James Whitmore
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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All Credits (163)
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
A Minute with Stan Hooper
as Dr. Goldman
Mister Sterling
as William Sterling Sr.
A Ring of Endless Light
as Grandfather
The Majestic
as Stan Keller
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Milton
Here's to Life!
as Gus Corley
Swing Vote
as Daniel Morissey
The Practice
as Raymond Oz
The Relic
as Dr. Albert Frock
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
Old Explorers
as Leinen Roth
Sky High
as Gus Johnson
Glory! Glory!
as Lester Babbitt
Favorite Son
as The President
Nuts
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
All My Sons
as Joe Keller
George Burns Comedy Week
as Ebenezer Scrooge
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as Craig Bennett Stiles
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Mark Twain (voice)
Love Those Trains
as Narrator
Celebrity
as Clifford Casey
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
as Narrator
Hail Columbia!
as Narrator
American Playhouse
as Joe Keller
Code Red
as Unknown
Mark, I Love You
as Dwight Hamilton
The First Deadly Sin
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Rage!
as Borski
The Golden Honeymoon
as Charley Tate
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
The White Shadow
as Jake Reeves
The Word
as George Wheeler
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
as Teddy Roosevelt
The Serpent's Egg
as Priester
The Flying Misfits
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
as Harry S. Truman
I Will Fight No More Forever
as General Oliver O. Howard
The Canterville Ghost
as Hyram B. Otis
The Balloon Vendor
as Antonio
Dinah!
as Self
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Grandpa
Man Belongs to the Earth
as Narrator
High Crime
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
The Harrad Experiment
as Philip Tenhausen
Temperatures Rising
as Vincent Campanelli
Chato's Land
as Joshua Everette
If Tomorrow Comes
as Frank Phillips
The Challenge
as Overman
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral William F. Halsey
Then Came Bronson
as Wilson Ford
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Levi
The Split
as Herb Sutro
The Name of the Game
as Harry Roarke
Madigan
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Nobody's Perfect
as Capt. Mike Riley
Waterhole #3
as Capt. Shipley
Cowboy in Africa
as Unknown
The Danny Thomas Hour
as Professor John Woodruff
Judd, for the Defense
as Unknown
Custer
as Unknown
Chuka
as Lou Trent
The Invaders
as Harry Swain
T.H.E. Cat
as Unknown
Shane
as Harry Himber
Tarzan
as Unknown
The Monroes
as Unknown
The Tenderfoot
as Captain Ewell
The Loner
as Unknown
The Loner
as Doc Fritchman
The Big Valley
as Handy
The Big Valley
as Joshua Hawks
The Big Valley
as Marshal Seth Campbell
The Big Valley
as Tom Wills
Run for Your Life
as Chief Jim Holland
National Geographic Specials
as Narrator (voice)
For the People
as Unknown
The Tenderfoot
as Captain Ewell
Slattery's People
as Unknown
12 O'Clock High
as Unknown
Black Like Me
as John Finley Horton
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
as J. Marvin Bean
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as J. Marvin Bean
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Major Will Stanton
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
as Foxy Smith
Burke's Law
as Joe Piante
Arrest and Trial
as Martin Burnham
Going My Way
as Unknown
Combat!
as Hertzbrun
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Virginian
as Capt. Piper Pritican
The Virginian
as Marshal Krug
The Virginian
as Ezra Hollis
The Virginian
as Carl Kabe
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
as Unknown
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Alcoa Premiere
as Unknown
Ben Casey
as Unknown
Bus Stop
as Unknown
Dr. Kildare
as Henry Clay Kincaid
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Unknown
Route 66
as Unknown
The Law and Mr. Jones
as Abraham Lincoln Jones
Checkmate
as Detective Lt. Dave Harker
The Chevy Mystery Show
as Philip Selby
Who Was That Lady?
as Harry Powell
The Detectives
as Unknown
The Twilight Zone
as Unknown
Bonanza
as John Postley
Face of Fire
as Monk Johnson
Rawhide
as Sgt. Joe Duclos
Rawhide
as Colonel John Macklin
The Restless Years
as Ed Henderson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Unknown
The Deep Six
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Young Don't Cry
as Rudy Krist
Panic!
as Unknown
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jeb
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Ben Kincaid
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Joel Begley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jonas
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
Crime in the Streets
as Ben Wagner
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Lou Sherwood
The Last Frontier
as Gus
Oklahoma!
as Mr. Carnes
Crossroads
as Father Emil Joseph Kapaun
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Unknown
The McConnell Story
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Gunsmoke
as Amos Campbell
Gunsmoke
as Jim Forbes
Gunsmoke
as Timothy Fitzpatrick
Battle Cry
as MSgt. Mac
Climax!
as Stash Prohaska
Climax!
as Tom Miller
Studio 57
as Unknown
Them!
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Command
as Sgt. Elliott
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
Kiss Me Kate
as Slug
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Fetcher
The United States Steel Hour
as Unknown
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
Above and Beyond
as Maj. William M. Uanna
Because You're Mine
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Shadow in the Sky
as Lou Hopke
It's a Big Country
as Mr. Stacey
Angels in the Outfield
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
as Old Bill (uncredited)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Unknown
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Tommy McDermott
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Joe Benson
The Red Badge of Courage
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as John Malone
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Joe Smith
The Asphalt Jungle
as Gus Minissi
Please Believe Me
as Vincent Maran
The Outriders
as Clint Priest
Battleground
as Kinnie
The Undercover Man
as George Pappas
Studio One
as Sam
Kraft Television Theatre
as Unknown
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominated