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James Whitmore
James Whitmore

James Whitmore

ActingBorn October 1, 1921Died February 6, 2009 (age 87)White Plains, New York, USA

Biography

James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American film, theatre, and television actor. During his career, Whitmore won three of the four EGOT honors; - a Tony, a Grammy, and an Emmy. Whitmore also won a Golden Globe and was nominated for two Academy Awards. Following World War II, Whitmore appeared on Broadway in the role of the sergeant in Command Decision. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave Whitmore a contract, but his role in the film adaptation was played by Van Johnson. His first major picture for MGM was Battleground, in a role that was turned down by Spencer Tracy, to whom Whitmore bore a noted physical resemblance. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role, and won the Golden Globe Award as Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role. Other major films included Angels in the Outfield, The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Above and Beyond, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Oklahoma!, Black Like Me, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, Tora! Tora! Tora!, and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, a one-man show for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former U.S. President Harry S Truman. In the film Tora! Tora! Tora!, he played Admiral William F. "Bull" Halsey. Whitmore appeared during the 1950s on many television anthology series. He was cast as Father Emil Kapaun in the 1955 episode "The Good Thief" in the ABC religion anthology series Crossroads. Other roles followed on Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theater, Lux Video Theatre, Kraft Theatre, Studio One in Hollywood, Schlitz Playhouse, Matinee Theatre, and the Ford Television Theatre. In 1958, he carried the lead in "The Gabe Carswell Story" of NBC's Wagon Train, with Ward Bond. Whitmore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6611 Hollywood Boulevard. The ceremony was held on February 8, 1960.

Filmography

2017
Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2003TV
2003
Mister Sterling

as William Sterling Sr.

TV
2002Movie
2001
The Majestic

as Stan Keller

Movie
2000
Here's to Life!

as Gus Corley

Movie
1999
Swing Vote

as Daniel Morissey

Movie
1997
The Practice

as Raymond Oz

TV
1997
The Relic

as Dr. Albert Frock

Movie
1994
The Shawshank Redemption

as Brooks Hatlen

Movie
1990
Old Explorers

as Leinen Roth

Movie
1990
Sky High

as Gus Johnson

Movie
1989
Glory! Glory!

as Lester Babbitt

Movie
1988
Favorite Son

as The President

TV
1987
Nuts

as Judge Stanley Murdoch

Movie
1987
All My Sons

as Joe Keller

Movie
1985
George Burns Comedy Week

as Ebenezer Scrooge

TV
1985
I Will Fight No More Forever

as General Oliver O. Howard

Movie
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Craig Bennett Stiles

TV
1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain

as Mark Twain (voice)

Movie
1984Movie
1984
Celebrity

as Clifford Casey

TV
1982
Hail Columbia!

as Narrator

Movie
1981TV
1980
Mark, I Love You

as Dwight Hamilton

Movie
1980
The First Deadly Sin

as Dr. Sanford Ferguson

Movie
1980
Rage!

as Borski

Movie
1980
The Golden Honeymoon

as Charley Tate

Movie
1979
The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Movie
1978
The White Shadow

as Jake Reeves

TV
1978
The Word

as George Wheeler

TV
1978Movie
1977Movie
1976
The Flying Misfits

as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

Movie
1975
Give 'em Hell, Harry!

as Harry S. Truman

Movie
1974
The Canterville Ghost

as Hyram B. Otis

Movie
1974Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974Movie
1974Movie
1973
High Crime

as Commissioner Aldo Scavino

Movie
1973
The Harrad Experiment

as Philip Tenhausen

Movie
1972
Temperatures Rising

as Vincent Campanelli

TV
1972
Chato's Land

as Joshua Everette

Movie
1971
If Tomorrow Comes

as Frank Phillips

Movie
1970
The Challenge

as Overman

Movie
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Admiral William F. Halsey

Movie
1969
Then Came Bronson

as Wilson Ford

TV
1969
My Friend Tony

as Prof. John Woodruff

TV
1968
The Split

as Herb Sutro

Movie
1968
The Name of the Game

as Harry Roarke

TV
1968
Madigan

as Chief Inspector Charles Kane

Movie
1968
Planet of the Apes

as President of the Assembly

Movie
1968
Nobody's Perfect

as Capt. Mike Riley

Movie
1967
Waterhole #3

as Capt. Shipley

Movie
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour

as Professor John Woodruff

TV
1967TV
1967
Chuka

as Lou Trent

Movie
1967
The Invaders

as Harry Swain

TV
1966
Shane

as Harry Himber

TV
1966TV
1966
The Tenderfoot

as Captain Ewell

Movie
1965TV
1965
The Loner

as Doc Fritchman

TV
1965TV
1965
The Big Valley

as Joshua Hawks

TV
1965
The Big Valley

as Marshal Seth Campbell

TV
1965
The Big Valley

as Tom Wills

TV
1965
Run for Your Life

as Chief Jim Holland

TV
1965
National Geographic Specials

as Narrator (voice)

TV
1964
The Tenderfoot

as Captain Ewell

TV
1964
Black Like Me

as John Finley Horton

Movie
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as J. Marvin Bean

TV
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Major Will Stanton

TV
1963
Burke's Law

as Joe Piante

TV
1963
Arrest and Trial

as Martin Burnham

TV
1962
Combat!

as Hertzbrun

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Capt. Piper Pritican

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Carl Kabe

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Marshal Krug

TV
1962
The Virginian

as Ezra Hollis

TV
1961TV
1961TV
1961
Dr. Kildare

as Henry Clay Kincaid

TV
1960TV
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones

as Abraham Lincoln Jones

TV
1960
Checkmate

as Detective Lt. Dave Harker

TV
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show

as Philip Selby

TV
1960
Who Was That Lady?

as Harry Powell

Movie
1959
Bonanza

as John Postley

TV
1959
Face of Fire

as Monk Johnson

Movie
1959
Rawhide

as Sgt. Joe Duclos

TV
1959
Rawhide

as Colonel John Macklin

TV
1958
The Restless Years

as Ed Henderson

Movie
1958TV
1958
The Deep Six

as Cmdr. Warren Meredith

Movie
1957
The Young Don't Cry

as Rudy Krist

Movie
1957TV
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Jonas - Blacksmith

TV
1956TV
1956Movie
1956
The Eddy Duchin Story

as Lou Sherwood

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Oklahoma!

as Mr. Carnes

Movie
1955
The McConnell Story

as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman

Movie
1955
Gunsmoke

as Amos Campbell

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Jim Forbes

TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Timothy Fitzpatrick

TV
1955
Battle Cry

as MSgt. Mac

Movie
1954
Climax!

as Stash Prohaska

TV
1954
Climax!

as Tom Miller

TV
1954TV
1954
Them!

as Sgt. Ben Peterson

Movie
1954
The Command

as Sgt. Elliott

Movie
1954
The Great Diamond Robbery

as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer

Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything

as Charles "Chico" Menlow

Movie
1953
Above and Beyond

as Maj. William M. Uanna

Movie
1952
The Hoaxters

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1952
Because You're Mine

as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson

Movie
1952
Shadow in the Sky

as Lou Hopke

Movie
1951
It's a Big Country

as Mr. Stacey

Movie
1951
Angels in the Outfield

as Angel (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Across the Wide Missouri

as Old Bill (uncredited)

Movie
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Tommy McDermott

TV
1951TV
1951
The Red Badge of Courage

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1950Movie
1950TV
1950TV
1950Movie
1950
The Asphalt Jungle

as Gus Minissi

Movie
1950
Please Believe Me

as Vincent Maran

Movie
1950
The Outriders

as Clint Priest

Movie
1949
Battleground

as Kinnie

Movie
1949
The Undercover Man

as George Pappas

Movie
1948TV
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominated

TV
Tony e il Professore

as il professore

TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayOctober 1, 1921
Day of DeathFebruary 6, 2009
Place of BirthWhite Plains, New York, USA
Popularity1.2
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