Editing James Garner (section)

===2000s and 2010s===
In 2000, after an operation to replace both knees,<ref name="http://articles.latimes.com/2000/apr/12/entertainment/ca-18538"> {{cite news|last=King|first=Susan|title=At 'Chicago Hope,' They've Called In a Maverick Talent|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=April 12, 2000|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-apr-12-ca-18538-story.html|access-date=July 23, 2014}}</ref> Garner appeared with [[Clint Eastwood]], who had played a villain in the original ''Maverick'' series in the episode "[[Duel at Sundown (Maverick)|Duel at Sundown]]," as astronauts in the movie ''[[Space Cowboys]]'',<ref name="Indie"/> also featuring [[Tommy Lee Jones]] and [[Donald Sutherland]].

In 2001, Garner voiced Commander Rourke in ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]''. In 2002, following the death of [[James Coburn]], Garner took over Coburn's role as TV commercial voiceover for Chevrolet's "Like a Rock" advertising campaign. Garner continued to voice the commercials until the end of the campaign. Also in 2002, he played [[Sandra Bullock]]'s father in ''[[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (film)|Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]'' as Shepard James "Shep" Walker. After the death of [[John Ritter]] in 2003, Garner joined the cast of ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' as [[CJ Barnes|Grandpa Jim Egan]] (Cate's father)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=James Garner to Join '8 Simple Rules'|url= https://people.com/celebrity/james-garner-to-join-8-simple-rules|access-date=December 11, 2021|magazine=People|date=October 16, 2003}}</ref> and remained with the series until it finished in 2005.

In 2004, Garner starred as the older version of [[Ryan Gosling]]'s character in the film version of [[Nicholas Sparks (author)|Nicholas Sparks]]'s ''[[The Notebook]]'' alongside [[Gena Rowlands]] as his wife, directed by [[Nick Cassavetes]], Rowlands's son. The [[Screen Actors Guild]] nominated Garner as best actor for "Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/11th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|website=Sagawards.org|access-date=2016-07-24}}</ref> In 2006, Garner made his last personal appearance in the film ''[[The Ultimate Gift]]'' as billionaire Howard "Red" Stevens.  In 2010, Garner voiced [[Shazam (wizard)|Shazam]] in ''[[Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=R.I.P. TV and Film Icon James Garner, 1928–2014|url=https://comicbook.com/blog/2014/07/20/r-i-p-tv-and-film-icon-james-garner-1928-2014|access-date=July 21, 2014|publisher=Comicbook.com}}</ref>