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Charles Bronson, James Coburn also star in this superior effort, noted for McQueen's daring motorcycle jump and Elmer Bernstein's triumphant score. 172 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; interactive menus; scene access; "making of" documentary; trivia; production notes; theatrical trailer.
Marlowe(1969) VHS James Garner is Raymond Chandler's heralded detective in this intriguing mystery. Philip Marlowe's search for a woman's missing brother in Los Angeles leads him into a murder plot complicated by tough police officials, strippers and martial arts henchmen. Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno and Bruce Lee (his Hollywood film debut) also star. 96 min.
Support Your Local Sheriff [DVD](1969) DVD Wanderer James Garner is coerced into serving as a gold rush town's new sheriff. With drunk-turned-deputy Jack Elam at his side, he's got to put outlaw Walter Brennan and his clan behind bars...as soon as the jail is built. Hilarious western spoof also stars Joan Hackett, Bruce Dern. 92 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby mono, French mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish; theatrical trailer; scene access.
Skin Game(1972) VHS James Garner and Louis Gossett are two con men traveling the early West with their special routine: Gossett is sold as a slave, then helped to escape by Garner. It's a sting that always works...almost. Ed Asner and Susan Clark also star. 102 min.
The Castaway Cowboy(1974) VHS Exciting family film stars James Garner as a Texas cowpoke who is shipwrecked on the Hawaiian island of Kauai in the late 1800s. Rescued by a young boy, Garner comes to the aid of the lad's mother, widowed farmer Vera Miles, and helps her save her land from villain Robert Culp. 91 min.
Victor/Victoria [DVD](1982) DVD Sparkling musical comedy stars Julie Andrews as a would-be chanteuse in '30s France who finally obtains a break...by disguising herself as a female impersonator! James Garner, Robert Preston, Alex Karras, Lesley Ann Warren also star under Blake Edwards' direction. 133 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Engllish Dolby Digital 5.1, French; Subtitles: English, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish;
Murphy's Romance(1985) VHS Charming "love triangle" comedy stars Sally Field as a ranch owner in a small Arizona town whose relationship with a local "town character" (James Garner) is threatened by the arrival of her shiftless ex-husband (Brian Kerwin). 107 min.
Maverick [DVD](1994) DVD Mel Gibson dons cowboy hat, boots and six-guns to play the roguish, sharp-shooting gambler inspired by the classic 1960s TV western. Along with sexy scam artist Jodie Foster and crafty sheriff James Garner (the TV series' Bret Maverick), Gibson enters a high-stakes riverboat poker game. James Coburn and Graham Greene co-star in Richard Donner's amiable sagebrush saga. 127 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital Surround stereo, French Dolby Digital Surround stereo; interactive menus; production notes; scene access.
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James Garner’s Videos & DVDs - Complete List
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