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
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral William F. Halsey
The Relic
Dr. Albert Frock
The Majestic
Stan Keller
The Last Frontier
Gus
Chato's Land
Joshua Everette
Them!
Sgt. Ben Peterson
Angels in the Outfield
Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Levi
The Asphalt Jungle
Gus Minissi
Chuka
Lou Trent
Oklahoma!
Mr. Carnes
The First Deadly Sin
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Battleground
Kinnie
Battle Cry
MSgt. Mac
Kiss Me Kate
Slug
The Serpent's Egg
Priester
The Eddy Duchin Story
Lou Sherwood
Madigan
Chief Inspector Charles Kane
A Ring of Endless Light
Grandfather
The Red Badge of Courage
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Harrad Experiment
Philip Tenhausen
Across the Wide Missouri
Old Bill (uncredited)
The Command
Sgt. Elliott
The Split
Herb Sutro
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (voice)
Above and Beyond
Maj. William M. Uanna
The Outriders
Clint Priest
Where the Red Fern Grows
Grandpa
The Flying Misfits
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Fetcher
Nuts
Judge Stanley Murdoch
Who Was That Lady?
Harry Powell
Waterhole #3
Capt. Shipley
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
The McConnell Story
SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Swing Vote
Daniel Morissey
The Undercover Man
George Pappas
The Deep Six
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
Nobody's Perfect
Capt. Mike Riley
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
The Challenge
Overman
High Crime
Commissioner Aldo Scavino
Glory! Glory!
Lester Babbitt
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
The Girl Who Had Everything
Charles "Chico" Menlow
The Golden Honeymoon
Charley Tate
Shadow in the Sky
Lou Hopke
The Balloon Vendor
Antonio
If Tomorrow Comes
Frank Phillips
Because You're Mine
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
The Restless Years
Ed Henderson
Black Like Me
John Finley Horton
Mark, I Love You
Dwight Hamilton
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
Here's to Life!
Gus Corley
I Will Fight No More Forever
General Oliver O. Howard
All My Sons
Joe Keller
Sky High
Gus Johnson
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
The Canterville Ghost
Hyram B. Otis
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
Please Believe Me
Vincent Maran
The Next Voice You Hear...
Joe Smith
Face of Fire
Monk Johnson
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
Hail Columbia!
Narrator
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
J. Marvin Bean
Rage!
Borski
Love Those Trains
Narrator
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
Man Belongs to the Earth
Narrator
TV Shows (81)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Milton · 1 eps
Bonanza
John Postley · 1 eps
American Playhouse
Joe Keller · 1 eps
The Practice
Raymond Oz · 3 eps
The Virginian
Capt. Piper Pritican · 1 eps
The Virginian
Ezra Hollis · 1 eps
The Virginian
Carl Kabe · 1 eps
The Virginian
Marshal Krug · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Henry Clay Kincaid · 1 eps
Climax!
Stash Prohaska · 1 eps
Climax!
Tom Miller · 1 eps
Combat!
Hertzbrun · 1 eps
Rawhide
Sgt. Joe Duclos · 1 eps
Rawhide
Colonel John Macklin · 1 eps
Studio One
Sam · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Harry Roarke · 1 eps
Tarzan
1 eps
The Big Valley
Handy · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Joshua Hawks · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Tom Wills · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Marshal Seth Campbell · 1 eps
Route 66
1 eps
Run for Your Life
Chief Jim Holland · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Amos Campbell · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Jim Forbes · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Timothy Fitzpatrick · 2 eps
Ben Casey
1 eps
Burke's Law
Joe Piante · 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
The Invaders
Harry Swain · 1 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
2 eps
12 O'Clock High
2 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Craig Bennett Stiles · 1 eps
Judd, for the Defense
1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
J. Marvin Bean · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Major Will Stanton · 1 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
The White Shadow
Jake Reeves · 2 eps
Studio 57
1 eps
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 eps
Checkmate
Detective Lt. Dave Harker · 1 eps
The United States Steel Hour
1 eps
Arrest and Trial
Martin Burnham · 1 eps
Alcoa Premiere
2 eps
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Dr. Goldman · 1 eps
Then Came Bronson
Wilson Ford · 1 eps
George Burns Comedy Week
Ebenezer Scrooge · 1 eps
Crossroads
Father Emil Joseph Kapaun · 1 eps
Panic!
1 eps
Bus Stop
1 eps
Temperatures Rising
Vincent Campanelli · 27 eps
Cowboy in Africa
1 eps
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
The Loner
1 eps
The Loner
Doc Fritchman · 1 eps
The Monroes
1 eps
Code Red
1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
3 eps
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Foxy Smith · 1 eps
Custer
1 eps
Mister Sterling
William Sterling Sr. · 4 eps
The Danny Thomas Hour
Professor John Woodruff · 1 eps
T.H.E. Cat
1 eps
Shane
Harry Himber · 1 eps
Going My Way
1 eps
For the People
1 eps
The Law and Mr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln Jones · 45 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tommy McDermott · 1 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Benson · 1 eps
The Word
George Wheeler · 4 eps
Slattery's People
1 eps
Favorite Son
The President · 3 eps
Celebrity
Clifford Casey · 3 eps
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell · 3 eps
