Actor
Jay Garner
Born January 17, 1929 in Sewanee, Tennessee, USADied January 21, 20118 films
Jay Garner (January 17, 1929 – January 21, 2011), born James H. Garner Jr., was an American actor.
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Television audiences know him as Admiral Asimov in the second season of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and as lecherous food critic Jason Defarge in Three's Company.
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First watchPennies from Heaven19816.1as The BankerDuring the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent schoolteacher.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
8 films as actor- 1982Hanky PankyBuck
- 1982Mae WestArchie Mayo
- 1982WorkingCorporate Executive
- 1981Pennies from HeavenThe Banker
- 1980F.D.R.: The Last YearMayor
- 1972Night of the Dark Full MoonDr. Robinson
- 1972Between Time and TimbuktuPresident Rosewater
- 1971Paradise LostMr. May