James Whitmore
Born
October 1, 1921
Died
February 6, 2009 (87 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
White Plains, New York, USA
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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.
Known For
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
2004
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Dr. Goldman · (1 episode)
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Self
2003
Mister Sterling
(10 episodes)
2003
A Ring of Endless Light
Grandfather
2002
The Majestic
Stan Keller
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Milton · (1 episode)
2000
Here's to Life!
Gus Corley
2000
Swing Vote
Daniel Morissey
1999
The Practice
Raymond Oz · (3 episodes)
1997
The Relic
Dr. Albert Frock
1997
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
1995
The Shawshank Redemption
Brooks Hatlen
1994
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
1990
Sky High
Gus Johnson
1990
Glory! Glory!
Lester Babbitt
1989
Favorite Son
The President · (3 episodes)
1988
Nuts
Judge Stanley Murdoch
1987
All My Sons
Joe Keller
1987
George Burns Comedy Week
(1 episode)
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Craig Bennett Stiles · (1 episode)
1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (voice)
1985
Love Those Trains
Narrator
1984
Celebrity
Clifford Casey · (3 episodes)
1984
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
1982
Hail Columbia!
Narrator
1982
Code Red
(1 episode)
1981
Mark, I Love You
Dwight Hamilton
1980
The First Deadly Sin
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
1980
Rage!
Borski
1980
The Golden Honeymoon
Charley Tate
1980
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
The White Shadow
Jake Reeves · (2 episodes)
1978
The Word
George Wheeler · (4 episodes)
1978
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
1978
The Serpent's Egg
Priester
1977
The Flying Misfits
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
1976
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
1975
I Will Fight No More Forever
General Oliver O. Howard
1975
The Canterville Ghost
Hyram B. Otis
1974
The Balloon Vendor
Antonio
1974
Dinah!
Self · (2 episodes)
1974
Where the Red Fern Grows
Grandpa
1974
Man Belongs to the Earth
Narrator
1974
High Crime
Commissioner Aldo Scavino
1973
The Harrad Experiment
Philip Tenhausen
1973
Temperatures Rising
Vincent Campanelli · (27 episodes)
1972
Chato's Land
Joshua Everette
1972
If Tomorrow Comes
Frank Phillips
1971
The Challenge
Overman
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral William F. Halsey
1970
Then Came Bronson
(1 episode)
1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Levi
1969
My Friend Tony
Prof. John Woodruff · (16 episodes)
1969
The Split
Herb Sutro
1968
The Name of the Game
Harry Roarke · (1 episode)
1968
Madigan
Chief Inspector Charles Kane
1968
Planet of the Apes
President of the Assembly
1968
Nobody's Perfect
Capt. Mike Riley
1968
Waterhole #3
Capt. Shipley
1967
Cowboy in Africa
(1 episode)
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
Professor John Woodruff · (1 episode)
1967
Judd for the Defense
(1 episode)
1967
Custer
(1 episode)
1967
Chuka
Lou Trent
1967
The Invaders
Harry Swain · (1 episode)
1967
T.H.E. Cat
(1 episode)
1966
Shane
Harry Himber · (1 episode)
1966
Tarzan
(1 episode)
1966
The Monroes
(1 episode)
1966
The Loner
(1 episode)
1965
The Loner
Doc Fritchman · (1 episode)
1965
The Big Valley
Handy · (1 episode)
1965
The Big Valley
Joshua Hawks · (1 episode)
1965
The Big Valley
Marshal Seth Campbell · (1 episode)
1965
The Big Valley
Tom Wills · (1 episode)
1965
Run for Your Life
Chief Jim Holland · (1 episode)
1965
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1965
For the People
(1 episode)
1965
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
1964
Slattery's People
(1 episode)
1964
12 O'Clock High
(2 episodes)
1964
Black Like Me
John Finley Horton
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
J. Marvin Bean · (1 episode)
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Major Will Stanton · (1 episode)
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Foxy Smith · (1 episode)
1963
Burke's Law
Joe Piante · (1 episode)
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
(1 episode)
1963
Arrest and Trial
Martin Burnham · (1 episode)
1963
Going My Way
(1 episode)
1962
Combat!
Hertzbrun · (1 episode)
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Capt. Piper Pritican · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Carl Kabe · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Marshal Krug · (1 episode)
1962
The Virginian
Ezra Hollis · (1 episode)
1962
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1961
Alcoa Premiere
(2 episodes)
1961
Ben Casey
(1 episode)
1961
Bus Stop
(1 episode)
1961
Dr. Kildare
Henry Clay Kincaid · (1 episode)
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
(3 episodes)
1961
Route 66
(1 episode)
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln Jones · (45 episodes)
1960
Checkmate
(1 episode)
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
Philip Selby · (1 episode)
1960
Who Was That Lady?
Harry Powell
1960
The Detectives
(1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone
(1 episode)
1959
Bonanza
John Postley · (1 episode)
1959
Face of Fire
Monk Johnson
1959
Rawhide
Sgt. Joe Duclos · (1 episode)
1959
Rawhide
Colonel John Macklin · (1 episode)
1959
The Restless Years
Ed Henderson
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958
Decision
(1 episode)
1958
The Deep Six
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
1958
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
1957
Panic!
(1 episode)
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jeb · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Kincaid · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joel Begley · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jonas - Blacksmith · (1 episode)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1956
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
1956
The Eddy Duchin Story
Lou Sherwood
1956
The Last Frontier
Gus
1955
Oklahoma!
Mr. Carnes
1955
Crossroads
(1 episode)
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
(1 episode)
1955
Playwrights '56
(1 episode)
1955
The McConnell Story
SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
1955
Gunsmoke
Amos Campbell · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Jim Forbes · (1 episode)
1955
Gunsmoke
Timothy Fitzpatrick · (2 episodes)
1955
Battle Cry
MSgt. Mac
1955
Climax!
Stash Prohaska · (1 episode)
1954
Climax!
Tom Miller · (1 episode)
1954
Them!
Sgt. Ben Peterson
1954
The Command
Sgt. Elliott
1954
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
1954
Kiss Me Kate
Slug
1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Fetcher
1953
The United States Steel Hour
(1 episode)
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Charles "Chico" Menlow
1953
Above and Beyond
Maj. William M. Uanna
1953
The Hoaxters
Narrator (voice)
1952
Because You're Mine
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
1952
Shadow in the Sky
Lou Hopke
1952
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
1951
Angels in the Outfield
Angel (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Across the Wide Missouri
Old Bill (uncredited)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
(1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tommy McDermott · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Benson · (1 episode)
1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Tracy · (1 episode)
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Self · (1 episode)
1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
Joe Smith
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Gus Minissi
1950
Please Believe Me
Vincent Maran
1950
The Outriders
Clint Priest
1950
Battleground
Kinnie
1949
The Undercover Man
George Pappas
1949
Studio One
Sam · (1 episode)
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
(1 episode)
1947
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominated · (1 episode)
1944