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- Birth nameJack Edward Bumgarner
- Jack Garner was born on September 19, 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 September 13, 2011 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
- SpouseElizabeth Josephine Ludwick(January 29, 1949 - March 1970) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenElizabeth Scott Bumgarner
- ParentsMildred Scott MeekWeldon Warren Bumgarner
- RelativesCharles Warren Bumgarner(Sibling)James Garner(Sibling)
- Older brother of actor James Garner.
- Jack was an excellent athlete who was a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization for over 10 years. After his baseball career, he moved on to golf, while also working as an actor. He was a longtime member of the Professional Golfers Association, played competitively, & later taught at Oakmont Country Club in Glendale, CA.
- Was frequently cast in various small roles in his brother James Garner's 1974-1980 NBC-TV series The Rockford Files (1974), and in other productions starring James Garner thereafter, including Bret Maverick (1981), The Rockford Files movies, and Streets of Laredo (1995), Jack Garner's final role.
- In 2000, he had knee replacement surgery for both of his knees.
- Was a week older than Julie London. He guest-starred with her on an episode of Emergency! (1972).
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