Table of Biography
James Garner is an eminent personality from the United States. He is one of the immortal stars of the industry. James Garner is famous for his roles in series like Maverick, The Rockford Files, etc. While, his theatrical films like The Great Escape, The Americanization of Emily, etc and equally popular among the fans.
Early life
James Garner was born on 7th April 1928, in, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America. His father’s name is Weldom Warren Bumgarner, and his mother is Mildred Scott Bumgarner.
Further, he also had two brothers named Jack Garner, and Charles Bumgarner. While he held an American nationality and practiced Christianity. Further, he belonged to the Caucasian ethnicity. According to astrology, he had Aries as his zodiac sign.
Talking about their formal educational status, he completed his schooling at Norman High School and Hollywood High School in his hometown. And, he also accomplished his higher studies at the University of Oklahoma.
Death
James Garner is not present physically with us today. He left to heavenly abode on 19th July 2014 at the age of 86 years of age, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, United States. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Professional life
James Garner was one of the precious stars of the movie industry. He has contributed in many different ways, either in movies or in television shows along with series.
He made his first debut in the movies from the project named Toward the Unknown in 1956 in the role of Major Joe Craven. Since then, he played in many movies to date.
Caption: James in Maverick (Source: Wikipedia)
Some of them are; The Girl He Left Behind, Sayonara, Darby’s Rangers, Up Periscope, Cash McCall, The Children’s Hour, Boy’s Night Out, The Great Escape, The Thrill of It All, The Wheeler Dealers, Move Over, Darling,
36 Hours, The Art of Love, Duel of Diablo, Grand Prix, How Sweet It Is!, The Pink Jungle, Skin Game, Sunset, My Fellow Americans, The Notebook, and many more.
Further, he has also made an equally important contribution to television. He made a debut in it from the project called Cheyenne in the role of Lieutenant Brad Forsythe in 1955.
Since then he has appeared in projects like; Conflict, Sugarfoot, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, This Is Your Life, The Bob Hope Show, Angel, Once Upon a Wheel, Nichols, The Long Summer of George Adams, Space, Promise, My Name Is Bill W.
, etc. He has been very popular for his role as Bret Maverick in the series Maverick, and also as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files.
Net worth 2024
James Garner lived an opulent life with his family. Thanks to the fame and fortune he earned from his work. Moreover, his total net worth was $20 million US dollars at the time of his death. Despite his popularity and fame, he has not received any brand endorsement deals as of now. However, it is possible that shortly, he might start to endorse brands.
Personal life
Moving on to the romantic and private life of James Garner, he was married. He tied the knot with Lois Clarke in 1956. They led a comfortable life with two children until he died in 2014.
They are Gigi Garner and Kimberly Garner. Apart from that, he has no affairs with any other person. While he is straight regarding gender choices. And, he does not have any kind of controversial events till today.
Caption: James and Lois Clarke (Source: Legit)
James Garner – Body measurement
James Garner was very good-looking and had an amazing personality. The veteran star stood about 6 feet and 2 inches tall. While he weighed 84kg.
Moreover, talking about the overall body measurement, the number ranged to 43 inches chest, 34 inches waist, and 14 inches hips. The color of his eyes was brown, and he had light brown colored hair.
James Garner – Social Media
James is not present on social media. He did not have any accounts on any of the social media platforms.