James Garner did not star in television series.
He starred in several television series over more than five decades , including such popular roles as Bret Maverick in the 1950s western comedy series Maverick and Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files , and played leading roles in more than 50 theatrical films , including The Great Escape -LRB- 1963 -RRB- with Steve McQueen , Paddy Chayefsky 's The Americanization of Emily -LRB- 1964 -RRB- , Grand Prix -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Blake Edwards ' Victor/Victoria -LRB- 1982 -RRB- , Murphy 's Romance -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , for which he received an Academy Award nomination , Space Cowboys -LRB- 2000 -RRB- with Clint Eastwood , and The Notebook -LRB- 2004 -RRB- .	Bret Maverick	Maverick (TV series)#James Garner as Bret Maverick	western	Western (genre)	Maverick	Maverick (TV series)	Jim Rockford	Jim Rockford (television character)	The Rockford Files	The Rockford Files	The Great Escape	The Great Escape (film)	Steve McQueen	Steve McQueen	Paddy Chayefsky	Paddy Chayefsky	The Americanization of Emily	The Americanization of Emily	Grand Prix	Grand Prix (1966 film)	Blake Edwards	Blake Edwards	Victor/Victoria	Victor/Victoria	Academy Award	Academy Awards	Space Cowboys	Space Cowboys	Clint Eastwood	Clint Eastwood	The Notebook	The Notebook
