James Whitmore
Known for Acting · 156 credits
- Born
- 1921-10-01
- Died
- 2009-02-06
- Place of birth
- White Plains, New York, USA
- Also known as
- James Allen Whitmore Jr. · جیمز ویتمور
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
TV Shows (74)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Milton
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominated
Bonanza
1959
as John Postley
The Practice
1997
as Raymond Oz
The Twilight Zone
1959
The Virginian
1962
as Capt. Piper Pritican / Ezra Hollis / Carl Kabe / Marshal Krug
Climax!
1954
as Stash Prohaska / Tom Miller
American Playhouse
1982
as Joe Keller
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Henry Clay Kincaid
Rawhide
1959
as Sgt. Joe Duclos / Colonel John Macklin
The Big Valley
1965
as Handy / Joshua Hawks / Tom Wills / Marshal Seth Campbell
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jeb / Ben Kincaid / Joel Begley / Jonas - Blacksmith / Narrator (voice)
Combat!
1962
as Hertzbrun
Route 66
1960
Gunsmoke
1955
as Amos Campbell / Jim Forbes / Timothy Fitzpatrick
Burke's Law
1963
as Joe Piante
Studio One
1948
as Sam
The Invaders
1967
as Harry Swain
Ben Casey
1961
The Name of the Game
1968
as Harry Roarke
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Run for Your Life
1965
as Chief Jim Holland
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
The United States Steel Hour
1953
12 O'Clock High
1964
The Detectives
1959
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Tracy / Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as J. Marvin Bean / Major Will Stanton
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Craig Bennett Stiles
Checkmate
1960
as Detective Lt. Dave Harker
Studio 57
1954
Tarzan
1966
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Martin Burnham
The Loner
1965
as Doc Fritchman
The White Shadow
1978
as Jake Reeves
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Vincent Campanelli
Bus Stop
1961
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Going My Way
1962
Then Came Bronson
1969
as Wilson Ford
The Monroes
1966
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
as Foxy Smith
Panic!
1957
Crossroads
1955
National Geographic Specials
1965
as Narrator (voice)
T.H.E. Cat
1966
Mister Sterling
2003
as William Sterling Sr.
Code Red
1981
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
as Professor John Woodruff
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Philip Selby
Custer
1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Slattery's People
1964
Shane
1966
as Harry Himber
Movies (82)
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Brooks Hatlen
Planet of the Apes
1968
as President of the Assembly
Them!
1954
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Relic
1997
as Dr. Albert Frock
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral William F. Halsey
Old Explorers
1990
as Leinen Roth
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Battle Cry
1955
as MSgt. Mac
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Madigan
1968
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
The Majestic
2001
as Stan Keller
The Canterville Ghost
1974
as Hyram B. Otis
Chuka
1967
as Lou Trent
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Gus Minissi
Above and Beyond
1953
as Maj. William M. Uanna
Glory! Glory!
1989
as Lester Babbitt
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
as Self
Oklahoma!
1955
as Mr. Carnes
Because You're Mine
1952
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
A Ring of Endless Light
2002
as Grandfather
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Harry Powell
Shadow in the Sky
1952
as Lou Hopke
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Nobody's Perfect
1968
as Capt. Mike Riley
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Levi
Black Like Me
1964
as John Finley Horton
The McConnell Story
1955
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
The First Deadly Sin
1980
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Priester
Chato's Land
1972
as Joshua Everette
Battleground
1949
as Kinnie
The Outriders
1950
as Clint Priest
Swing Vote
1999
as Daniel Morissey
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Fetcher
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
The Last Frontier
1955
as Gus
Nuts
1987
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
Face of Fire
1959
as Monk Johnson
High Crime
1973
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
The Deep Six
1958
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Golden Honeymoon
1980
as Charley Tate
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Slug
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
as Narrator
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
as Mark Twain (voice)
Waterhole #3
1967
as Capt. Shipley
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Frank Phillips
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Old Bill (uncredited)
The Command
1954
as Sgt. Elliott
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974
as Grandpa
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
Please Believe Me
1950
as Vincent Maran
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Lou Sherwood
The Harrad Experiment
1973
as Philip Tenhausen
The Restless Years
1958
as Ed Henderson
It's a Big Country
1951
as Mr. Stacey
Love Those Trains
1984
as Narrator
The Tenderfoot
1966
as Captain Ewell
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Joe Smith
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
The Split
1968
as Herb Sutro
Here's to Life!
2000
as Gus Corley
Mark, I Love You
1980
as Dwight Hamilton
The Young Don't Cry
1957
as Rudy Krist
The Challenge
1970
as Overman
The Undercover Man
1949
as George Pappas
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
The Balloon Vendor
1974
as Antonio
Crime in the Streets
1956
as Ben Wagner
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
as John Malone
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1975
as Harry S. Truman
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
1978
as Teddy Roosevelt
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
1963
as J. Marvin Bean
Sky High
1990
as Gus Johnson
All My Sons
1987
as Joe Keller
I Will Fight No More Forever
1985
as General Oliver O. Howard
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
1982
as Narrator
Rage!
1980
as Borski
Hail Columbia!
1982
as Narrator
About James Whitmore
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, i… With 156 credits spanning from 1944 to 2017, James Whitmore has appeared in 82 films and 74 TV shows.
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