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person_profile-James Whitmore

James Whitmore Died at age: 87

Actor | Producer

Date of Birth:

Oct 01, 1921

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Feb 06, 2009

Biography of

James Whitmore

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    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.

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Filmography of

James Whitmore

Found 74 Movies in total

Arthur Miller: Writer

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2004

A Ring of Endless Light

Grandfather ( Actor )

... 2002

The Majestic

Stan Keller ( Actor )

... 2001

Here's to Life!

Gus Corley ( Actor )

... 2000

Swing Vote

Daniel Morissey ( Actor )

... 1999

The Relic

Dr. Albert Frock ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1995

The Shawshank Redemption

Brooks Hatlen ( Actor )

... 1994

Old Explorers

Leinen Roth ( Actor )

... 1990

Sky High

Gus Johnson ( Actor )

... 1990

Glory! Glory!

Lester Babbitt ( Actor )

... 1989

Nuts

Judge Stanley Murdoch ( Actor )

... 1987

All My Sons

Joe Keller ( Actor )

... 1987

The Adventures of Mark Twain

Mark Twain (voice) ( Actor )

... 1985

Love Those Trains

Narrator ( Actor )

... 1984

Mark, I Love You

Dwight Hamilton ( Actor )

... 1980

The First Deadly Sin

Dr. Sanford Ferguson ( Actor )

... 1980

Rage!

Borski ( Actor )

... 1980

The Golden Honeymoon

Charley Tate ( Actor )

... 1980

The Horror Show

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1979

... 1978

The Serpent's Egg

Priester ( Actor )

... 1977

The Flying Misfits

Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman ( Actor )

... 1976

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

Harry S. Truman ( Actor )

... 1975

I Will Fight No More Forever

General Oliver O. Howard ( Actor )

... 1975

The Balloon Vendor

Antonio ( Actor )

... 1974

Where the Red Fern Grows

Grandpa ( Actor )

... 1974

High Crime

Commissioner Aldo Scavino ( Actor )

... 1973

The Harrad Experiment

Philip Tenhausen ( Actor )

... 1973

Chato's Land

Joshua Everette ( Actor )

... 1972

If Tomorrow Comes

Frank Phillips ( Actor )

... 1971

The Challenge

Overman ( Actor )

... 1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Vice Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr. ( Actor )

... 1970

... 1969

The Split

Herb Sutro ( Actor )

... 1968

Madigan

Chief Inspector Charles Kane ( Actor )

... 1968

Planet of the Apes

President of the Assembly ( Actor )

... 1968

Nobody's Perfect

Capt. Mike Riley ( Actor )

... 1968

Waterhole #3

Capt. Shipley ( Actor )

... 1967

Chuka

Lou Trent ( Actor )

... 1967

The Tenderfoot

Captain Ewell ( Actor )

... 1964

Black Like Me

John Finley Horton ( Actor )

... 1964

Who Was That Lady?

Harry Powell ( Actor )

... 1960

Face of Fire

Monk Johnson ( Actor )

... 1959

The Restless Years

Ed Henderson ( Actor )

... 1958

The Deep Six

Cmdr. Warren Meredith ( Actor )

... 1958

The Young Don't Cry

Rudy Krist ( Actor )

... 1957

Crime in the Streets

Ben Wagner ( Actor )

... 1956

The Eddy Duchin Story

Lou Sherwood ( Actor )

... 1956

The Last Frontier

Gus ( Actor )

... 1955

Oklahoma!

Mr. Carnes ( Actor )

... 1955

The McConnell Story

SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman ( Actor )

... 1955

Battle Cry

MSgt. Mac ( Actor )

... 1955

Them!

Sgt. Ben Peterson ( Actor )

... 1954

The Command

Sgt. Elliott ( Actor )

... 1954

The Great Diamond Robbery

Mr. Remlick, Lawyer ( Actor )

... 1954

Kiss Me Kate

Slug ( Actor )

... 1953

... 1953

The Girl Who Had Everything

Charles "Chico" Menlow ( Actor )

... 1953

Above and Beyond

Maj. William M. Uanna ( Actor )

... 1953

Because You're Mine

Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson ( Actor )

... 1952

Shadow in the Sky

Lou Hopke ( Actor )

... 1952

It's a Big Country

Mr. Stacey ( Actor )

... 1951

Angels in the Outfield

Angel (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Across the Wide Missouri

Old Bill (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

The Red Badge of Courage

Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1951

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

John Malone ( Actor )

... 1950

The Next Voice You Hear...

Joe Smith ( Actor )

... 1950

The Asphalt Jungle

Gus Minissi ( Actor )

... 1950

Please Believe Me

Vincent Maran ( Actor )

... 1950

The Outriders

Clint Priest ( Actor )

... 1950

Battleground

Kinnie ( Actor )

... 1949

The Undercover Man

George Pappas ( Actor )

... 1949