Who is James Garner?
James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928 – July 19, 2014) was an American movie and television actor.
What movies and TV shows has James Garner been in?
James Garner filmography. His television series credits include portraying Bret Maverick in Maverick (1957–1962), The New Maverick (1978 TV-movie), and Bret Maverick (1981–1982), Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files (1974–1980) and eight subsequent Rockford Files TV-movies (1994-1999), and Jim Egan in 8 Simple Rules (2003–2005).
Why did James Garner Sue Warner Bros?
During the same period that Garner was appearing in the Maverick 1957 television series, he branched out into feature-length Warner Bros. films. Eventually becoming dissatisfied with his financial situation in the original television series, he sued Warner Bros for breach of contract after they refused to pay him during a writer’s strike.
Why did Johnny Bumgarner change his last name to garner?
Garner changed his last name from Bumgarner to Garner after the studio had credited him as “James Garner” without permission. He then legally changed it upon the birth of his first child, when he decided she had too many names.