Claim: James Garner played a leading role in a movie.
Evidence: 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-.
Space Cowboys is a 2000 American space drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood.
Victor/Victoria is a 1982 British-American musical comedy film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Julie Andrews , James Garner , Robert Preston , Lesley Ann Warren , Alex Karras , and John Rhys-Davies.
The Great Escape is a 1963 American World War II epic film based on an escape by British Commonwealth prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II , starring Steve McQueen , James Garner , and Richard Attenborough , filmed in Panavision.
The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks.
Grand Prix is a 1966 American drama film about motorsports featuring an international ensemble cast.
The Americanization of Emily is a 1964 American black-and-white romantic dark comedy-drama war film , produced by Martin Ransohoff , directed by Arthur Hiller , that stars James Garner , Julie Andrews , Melvyn Douglas , and James Coburn.