James Scott Bumgarner
| Sign | Aries |
| Born | Apr 7, 1928 Norman, Oklahoma |
| Died | Jul 19, 2014 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 86 |
James Garner | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1955-present |
| Top Roles | Flight Lt. Hendley "The Scrounger", Pete Aron, Anchor, Maj. Jefferson Pike, Jess Remsberg |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, War, Romance, Action, Western |
| Top Topics | World War II, Book-Based, Romance (Comic) |
| Top Collaborators | John Sturges (Director), Delbert Mann (Director), William A. Wellman (Director), Billy Halop |
| Shares birthday with | Alan J. Pakula, William Eythe, Stanley Adams see more.. |
James Garner Overview:
Actor, James Garner, was born James Scott Bumgarner on Apr 7, 1928 in Norman, Oklahoma. Garner died at the age of 86 on Jul 19, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA .
HONORS and AWARDS:
.Although Garner was nominated for one Oscar, he never won a competitive Academy Award.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1985 | Best Actor | Murphy's Romance (1985) | Murphy Jones | Nominated |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. In addition, Garner was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum .
BlogHub Articles:
Up Periscope: Early
By Rick29 on Apr 2, 2020 From Classic Film & TV CafeThe same night that he proposes marriage to a recent acquaintance, Navy Lieutenant Kenneth Braden () is whisked away to conduct a secret mission in the Pacific. Once aboard the submarine Barracuda, Captain Paul Stevenson (Edmund O'Brien) explains that Braden will be dropped off in a lago... Read full article
THE BLOGATHON: Maverick Is The Name
on Feb 3, 2020 From Caftan WomanGill is hosting The Blogathon at her site Realweegiemidget Reviews. Take part in all the affection and admiration HERE. as Bret Maverick The television western Maverick (1957-1962) is the only series to be awarded the Emmy for Best Western Series. The year was 1... Read full article
and Sidney Poitier Host a Duel at Diablo
By Rick29 on Sep 2, 2019 From Classic Film & TV Cafeas Jess. From the opening strains of Neal Hefti's guitar-driven theme, it's apparent that Duel at Diablo (1966) wants to break from the conventional Western movie mold. Its acting credits confirm that, with an eclectic cast headed by , Sidney Poitier (in his first Western),... Read full article
Stars in a Disney Duo
By Rick29 on Jan 2, 2019 From Classic Film & TV CafeAfter an immensely successful decade in the 1960s, Walt Disney Productions hit a rut in the 1970s. The quality and popularity of its films, as a whole, took a nose dive. Two of its better efforts during this period are now largely forgotten despite the presence of . Signed to a two-movie... Read full article
Warner Archive Blu-ray: and Lee Remick in The Wheeler Dealers (1963)
By KC on Jun 20, 2017 From Classic MoviesMovie sexism in the sixties is often a difficult terrain to travel, no matter how much the filmmakers think they have empowered their female lead, there is inevitably a man behind any happy ending. I found much of this nature cringe about in The Wheeler Dealers, but and Lee Remick are r... Read full article
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James Garner Quotes:
Jason McCullough: Well, you are the toughest talkin' blowhard I ever heard!
Col. William Orlando Darby: [Having a heart-to-heart talk with a somewhat distraught Ranger, who has just killed his first enemy soldier in combat] I've killed men, too. It won't be the last for either of us.
Pvt. Rollo Burns: Uh, sir, well, I was brought up to believe that a man's life was sacred, and that only God had the right to take it.
Col. William Orlando Darby: I believe that... Unless he's trying to kill you first.
Pvt. Rollo Burns: Well, I'll get over it, I guess.
Col. William Orlando Darby: Of course you will... Burns, look. We didn't make this world, so we can't account for the kind of men that are in it. All we can do as soldiers is try and repair it, so it can be lived in again. Unfortunately, that means killing.
Pa Danby: If that gun had gone off, it'd of blowed right up in my face.
Jason McCullough: Now it wouldn't have done my finger a hell of a lot of good either, would it? What can I do for you, Mr. Danby?
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