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