James Garner filmography 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). James Garner filmography The following is the filmography for American actor James Garner. Garner was known for prominent roles in films such as "Sayonara" (1957) with Marlon Brando, "Cash McCall" (1960) with Natalie Wood, "The Children's Hour" (1961) with Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, "Boys' Night Out" (1962) with Kim Novak and Tony Randall, "The Great Escape" (1963) with Steve McQueen, "The Thrill of It All" (1963) with Doris Day, "Move Over, Darling" (1963)
The Rockford Files series, the trailer is at Paradise Cove (address 29 Cove Road), adjacent to a pier and a restaurant ("The Sand Castle", now known as the "Paradise Cove Beach Cafe"). In the television movies from 1994–99, Rockford is living in a trailer that has been extensively enlarged and remodeled. In contrast to most television private eyes, Rockford wears low-budget "off the rack" clothing and does his best to avoid fights—although he will engage in fistfights when there's absolutely no other option. He rarely carries his Colt Detective Special revolver, for which he has no permit, preferring to talk his way out