James Whitmore
Acting
Born: October 1, 1921 · White Plains, New York, USA
Died: February 6, 2009 (aged 87)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Planet of the Apes
1968
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Majestic
2001
The Relic
1997
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Bonanza
1959
Them!
1954
Oklahoma!
1955
Chato's Land
1972
Photos (5)
Movies (77)
The Shawshank Redemption
Brooks Hatlen
Planet of the Apes
President of the Assembly
The Asphalt Jungle
Gus Minissi
The Majestic
Stan Keller
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral William F. Halsey
Battleground
Kinnie
The Relic
Dr. Albert Frock
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Levi
A Ring of Endless Light
Grandfather
Them!
Sgt. Ben Peterson
Madigan
Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Kiss Me Kate
Slug
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Fetcher
Chato's Land
Joshua Everette
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (voice)
Angels in the Outfield
Angel (voice) (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
Old Bill (uncredited)
The Split
Herb Sutro
The Last Frontier
Gus
Battle Cry
MSgt. Mac
The Serpent's Egg
Priester
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
The Challenge
Overman
Oklahoma!
Mr. Carnes
The Flying Misfits
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
The Undercover Man
George Pappas
Who Was That Lady?
Harry Powell
The First Deadly Sin
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Waterhole #3
Capt. Shipley
Nuts
Judge Stanley Murdoch
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
Chuka
Lou Trent
Sky High
Gus Johnson
Because You're Mine
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
The Eddy Duchin Story
Lou Sherwood
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
The Deep Six
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Next Voice You Hear...
Joe Smith
The Girl Who Had Everything
Charles "Chico" Menlow
High Crime
Commissioner Aldo Scavino
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
Swing Vote
Daniel Morissey
Where the Red Fern Grows
Grandpa
The Harrad Experiment
Philip Tenhausen
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
I Will Fight No More Forever
General Oliver O. Howard
The Restless Years
Ed Henderson
The Outriders
Clint Priest
The McConnell Story
SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Glory! Glory!
Lester Babbitt
Shadow in the Sky
Lou Hopke
Above and Beyond
Maj. William M. Uanna
If Tomorrow Comes
Frank Phillips
Mark, I Love You
Dwight Hamilton
The Command
Sgt. Elliott
Here's to Life!
Gus Corley
The Canterville Ghost
Hyram B. Otis
Love Those Trains
Narrator
Rage!
Borski
Man Belongs to the Earth
Narrator
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
Nobody's Perfect
Capt. Mike Riley
All My Sons
Joe Keller
Please Believe Me
Vincent Maran
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
The Balloon Vendor
Antonio
Face of Fire
Monk Johnson
Black Like Me
John Finley Horton
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
The Golden Honeymoon
Charley Tate
Hail Columbia!
Narrator
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
J. Marvin Bean
TV Shows (83)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Milton · 1 eps
Bonanza
John Postley · 1 eps
The Practice
Raymond Oz · 3 eps
The Virginian
Capt. Piper Pritican · 1 eps
The Virginian
Marshal Krug · 1 eps
The Virginian
Ezra Hollis · 1 eps
The Virginian
Carl Kabe · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
American Playhouse
Joe Keller · 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Henry Clay Kincaid · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Handy · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Joshua Hawks · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Marshal Seth Campbell · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Tom Wills · 1 eps
Studio One
Sam · 1 eps
Climax!
Stash Prohaska · 1 eps
Climax!
Tom Miller · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jeb · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Kincaid · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joel Begley · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jonas · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Combat!
Hertzbrun · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Rawhide
Sgt. Joe Duclos · 1 eps
Rawhide
Colonel John Macklin · 1 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
The Invaders
Harry Swain · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Joe Piante · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Harry Roarke · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Amos Campbell · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jim Forbes · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Timothy Fitzpatrick · 2 eps
Run for Your Life
Chief Jim Holland · 1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Craig Bennett Stiles · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
2 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
J. Marvin Bean · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Major Will Stanton · 1 eps
12 O'Clock High
2 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
Checkmate
Detective Lt. Dave Harker · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
The United States Steel Hour
1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
Tarzan
1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Martin Burnham · 1 eps
The White Shadow
Jake Reeves · 2 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Tracy · 1 eps
Then Came Bronson
Wilson Ford · 1 eps
Bus Stop
1 eps
Temperatures Rising
Vincent Campanelli · 27 eps
Alcoa Premiere
2 eps
Going My Way
1 eps
Code Red
1 eps
The Loner
1 eps
The Loner
Doc Fritchman · 1 eps
The Chevy Mystery Show
Philip Selby · 1 eps
Shane
Harry Himber · 1 eps
The Monroes
1 eps
Crossroads
Father Emil Joseph Kapaun · 1 eps
Panic!
1 eps
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Foxy Smith · 1 eps
The Law and Mr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln Jones · 45 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
Professor John Woodruff · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
3 eps
Mister Sterling
William Sterling Sr. · 4 eps
Custer
1 eps
T.H.E. Cat
1 eps
Slattery's People
1 eps
Cowboy in Africa
1 eps
George Burns Comedy Week
Ebenezer Scrooge · 1 eps
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Word
George Wheeler · 4 eps
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Dr. Goldman · 1 eps
Favorite Son
The President · 3 eps
For the People
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tommy McDermott · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Benson · 1 eps
Celebrity
Clifford Casey · 3 eps
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell · 3 eps
Self / Appearances (7)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 2 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominated · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 2 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Self · 1 eps
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self