Jay Garner

Jay Garner (January 17, 1929 – January 21, 2011), born James H. Garner Jr., was an American musical theatre, film, and television actor.

Biography Born James H. Garner Jr. in 1929 in Sewanee, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Tennessee and moved to Atlanta, where he worked in radio and began acting. He changed his first name to Jay upon entering Actors Equity because there was already a James Garner in the union.

Death Garner died on January 21, 2011, in New York City after suffering from a respiratory illness, aged 82. An only child, he never married and left no immediate survivors.

Selected filmography