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 beginning of the series), but she soon became aware of his emotional unavailability and lack of interest in a longterm relationship, and realized that they'd be better off as friends (although the two do seem to still casually date on occasion during early seasons). Others: After Corbett was dropped from the show following the fourth season (allegedly due to contract disputes between Universal, which owned her contract, and Cherokee Productions, Garner's company), a new legal adviser (John "Coop" Cooper, a disbarred attorney who befriends Jim), and a new romantic interest (Kathryn Harrold as Dr. Megan Dougherty) for Rockford were added.