James Garner
30 titles
Filmography
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36 Hours
(1964)Set during WW-II, Oscar-nominee James Garner stars as an American spy captured by German soldiers and brainwashed into believing the war is over.

Skin Game
(1971)James Garner and Lou Gossett, Jr. star in this comedy as Quincy and Drew, a pair of con men--one black, the other white--who travel the American West.

Support Your Local Gunfighter
(1971)When a charming con man is mistaken for an infamous gunfighter, he decides to impersonate the gunfighter so he can earn money to pay his debts.

Support Your Local Sheriff!
(1969)An opportunistic gunfighter agrees to serve as sheriff of a gold-rush town, where he charms the mayor’s daughter and outsmarts a powerful local clan.

Hour of the Gun
(1967)When Marshal Wyatt Earp kills outlaw gangsters in a brawl, their leader aims to kill his brother in revenge. Doc Holliday lends the lawman a hand.

Grand Prix
(1966)Oscar-winning editing and sound propel this action-packed look at the intertwining lives of four competitive Grand Prix race car drivers.

Up Periscope
(1959)A navy lieutenant (James Garner "Maverick") during World War II is ordered aboard a submarine to get special photographs of a Japanese-controlled island.

Cash McCall
(1960)A corporate raider buys a small business on its last legs so he can romance the owner's daughter.

Duel at Diablo
(1966)A sweeping western tale about the conflict between the Apache and the white man as a cowboy travels with a family being pursued by the Apache.

One Little Indian
(1973)An Army deserter (James Garner) flees by camel across the desert with a white boy (Clay O'Brien) raised by Indians.

A Man Called Sledge
(1970)This brisk, action-packed Western stars Garner and Weaver as outlaw buddies who break into a maximum-security prison in order to steal a half-million dollars woth of gold. The robbery a success, greed soon turns them against one another, culminating in a spectacular, blazing showdown in a small Mexican village.

The Castaway Cowboy
(1974)A Texas cowboy is rescued at sea by a 12-year-old boy. While he waits to return home, he decides to help out his rescuer's family.
Mister Buddwing
(1966)A man awakes on a Central Park bench, not knowing his name or how he got there. Adrift in the city, he sees a beer truck pass by. Then an airplane flies overhead. Piecing the two events together, the man chooses Buddwing as his name…and continues his desperate sidewalk quest to discover his true identity. James Garner portrays lost, disoriented Buddwing in this compelling mystery drama directed by Delbert Mann (Marty) and featuring a cast that includes Angela Lansbury, Suzanne Pleshette, Katharine Ross and Jean Simmons. There's another player, too: enveloping, challenging, intriguing New York City. Look for Nichelle Nichols, who became Star Trek's Lt. Uhura that same year.

They Only Kill Their Masters
(1972)When a woman is mysteriously killed in the small coastal town of Eden Landing, Police Chief Abel Marsh (James Garner) investigates. Initially, he's inclined to believe the town rumor that she was killed by her own Doberman Pinscher. But as Abel digs deeper he uncovers a complex network of connections between the dead girl and virtually everyone else in their tiny community. Faced with an ever-widening number of suspects, Abel consoles himself by sleeping with the prettiest (Katharine Ross).

Sunset
(1988)Bruce Willis and James Garner star as 1920s legends, actor Tom Mix and crimefighter Wyatt Earp, who join forces to solve a Beverly Hills killing.

The Great Escape
(1963)The award-winning, high-energy World War II epic about a maximum-security Nazi POW camp that three U.S. military prisoners attempt to break out of.

Victor/Victoria
(1982)A female entertainer finds fame by posing as a man in drag.

Murphy's Romance
(1985)After moving to small-town Arizona and falling for an older widowed pharmacist, a divorcée with a 12-year old son gets an unwanted visit from her ex.

The Fan
(1981)A record salesman is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen (Lauren Bacall). However when his letters are rejected, the fan strikes out at the actresses friends, then at her.

Boys' Night Out
(1962)Bowling? Nope. Another round of beers? Yawn. Three married men and their divorced buddy want to try something more intriguing on their boys' night out: a boy's night in with a blonde tootsie in a secret love pad. Unknown to them, the tootsie is really a doctoral student researching the love life of the suburban male. And she proves her smarts by keeping all four relationships strictly platonic, despite the boys' boasting to the contrary. Kim Novak, James Garner, Tony Randall and a starry supporting cast push all the funny buttons in this stylish comedy that (eventually) celebrates the virtues of marriage. Director Michael Gordon displays the same sophisticated touch that made his Pillow Talk a model of the sex-farce genre.