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Jack Garner(1926-2011)

  • Actor
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Jack Garner was born on 19 September 1926 in Norman, Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for My Fellow Americans (1996), The Rockford Files (1974) and The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996). He was married to Elizabeth Josephine Ludwick. He died on 13 September 2011 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
BornSeptember 19, 1926
DiedSeptember 13, 2011(84)
BornSeptember 19, 1926
DiedSeptember 13, 2011(84)
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Known for

Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, and James Garner in My Fellow Americans (1996)
My Fellow Americans
6.5
  • President Haney's Caddy
  • 1996
Noah Beery Jr. and James Garner in The Rockford Files (1974)
The Rockford Files
8.2
TV Series
  • Actor
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996)
The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
7.6
TV Movie
  • Captain McEnroe
  • 1996
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
7.2
TV Movie
  • Captain McEnroe
  • 1996

Credits

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Actor

  • The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads (1999)
    The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds... It Leads
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Capt. McEnroe
    • 1999
  • The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda (1997)
    The Rockford Files: Shoot-Out at the Golden Pagoda
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Capt. McEnroe
    • 1997
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jack Lemmon, and James Garner in My Fellow Americans (1996)
    My Fellow Americans
    6.5
    • President Haney's Caddy
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Punishment and Crime
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Captain McEnroe
    • 1996
  • James Luisi in The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Captain McEnroe
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best (1996)
    The Rockford Files: Godfather Knows Best
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Captain McEnroe
    • 1996
  • The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996)
    The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Captain McEnroe
    • 1996
  • Sissy Spacek, James Garner, and Sam Shepard in Streets of Laredo (1995)
    Streets of Laredo
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Waiter
    • 1995
  • The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
    The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Captain McEnroe
    • 1994
  • Jodie Foster, Mel Gibson, and James Garner in Maverick (1994)
    Maverick
    7.0
    • Porter (uncredited)
    • 1994
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Mr. Worthington
    • 1993
  • James Garner and Romy Walthall in Man of the People (1991)
    Man of the People
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Bernie
    • 1991–1992
  • My Name Is Bill W. (1989)
    My Name Is Bill W.
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Zack
    • 1989
  • Bruce Willis, Kathleen Quinlan, and James Garner in Sunset (1988)
    Sunset
    5.7
    • Cowboy Henry
    • 1988
  • LBJ: The Early Years (1987)
    LBJ: The Early Years
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • 1987

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Garner
  • Born
    • September 19, 1926
    • Norman, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • September 13, 2011
    • Rancho Mirage, California, USA(complications from a broken hip)
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth Josephine LudwickJanuary 29, 1949 - March 1970 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Elizabeth Scott Bumgarner
  • Parents
      Mildred Scott Meek
  • Relatives
      Charles Warren Bumgarner(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Older brother of actor James Garner.

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