James Garner

Garner is not to be confused with the Hempstead, New York mayor of the same name. Mark Hamill is also the co-writer of The Black Pearl, a comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics. He most recently starred as Duke in Nick Cassavetes's The Notebook. Hamill married Marilou York in 1978; they have three children. Originally intended to be a one-shot guest role, he stayed for the season. He also says that the accident took place "way before Star Wars.". On the death of John Ritter, Garner joined the cast of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, as Grandpa Hennessy. However, Hamill has been quoted that these allegations are wildly exaggerated, and that all that happened was that he broke his nose.

In 1994, Garner co-starred with Mel Gibson and Jodie Foster, in the movie version of his original Maverick role. Over time, the scarring would become increasingly visible, and he would have to rethink his acting career. In 1986, he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Murphy's Romance. Supposedly he was told by his surgeons that although facial reconstruction surgery could save his career in the short term, it would have only temporary results. In the 1970s he returned to television in another popular role, that of a private investigator in The Rockford Files, for which he received an Emmy for Best Actor. It is alleged that some time after filming Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in the late 1970s, Hamill was involved in a car accident, which caused substantial damage to his face. In the 1960s he starred in such films as The Thrill of It All, Move Over, Darling, Boys' Night Out, The Great Escape, The Americanization of Emily, Grand Prix (which gave him a car racing bug) and Support Your Local Sheriff!. (In the 1999 Wing Commander film, set earlier in the series, the character was played by Freddie Prinze, Jr..) Other notable computer-game roles (voice only) include Lieutenant Mosely in Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers, several characters in the LucasArts game Full Throttle, and Wolverine in X2: Wolverine's Revenge, the tie-in game to the movie X2: X-Men United.

In 2004, Garner became one of the first three honorees in the World Poker Tour Walk of Fame for this portrayal. When the Wing Commander series of computer games started using full motion video cut-scenes, Hamill was cast as the series protagonist, Colonel Christopher Blair, a role he played in Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (1994), Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom (1995), and Wing Commander: Prophecy (1997). He became a favorite of American fans for this role. In live-action television, Hamill had recurring roles in General Hospital and The Texas Wheelers (both pre-Star Wars), and, foreshadowing his later famous role, appeared as the Trickster in the live-action television series of The Flash. But Garner's popularity eventually made him the sole star of the series. He also voiced Larry 3000 in Time Squad. His first film role was in The Girl He Left Behind, but in the late 1950s he starred in a popular Western series, Maverick, rotating the starring role of Brett Maverick with Jack Kelly and Roger Moore. Jak in Phantom 2040.

He moved on to television commercials, and then to television roles. His success in the role has led to various villainous and/or deranged roles in other animated series, including the Gargoyle in the animated series of The Incredible Hulk, the Hobgoblin in the Spider-Man animated series, Maximus in Fantastic Four, Cock-Knocker from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and the deranged shock jock Dr. In 1954 Garner had a non-speaking role in the Broadway production of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Perhaps the role for which Hamill is best known, Luke Skywalker aside, is the Joker in Batman: The Animated Series and the other animated series that followed it. He received a Purple Heart in the Korean War. Hamill's film career since Star Wars has been undistinguished, and mostly connected to bad sci-fi movies that went straight to video, but he has been successful on Broadway, as a voice actor in animation and video games, and as a comic book creator. At 16, he joined the Merchant Marine. Mark Hamill (born 25 September 1951) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of farmboy-turned-Jedi knight Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films.

Born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, he has found fame in both movies and television. James Garner (born April 7, 1928) is an American actor.