James Garner age, net worth, wiki, family, biography and latest updates

James Garner age, net worth, wiki, family, biography and latest updates.

James Garner was an American actor who grew up in Los Angeles, California, after being born in Norman, Oklahoma. Garner began his career on stage before making his television debut in the early 1950s.

James Garner: Profile summary

Name	James Garner
Nickname	James Scott Bumgarner
Gender	Male
Date of Birth	7-Apr-1928
Date of Death	19-Jul-2014
Aged	86
Birth Place	Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
Country	United States
Nationality	American
Height	1.87 (m)
Weight	Unknown (KGs)
Profession	American Actor

James Garner: Biography & Early Life

James Garner was born on 7th April 1928, in Norman. His father, Waldon Warren Bumgarner, had three sons. James was the youngest. His mother died when he was five years old. His father married several times. At an early age, he left his family and never went back. One of his stepmothers was cruel to him and the other boys.

Garner’s last stepmother, whom he called ‘Mama Grace,’ was almost like a mother to him. He went to his father and joined Hollywood High School. At that time, he did some modelling jobs. He returned to Norman soon and attended Norman High School. In high school, he played both basketball and football and was quite good at them.

James Garner: Personal Life

Garner met Lois Josephine Fleischman Clarke at a rally in 1956. After two weeks. They got married. Clarke had a daughter from her previous marriage. Later he had a daughter with her, Gigi Garner. In 1979 he separated from his wife, but he didn’t get divorced. After three years, the couple got back together. He remained married to her until his last breath. In 2014 he died of a massive heart attack.

James Garner: Age, Height, and Weight

Being born on 7 April 1928, James Garner was 87 years old at the time of his death. His height was 1.87 m. tall, and weigh 90 kg.

James Garner: Career

At the age of 16, he joined the United States Merchant Marine. He received many medals. He started his TV career in 1957 with the TV series entitled Conflict. He played the role of Bret Maverick in Maverick in 1959. After this, he never had to look behind. He stepped on the ladder of success and reached the top of it.

James Garner: Awards & Achievements

Needless to say, at the early stage of his career, the film industry recognized the potential of the great actor. Consequently, he received the Golden Globe Award for the most promising newcomer male in the year 1958. In 1977 he won Primetime Emmy Award for the Rockford files in the category of the outstanding lead actor in a drama series. He was nominated for this category three times more. In 1987 he won Primetime Emmy Award again. This time it was for Promise.

In 1990 he won the Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an actor in a motion picture made for TV award for Decoration Day. After three years in 1993, he won another golden globe award in the same category, this time for barbarians at the gate. In 2004 Screen Actors Guild award gave him the lifetime achievement award. In the year of 2010, he won the TCA Career Achievement Award. Throughout his career, he got nominated for many prestigious awards.

James Garner: Net Worth

This charming and amiable Hollywood actor has around $20 million net worth.