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James Garner (born James Scott Bumgarner; April 7, 1928) is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades. These included his roles as Bret Maverick, in the popular 1950s western-comedy series, Maverick; Jim Rockford, in the popular 1970s detective drama, The Rockford Files; and the father of Katey Sagal’s character on 8 Simple Rules following the death of John Ritter. He has starred in more than fifty movies, including The Great Escape (1963), Paddy Chayefsky’s The Americanization of Emily (1964), Blake Edwards’ Victor Victoria (1982), Murphy’s Romance (1985), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, and The Notebook (2004).

• Born: James Scott Bumgarner April 7, 1928 (age 83) Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.
• Residence: Los Angeles, California
• Nationality: American
• Education: Hollywood High School
• Alma mater: University of Oklahoma
• Occupation: Actor
• Years active: 1956–2007, 2011
• Home town: Norman, Oklahoma
• Political party: Democratic
• Spouse: Lois Clarke (m. 1956) «start: (1956)»“Marriage: Lois Clarke to James Garner” Location: (linkback://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Garner)
• Parents: Weldon Warren Bumgarner, Mildred (née Meek)

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Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-08 08:53:07
AP - Harry Morgan wasn't a star and didn't need to be. In "M-A-S-H," "Dragnet" and so many other TV shows and movies, the veteran character actor proved as indispensable as any marquee name.

Harry Morgan made small roles big in TV, movies (AP)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-07 22:28:54
AP - Harry Morgan wasn't a star and didn't need to be. In "M-A-S-H," "Dragnet" and so many other TV shows and movies, the veteran character actor proved as indispensable as any marquee name.

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Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-07 18:22:54
AP - Emmy-winning character actor Harry Morgan, whose portrayal of the fatherly Col. Potter on television's "M-A-S-H" highlighted a show business career that included nine other TV series, 50 films and the Broadway stage, died Wednesday. He was 96.