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James Whitmore
Actor
Died February 6, 2009 (87 years)
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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.
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
Filmography
| 2015 | Great Battles of the Civil War · as Narrator |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Fun with Dick and Jane · as Toy Store Security Guard |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us · as Sgt. Ben Peterson |
| 2003 | A Minute with Stan Hooper (TV Series) · as Dr. Goldman |
| 2003 | Los Angeles Plays Itself · as Lou Hopke In Shadow In The Sky (archive Footage) |
| 2003 | Mister Sterling (TV Series) |
| 2002 | A Ring of Endless Light · as Grandfather |
| 2001 | The Majestic · as Stan Keller |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) · as Milton |
| 2000 | Here's to Life! · as Gus Corley |
| 1999 | Swing Vote · as Daniel Morissey |
| 1998 | G.I. Joe: The Ernie Pyle Story · as Cast |
| 1997 | The Practice (TV Series) · as Raymond Oz |
| 1997 | The Relic · as Dr. Albert Frock |
| 1994 | The Shawshank Redemption · as Brooks Hatlen |
| 1994 | Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (TV Series) · as Mr. Piggle-Wiggle |
| 1990 | Old Explorers · as Leinen Roth |
| 1990 | Sky High · as Gus Johnson |
| 1989 | Glory! Glory! · as Lester Babbitt |
| 1988 | Favorite Son (TV Series) · as The President |
| 1987 | Nuts · as Judge Stanley Murdoch |
| 1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible (TV Series) · as Moses |
| 1985 | George Burns Comedy Week (TV Series) |
| 1985 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Mark Twain (voice) |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as Craig Bennett Stiles |
| 1984 | Celebrity (1984) (TV Series) · as Clifford Casey |
| 1984 | Riptide (1984) (TV Series) · as Ben Wilkinson |
| 1982 | Hail Columbia! · as Narrator |
| 1981 | Code Red (TV Series) |
| 1980 | American Playhouse (TV Series) · as Joe Keller |
| 1980 | The First Deadly Sin · as Dr. Sanford Ferguson |
| 1980 | Rage! · as Borski |
| 1980 | The Golden Honeymoon · as Charley Tate |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as (archive Footage) |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Jake Reeves |
| 1978 | The Word (1978) (TV Series) · as George Wheeler |
| 1978 | Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt · as Teddy Roosevelt |
| 1978 | General Electric's All-Star Anniversary · as Will Rogers |
| 1977 | The Serpent's Egg · as Priester |
| 1976 | America at the Movies · as Kinnie |
| 1975 | Give 'em Hell, Harry! · as Harry S. Truman |
| 1975 | I Will Fight No More Forever · as General Oliver O. Howard |
| 1974 | The Canterville Ghost · as Hyram B. Otis |
| 1974 | Last Moments · as Antonio |
| 1974 | Where the Red Fern Grows · as Grandpa |
| 1974 | Man Belongs to the Earth · as Narrator |
| 1973 | High Crime · as Commissioner Aldo Scavino |
| 1973 | The Harrad Experiment · as Philip Tenhausen |
| 1972 | Temperatures Rising (TV Series) · as Vincent Campanelli |
| 1972 | Chato's Land · as Joshua Everette |
| 1971 | If Tomorrow Comes · as Frank Phillips |
| 1970 | Tora! Tora! Tora! · as Vice Admiral William F. 'bull' Halsey Jr. |
| 1970 | The Challenge · as Overman |
| 1969 | Guns of the Magnificent Seven · as Levi |
| 1969 | Then Came Bronson (TV Series) |
| 1969 | My Friend Tony (TV Series) · as Prof. John Woodruff |
| 1968 | The Split · as Herb Sutro |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Harry Roarke |
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes · as President Of The Assembly |
| 1968 | Madigan · as Chief Inspector Charles Kane |
| 1968 | Nobody's Perfect · as Capt. Mike Riley |
| 1967 | Waterhole #3 · as Capt. Shipley |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The Danny Thomas Hour (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Custer (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Chuka · as Lou Trent |
| 1967 | The Invaders (TV Series) · as Harry Swain |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Shane (TV Series) · as Harry Himber |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Monroes (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Loner (TV Series) · as Doc Fritchman |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Tom Wills |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Chief Jim Holland |
| 1965 | National Geographic Specials (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1965 | For the People (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Slattery's People (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Twelve O'Clock High (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Black Like Me · as John Finley Horton |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as J. Marvin Bean |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Joe Piante |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Martin Burnham |
| 1963 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) · as Foxy Smith |
| 1962 | Going My Way (TV Series) |
| 1962 | Combat! (TV Series) · as Hertzbrun |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Capt. Piper Pritican |
| 1962 | |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Bus Stop (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Henry Clay Kincaid |
| 1961 | The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) · as Abraham Lincoln Jones |
| 1960 | |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Who Was That Lady? · as Harry Powell |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Sunday Showcase (TV Series) · as Ulysses S. Grant |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Face of Fire · as Monk Johnson |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Colonel John Macklin |
| 1958 | The Restless Years · as Ed Henderson |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Deep Six · as Cmdr. Warren Meredith |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre (TV Series) · as Earl Sherwood |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Gabe Carswell |
| 1957 | The Young Don't Cry · as Rudy Krist |
| 1957 | Panic (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Jonas - Blacksmith |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Capt. Miles Shay |
| 1956 | Crime in the Streets · as Ben Wagner |
| 1956 | The Eddy Duchin Story · as Lou Sherwood |
| 1955 | The McConnell Story · as Ssgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'dad' Whitman |
| 1955 | The Last Frontier · as Gus |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Warden Lightfoot |
| 1955 | Oklahoma! · as Mr. Carnes |
| 1955 | Crossroads (1955) (TV Series) |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Playwrights '56 (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Timothy Fitzpatrick |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Frankie Taylor |
| 1955 | Battle Cry · as Msgt. Mac |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Captain Ewell |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Tom Miller |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Them! · as Sgt. Ben Peterson |
| 1954 | The Command · as Sgt. Elliott |
| 1954 | The Great Diamond Robbery · as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer |
| 1953 | Kiss Me Kate · as Slug |
| 1953 | All the Brothers Were Valiant · as Fetcher |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) |
| 1953 | The Girl Who Had Everything · as Charles "chico" Menlow |
| 1952 | Above and Beyond · as Maj. William M. Uanna |
| 1952 | Because You're Mine · as Sergeant 'bat' Batterson |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Danny Cochran |
| 1952 | Shadow in the Sky · as Lou Hopke |
| 1951 | It's a Big Country: An American Anthology · as Mr. Stacey |
| 1951 | Across the Wide Missouri · as Old Bill (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Angels in the Outfield · as Angel (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | The Red Badge of Courage · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Joe Benson |
| 1951 | The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story · as Cast |
| 1950 | Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone · as John Malone |
| 1950 | The Next Voice You Hear... · as Joe Smith |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle · as Gus Minissi |
| 1950 | Please Believe Me · as Vincent Maran |
| 1950 | The Outriders · as Clint Priest |
| 1949 | Battleground · as Kinnie |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man · as George Pappas |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Sam |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre (TV Series) |