Life and work
James Garner was an American film and television actor. Born: 7 April 1928. Died: 19 July 2014. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1928–2014
James Garner
James Garner was an American film and television actor. Born on 7 April 1928, this profile follows James Garner through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Rockford Files (1974). The location trail reaches Leo Carrillo State Park, Santa Monica Pier and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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The Rockford Files · Leo Carrillo State Park
James Garner is credited as cast member on The Rockford Files. The work’s existing location story leads to Leo Carrillo State Park. Leo Carrillo State Park is documented as a location associated with The Rockford Files (1974). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
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Leo Carrillo State Park ↗︎
A television connection
Leo Carrillo State Park is documented as a location associated with The Rockford Files (1974). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
35000 Pacific Coast Highway
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A television connection
Santa Monica Pier is documented as a location associated with The Rockford Files (1974). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
200 Santa Monica Pier
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A television connection
Vincent Thomas Bridge is documented as a location associated with The Rockford Files (1974). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
State Route 47 over Los Angeles Harbor
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1928-04-07 2014-07-19
Born 7 April 1928
Died 19 July 2014
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
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The Rockford Files
Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
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PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Stephen J. Cannell ↗︎
Stephen J. Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist, and occasional actor, and the founder of Cannell Entertainment. Born on 5 February 1941, this profile follows Stephen J. Cannell through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Rockford Files (1974) and The A-Team (1983). The location trail reaches Leo Carrillo State Park, Santa Monica Pier and Vincent Thomas Bridge. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.