Cast
James Whitmore
Acting
Cast
James Whitmore
Known for
Acting
Born
1921-10-01
From
White Plains, New York, USA
Died
2009-02-06
Also known as James Allen Whitmore Jr., Ψ¬ΫΩ Ψ² ΩΫΨͺΩ ΩΨ±
Biography
James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 β 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.
The Shawshank Redemption
as Brooks Hatlen
Planet of the Apes
as President of the Assembly
The Majestic
as Stan Keller
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral William F. Halsey
The Relic
as Dr. Albert Frock
Battle Cry
as MSgt. Mac
Them!
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
Angels in the Outfield
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Levi
Chato's Land
as Joshua Everette
The Asphalt Jungle
as Gus Minissi
Battleground
as Kinnie
Waterhole #3
as Capt. Shipley
The Split
as Herb Sutro
Oklahoma!
as Mr. Carnes
Nuts
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
Madigan
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Sky High
as Gus Johnson
The Outriders
as Clint Priest
Rage!
as Borski
Across the Wide Missouri
as Old Bill (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
as Harry Powell
The Last Frontier
as Gus
Kiss Me Kate
as Slug
The First Deadly Sin
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Above and Beyond
as Maj. William M. Uanna
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Lou Sherwood
The Red Badge of Courage
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The Command
as Sgt. Elliott
The Harrad Experiment
as Philip Tenhausen
Chuka
as Lou Trent
High Crime
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
Nobody's Perfect
as Capt. Mike Riley
The McConnell Story
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Swing Vote
as Daniel Morissey
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Mark Twain (voice)
It's a Big Country
as Mr. Stacey
Glory! Glory!
as Lester Babbitt
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Grandpa
The Serpent's Egg
as Priester
The Flying Misfits
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
A Ring of Endless Light
as Grandfather
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Fetcher
Please Believe Me
as Vincent Maran
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
Mark, I Love You
as Dwight Hamilton
I Will Fight No More Forever
as General Oliver O. Howard
The Challenge
as Overman
If Tomorrow Comes
as Frank Phillips
The Canterville Ghost
as Hyram B. Otis
The Undercover Man
as George Pappas
Black Like Me
as John Finley Horton
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
Crime in the Streets
as Ben Wagner
Face of Fire
as Monk Johnson
All My Sons
as Joe Keller
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Joe Smith
The Golden Honeymoon
as Charley Tate
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
The Deep Six
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
Because You're Mine
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
The Restless Years
as Ed Henderson
Shadow in the Sky
as Lou Hopke
The Balloon Vendor
as Antonio
The Tenderfoot
as Captain Ewell
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as John Malone
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)
Old Explorers
as Leinen Roth
Love Those Trains
as Narrator
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
as Harry S. Truman
Here's to Life!
as Gus Corley
Hail Columbia!
as Narrator
The Young Don't Cry
as Rudy Krist
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
as Teddy Roosevelt
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
Man Belongs to the Earth
as Narrator
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
as Narrator
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
as Self