James Whitmore
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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.
Acted in
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
A Minute with Stan Hooper
2003
as Dr. Goldman
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
as Self
Mister Sterling
2003
A Ring of Endless Light
2002
as Grandfather
The Majestic
2001
as Stan Keller
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Milton
Here's to Life!
2000
as Gus Corley
Swing Vote
1999
as Daniel Morissey
The Practice
1997
as Raymond Oz
The Relic
1997
as Dr. Albert Frock
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Brooks Hatlen
Old Explorers
1990
as Leinen Roth
Sky High
1990
as Gus Johnson
Glory! Glory!
1989
as Lester Babbitt
Favorite Son
1988
as The President
Nuts
1987
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
All My Sons
1987
as Joe Keller
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as Craig Bennett Stiles
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
as Mark Twain (voice)
Love Those Trains
1984
as Narrator
Celebrity
1984
as Clifford Casey
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
1982
as Narrator
Hail Columbia!
1982
as Narrator
Code Red
1981
Mark, I Love You
1980
as Dwight Hamilton
The First Deadly Sin
1980
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Rage!
1980
as Borski
The Golden Honeymoon
1980
as Charley Tate
The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
The White Shadow
1978
as Jake Reeves
The Word
1978
as George Wheeler
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
1978
as Teddy Roosevelt
The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Priester
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1975
as Harry S. Truman
I Will Fight No More Forever
1975
as General Oliver O. Howard
The Canterville Ghost
1974
as Hyram B. Otis
The Balloon Vendor
1974
as Antonio
Dinah!
1974
as Self
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974
as Grandpa
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
as Narrator
High Crime
1973
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
The Harrad Experiment
1973
as Philip Tenhausen
Temperatures Rising
1972
as Vincent Campanelli
Chato's Land
1972
as Joshua Everette
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Frank Phillips
The Challenge
1970
as Overman
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Vice Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Then Came Bronson
1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Levi
My Friend Tony
1969
as Prof. John Woodruff
The Split
1968
as Herb Sutro
The Name of the Game
1968
as Harry Roarke
Madigan
1968
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Planet of the Apes
1968
as President of the Assembly
Nobody's Perfect
1968
as Capt. Mike Riley
Waterhole #3
1967
as Capt. Shipley
Cowboy in Africa
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Judd for the Defense
1967
Custer
1967
Chuka
1967
as Lou Trent
The Invaders
1967
as Harry Swain
T.H.E. Cat
1966
Shane
1966
as Harry Himber
Tarzan
1966
The Monroes
1966
The Loner
1965
The Loner
1965
as Doc Fritchman
The Big Valley
1965
as Handy
The Big Valley
1965
as Joshua Hawks
The Big Valley
1965
as Marshal Seth Campbell
The Big Valley
1965
as Tom Wills
Run for Your Life
1965
as Chief Jim Holland
National Geographic Specials
1965
as Narrator (voice)
For the People
1965
The Tenderfoot
1964
as Captain Ewell
Slattery's People
1964
12 O'Clock High
1964
Black Like Me
1964
as John Finley Horton
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as J. Marvin Bean
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Major Will Stanton
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
as Foxy Smith
Burke's Law
1963
as Joe Piante
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Martin Burnham
Going My Way
1962
Combat!
1962
as Hertzbrun
The Virginian
1962
as Capt. Piper Pritican
The Virginian
1962
as Marshal Krug
The Virginian
1962
as Ezra Hollis
The Virginian
1962
as Carl Kabe
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Bus Stop
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Henry Clay Kincaid
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Route 66
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones
1960
as Abraham Lincoln Jones
Checkmate
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
as Philip Selby
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Harry Powell
The Detectives
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
Bonanza
1959
as John Postley
Face of Fire
1959
as Monk Johnson
Rawhide
1959
as Sgt. Joe Duclos
Rawhide
1959
as Colonel John Macklin
The Restless Years
1958
as Ed Henderson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Decision
1958
The Deep Six
1958
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Young Don't Cry
1957
as Rudy Krist
Panic!
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jeb
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Ben Kincaid
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Joel Begley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Jonas - Blacksmith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Narrator (voice)
Crime in the Streets
1956
as Ben Wagner
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Lou Sherwood
The Last Frontier
1955
as Gus
Oklahoma!
1955
as Mr. Carnes
Crossroads
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Playwrights '56
1955
The McConnell Story
1955
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Gunsmoke
1955
as Amos Campbell
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jim Forbes
Gunsmoke
1955
as Timothy Fitzpatrick
Battle Cry
1955
as MSgt. Mac
Climax!
1954
as Stash Prohaska
Climax!
1954
as Tom Miller
Them!
1954
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Command
1954
as Sgt. Elliott
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Slug
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Fetcher
The United States Steel Hour
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
Above and Beyond
1953
as Maj. William M. Uanna
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
Because You're Mine
1952
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Shadow in the Sky
1952
as Lou Hopke
It's a Big Country
1951
as Mr. Stacey
Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Old Bill (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Tommy McDermott
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Joe Benson
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
as John Malone
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Tracy
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Self
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Joe Smith
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Gus Minissi
Please Believe Me
1950
as Vincent Maran
The Outriders
1950
as Clint Priest
Battleground
1949
as Kinnie
The Undercover Man
1949
as George Pappas
Studio One
1948
as Sam
Kraft Television Theatre
1947