James Whitmore
Age: 87 | From: White Plains, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1921-10-01 00:58:15
Death: 2009-02-06 00:58:15
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: White Plains, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 63
TV Involvements: 43
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(2000) Milton
The Shawshank Redemption
(1994) Brooks Hatlen
Bonanza
(1959) John Postley
Rawhide
(1959) Colonel John Macklin
The Virginian
(1962) Marshal Krug
The Practice
(1997) Raymond Oz
The Big Valley
(1965) Marshal Seth Campbell
Planet of the Apes
(1968) President of the AssemblyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | N/A | |
| 2003 | Dr. Goldman | |
| Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage) | ||
| N/A | ||
| 2002 | Grandfather | |
| 2001 | Stan Keller | |
| 2000 | Milton | |
| 1999 | Daniel Morissey | |
| 1997 | Raymond Oz | |
| Dr. Albert Frock | ||
| 1994 | Brooks Hatlen | |
| 1990 | Leinen Roth | |
| Gus Johnson | ||
| 1989 | Lester Babbitt | |
| 1987 | Judge Stanley Murdoch | |
| Joe Keller | ||
| 1985 | N/A | |
| Craig Bennett Stiles | ||
| Mark Twain (voice) | ||
| 1984 | Narrator | |
| Clifford Casey | ||
| 1982 | Narrator | |
| Narrator | ||
| 1981 | N/A | |
| 1980 | Dwight Hamilton | |
| Dr. Sanford Ferguson | ||
| Borski | ||
| Charley Tate | ||
| 1979 | (archive footage) | |
| 1978 | Jake Reeves | |
| George Wheeler | ||
| Teddy Roosevelt | ||
| 1977 | Priester | |
| 1976 | Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman | |
| 1975 | Harry S. Truman | |
| General Oliver O. Howard | ||
| 1974 | Hyram B. Otis | |
| Antonio | ||
| Grandpa | ||
| Narrator | ||
| 1973 | Commissioner Aldo Scavino | |
| Philip Tenhausen | ||
| 1972 | Vincent Campanelli | |
| Joshua Everette | ||
| 1971 | Frank Phillips | |
| 1970 | Overman | |
| Vice Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr. | ||
| 1969 | N/A | |
| Levi | ||
| Prof. John Woodruff | ||
| 1968 | Herb Sutro | |
| Dr. Harry Roarke | ||
| Chief Inspector Charles Kane | ||
| President of the Assembly | ||
| Capt. Mike Riley | ||
| 1967 | Capt. Shipley | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lou Trent | ||
| Harry Swain | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| Harry Himber | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1965 | N/A | |
| Handy | ||
| Marshal Seth Campbell | ||
| Tom Wills | ||
| Joshua Hawks | ||
| Chief Jim Holland | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1964 | Captain Ewell | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| John Finley Horton | ||
| 1963 | J. Marvin Bean | |
| Major Will Stanton | ||
| Foxy Smith | ||
| Joe Piante | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1962 | N/A | |
| Hertzbrun | ||
| Self | ||
| Carl Kabe | ||
| Marshal Krug | ||
| Capt. Piper Pritican | ||
| Ezra Hollis | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1961 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Henry Clay Kincaid | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1960 | N/A | |
| Abraham Lincoln Jones | ||
| N/A | ||
| Philip Selby | ||
| Harry Powell | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| John Postley | ||
| Monk Johnson | ||
| Sgt. Joe Duclos | ||
| Colonel John Macklin | ||
| 1958 | Ed Henderson | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Cmdr. Warren Meredith | ||
| 1957 | Rudy Krist | |
| N/A | ||
| 1956 | Jeb | |
| Jonas - Blacksmith | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| Ben Kincaid | ||
| Joel Begley | ||
| Ben Wagner | ||
| Lou Sherwood | ||
| 1955 | Gus | |
| Mr. Carnes | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman | ||
| Amos Campbell | ||
| Timothy Fitzpatrick | ||
| Jim Forbes | ||
| MSgt. Mac | ||
| 1954 | Stash Prohaska | |
| Tom Miller | ||
| Sgt. Ben Peterson | ||
| Sgt. Elliott | ||
| Mr. Remlick, Lawyer | ||
| 1953 | Slug | |
| Fetcher | ||
| N/A | ||
| Charles "Chico" Menlow | ||
| Maj. William M. Uanna | ||
| 1952 | Narrator (voice) | |
| Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson | ||
| Lou Hopke | ||
| 1951 | Mr. Stacey | |
| Angel (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Old Bill (uncredited) | ||
| Tommy McDermott | ||
| Joe Benson | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1950 | John Malone | |
| Tracy | ||
| Joe Smith | ||
| Vincent Maran | ||
| Gus Minissi | ||
| Clint Priest | ||
| 1949 | Kinnie | |
| George Pappas | ||
| 1948 | Sam | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
