Other works

(1998) TV commercials: 10-10-9000 long distance directory service

(1980) Album: Recorded a record album with Waylon Jennings

(2002) TV commercial: reciting the poem "Nobody Knows It But Me" for the Chevrolet Tahoe SUV (voiceover).

(5/25/75) Driver of the Buick Century Custom V-8 pace car at 59th Indianapolis 500, with passengers Tony Hulman (the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway) and Jim Rathman (winner of the 1960 Indianapolis 500).

(5/29/77) Driver of the Oldsmobile Delta 88 pace car at 61st Indianapolis 500, with passenger Tony Hulman (the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Holman's last appearance at an Indy 500 before his October 27, 1977 death).

(5/26/85) Driver of the Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais pace car at 69th Indianapolis 500, with no passengers.

(1990s) Radio commercial,: Xerox.

(1975-83) Over 300 TV commercials for Polaroid cameras and film, along with Mariette Hartley portraying a married couple.

(2001) TV commercial: Williams Energy Solutions.

(5/03) TV commercial: the Chevrolet Suburban SUV (voiceover).

(2005-07) Series of TV commercials for Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation's reverse mortgage program. Financial Freedom went out of business in March 2011.

(1989) Large series of TV and radio commercials for the Beef Industry Council, with the famous tagline, "BEEF, it's what's for dinner!" (voiceover).

(1985-89) A very large series of TV and radio commercials for Mazda 626 automobiles. As part of his compensation from Mazda (he had a four year contract to promote Mazda's entire line of vehicles which were marketed and sold in the U.S.A.), in addition to the cash compensation portion of his contract, he was was also given one vehicle per year, a model of his choice. Over the four year contract period, he chose three different Mazda Rx-7 models (Mazda's top of the line sports car at that time), plus one different model, a Mazda pickup truck. He was known to have driven all of those vehicles frequently.

(1985-89) A very large series of TV and radio commercials for Mazda 929 automobiles.

(1986) TV commercial: Super Bowl commercial for the Mazda 323 ,with his daughter Gigi Garner.

(1/20/54-1/22/55) Stage: Appeared in "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial," an original drama, written by Herman Wouk; based on the novel "The Caine Mutiny" by Herman Wouk; directed by Charles Laughton, with Henry Fonda (portraying Lt. Barney Greenwald); John Hodiak (portraying Lt. Stephen Maryk); and Lloyd Nolan (portraying Lt. Commander Philip Francis Queeg) in the cast; with Garner (as James Bumgarner) appearing as one of the court martial judges in a non-speaking role; on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre (now the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre), Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. (415 total performances, with an unknown number of previews.)

(1985-89) A very large series of TV and radio commercials for Mazda RX-7 automobiles.

(1985-89) A very large series of TV and radio commercials for Mazda 323 cars.

(1955-56) Stage: Appeared in "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" US national touring company, James Garner portrayed the role of Lt. Stephen Maryk (in Garner's first speaking role, with Garner participating in the national tour for three months), with Charles Laughton (who directed the Broadway production) taking over the role of Lt. Commander Philip Francis Queeg.

(1982) TV commercial: "Here it Comes," with James Garner, Mariette Hartley, Robert Ridgely, Dena Dietrich, and Kim Richards, for the Polaroid Sun camera.

(1980) TV commercial: Polaroid film.

(Summer 1960) Stage: Appeared in Norman Krasna's play, "John Loves Mary," in a Kenley Players production at the Packard Music Hall Theatre in Warren, OH. John Kenley was artistic director.

(Early 1950s) Series of TV commercials (some live) for Winston cigarettes.

(1985-89) A very large series of TV and radio commercials for Mazda automobiles and trucks.