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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made
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Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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- Awards And Honors: Emmy Award (1977) Emmy Award (1987): Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special Emmy Award (1977): Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Golden Globe Award (1994): Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Golden Globe Award (1991): Best Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
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James Garner. Jump to. 17 wins & 37 nominations. Academy Awards, USA. 1986 Nominee Oscar. Best Actor in a Leading Role. Murphy's Romance. Bambi Awards. 1999 Winner Honorary Bambi. Lifetime Achievement. 1977 Winner Bambi. TV Series International. The Rockford Files. James Garner was not present at the Awards ceremony.
- April 7, 1928
- July 19, 2014
Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in 1928 in Denver, Oklahoma [2] (now part of Norman, with some of which now under Lake Thunderbird ). His parents were Weldon Warren Bumgarner (1901–1986), [3] a widower, and Mildred Scott ( née Meek; 1907–1933), who died five years after his birth. His father was of part German ancestry.
Jul 19, 2014 · 15 Nominations | 2 Emmys | 1 Honor. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR SPECIAL - 1994. Nominee. James Garner, as Ira Moran. Breathing Lessons (Hallmark Hall Of Fame) CBS. OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR SPECIAL - 1993. Nominee. James Garner, as Ross Johnson. BARBARIANS AT THE GATE. HBO.
In the 1980s Garner appeared in few movies, but the ones he did make were darker than the likable Garner of old. These included Tank (1984) and Murphy's Romance (1985). For the latter, he was nominated for both the Academy Award and a Golden Globe.
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- Norman, Oklahoma, USA
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- Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Early Life
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James Garner, born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, on April 7, 1928, rose to fame as the star of the Western TV series Maverick (1957-60). He went on to star in hit films such as The Great Escape (1963), Grand Prix (1966) and the Oscar-winning Victor Victoria (1982). He earned an Oscar nomination for Murphy’s Romance (1985) and a Golden ...
Born James Scott Bumgarner on April 7, 1928 in Norman, Oklahoma, James Garner's early childhood in the Great Depression-era Dust Bowl was marked by hardships. He is the youngest of three sons. When he was only four years old, he lost his mother, Mildred Bumgarner, who was half-Cherokee. His father, Weldon Warren "Bill" Bumgarner, eventually abandon...
Finally, Garner stumbled into acting. Approached by a talent agent friend and lured by the prospect of a new job, Garner took a small role as a judge in a Broadway production of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Although Garner spent most of his time in the background, his participation gave him ample time to learn from the show's legendary lead acto...
Just as he was getting his first taste of what it was like to play a lead role, Garner was also learning about a darker side of the entertainment business. His tenure on Maverickended with a successful lawsuit against Warner Bros. During a writers' strike in 1960, the studio suspended Garner without pay, claiming that they had no scripts to work fr...
James Garner continued his acting career well into the 2000s, signing for a major role on the ABC sitcom 8 Simple Rules after the untimely death of its original male lead, John Ritter. Garner took a supporting role in the film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002), and played a husband whose wife is sick with Alzheimer's in 2004's The Noteb...
Check all the awards won and nominated for by James Garner - TCA Career Achievement Award (2010) , Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award (2005) , Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (1994) and more awards.
As Executive Producer of Promise for the Hallmark Hall of Fame, Garner won the 1987 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special. [2] . Promise also received the 1987 Peabody Award. [3] . In 1991, the academy inducted him into the Television Hall of Fame. [4] .
