James Garner received an Academy Award nomination .
He starred in many 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 , 1963 , with Steve McQueen , Paddy Chayefsky 's The Americanization of Emily , 1964 , Grand Prix , 1966 , Blake Edwards ' Victor/Victoria,1982 , Murphy 's Romance , 1985 , for which he won an Academy Award , Space Cowboys , 2000 , with Clint Eastwood , and The Notebook , 2004 .
James Garner