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.
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 (Movies)
Arthur Miller: Writer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/12/2017
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
Character:
Release Date:18/07/2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Character:Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
Release Date:28/07/2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Character:Self
Release Date:22/04/2003
A Ring of Endless Light
Character:Grandfather
Release Date:04/07/2002
The Majestic
Character:Stan Keller
Release Date:21/12/2001
Here's to Life!
Character:Gus Corley
Release Date:18/09/2000
Swing Vote
Character:Daniel Morissey
Release Date:19/04/1999
The Relic
Character:Dr. Albert Frock
Release Date:10/01/1997
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1995
The Shawshank Redemption
Character:Brooks Hatlen
Release Date:23/09/1994
Old Explorers
Character:Leinen Roth
Release Date:28/09/1990
Sky High
Character:Gus Johnson
Release Date:11/03/1990
Glory! Glory!
Character:Lester Babbitt
Release Date:25/09/1989
Nuts
Character:Judge Stanley Murdoch
Release Date:20/11/1987
All My Sons
Character:Joe Keller
Release Date:19/01/1987
I Will Fight No More Forever
Character:General Oliver O. Howard
Release Date:08/06/1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Character:Mark Twain (voice)
Release Date:01/03/1985
Love Those Trains
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/05/1984
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Character:Narrator
Release Date:01/10/1982
Hail Columbia!
Character:Narrator
Release Date:15/06/1982
Mark, I Love You
Character:Dwight Hamilton
Release Date:10/12/1980
The First Deadly Sin
Character:Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Release Date:03/10/1980
Rage!
Character:Borski
Release Date:25/09/1980
The Golden Honeymoon
Character:Charley Tate
Release Date:04/02/1980
The Horror Show
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:06/02/1979
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Character:Teddy Roosevelt
Release Date:29/09/1978
The Serpent's Egg
Character:Priester
Release Date:28/10/1977
The Flying Misfits
Character:Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Release Date:21/09/1976
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Character:Harry S. Truman
Release Date:17/09/1975
The Canterville Ghost
Character:Hyram B. Otis
Release Date:31/12/1974
The Balloon Vendor
Character:Antonio
Release Date:21/12/1974
Where the Red Fern Grows
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:21/06/1974
Man Belongs to the Earth
Character:Narrator
Release Date:04/05/1974
High Crime
Character:Commissioner Aldo Scavino
Release Date:12/08/1973
The Harrad Experiment
Character:Philip Tenhausen
Release Date:11/05/1973
Chato's Land
Character:Joshua Everette
Release Date:25/05/1972
If Tomorrow Comes
Character:Frank Phillips
Release Date:07/12/1971
The Challenge
Character:Overman
Release Date:10/02/1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Character:Admiral William F. Halsey
Release Date:26/01/1970
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Character:Levi
Release Date:14/07/1969
The Split
Character:Herb Sutro
Release Date:04/11/1968
Madigan
Character:Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Release Date:29/03/1968
Planet of the Apes
Character:President of the Assembly
Release Date:07/02/1968
Nobody's Perfect
Character:Capt. Mike Riley
Release Date:12/01/1968
Waterhole #3
Character:Capt. Shipley
Release Date:10/10/1967
Chuka
Character:Lou Trent
Release Date:23/07/1967
The Tenderfoot
Character:Captain Ewell
Release Date:07/04/1966
Black Like Me
Character:John Finley Horton
Release Date:20/05/1964
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Character:
Release Date:22/08/1962
Who Was That Lady?
Character:Harry Powell
Release Date:08/04/1960
Face of Fire
Character:Monk Johnson
Release Date:09/08/1959
The Restless Years
Character:Ed Henderson
Release Date:01/12/1958
The Deep Six
Character:Cmdr. Warren Meredith
Release Date:15/01/1958
The Young Don't Cry
Character:Rudy Krist
Release Date:26/07/1957
Crime in the Streets
Character:Ben Wagner
Release Date:10/06/1956
The Eddy Duchin Story
Character:Lou Sherwood
Release Date:02/05/1956
The Last Frontier
Character:Gus
Release Date:07/12/1955
Oklahoma!
Character:Mr. Carnes
Release Date:10/10/1955
The McConnell Story
Character:SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Release Date:29/09/1955
Battle Cry
Character:MSgt. Mac
Release Date:02/02/1955
Them!
Character:Sgt. Ben Peterson
Release Date:16/06/1954
The Command
Character:Sgt. Elliott
Release Date:13/02/1954
The Great Diamond Robbery
Character:Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
Release Date:29/01/1954
Kiss Me Kate
Character:Slug
Release Date:26/11/1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Character:Fetcher
Release Date:13/11/1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Character:Charles "Chico" Menlow
Release Date:27/03/1953
Above and Beyond
Character:Maj. William M. Uanna
Release Date:02/01/1953
The Hoaxters
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:05/12/1952
Because You're Mine
Character:Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Release Date:01/10/1952
Shadow in the Sky
Character:Lou Hopke
Release Date:18/07/1952
It's a Big Country
Character:Mr. Stacey
Release Date:20/11/1951
Angels in the Outfield
Character:Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:19/10/1951
Across the Wide Missouri
Character:Old Bill (uncredited)
Release Date:12/10/1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Character:Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:27/09/1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Character:John Malone
Release Date:08/12/1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
Character:Joe Smith
Release Date:29/06/1950
The Asphalt Jungle
Character:Gus Minissi
Release Date:12/05/1950
Please Believe Me
Character:Vincent Maran
Release Date:12/05/1950
The Outriders
Character:Clint Priest
Release Date:01/03/1950
Battleground
Character:Kinnie
Release Date:09/11/1949
The Undercover Man
Character:George Pappas
Release Date:21/03/1949
Television Appearances
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Character:Dr. Goldman
Mister Sterling
Character:William Sterling Sr.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Character:Milton
The Practice
Character:Raymond Oz
Favorite Son
Character:The President
George Burns Comedy Week
Character:Ebenezer Scrooge
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character:Craig Bennett Stiles
Celebrity
Character:Clifford Casey
Code Red
Character:
The White Shadow
Character:Jake Reeves
The Word
Character:George Wheeler
Dinah!
Character:Self
Temperatures Rising
Character:Vincent Campanelli
Then Came Bronson
Character:Wilson Ford
My Friend Tony
Character:Prof. John Woodruff
The Name of the Game
Character:Harry Roarke
Cowboy in Africa
Character:
The Danny Thomas Hour
Character:Professor John Woodruff
Judd for the Defense
Character:
Custer
Character:
The Invaders
Character:Harry Swain
T.H.E. Cat
Character:
Shane
Character:Harry Himber
Tarzan
Character:
The Monroes
Character:
The Loner
Character:
The Loner
Character:Doc Fritchman
The Big Valley
Character:Handy
The Big Valley
Character:Joshua Hawks
The Big Valley
Character:Marshal Seth Campbell
The Big Valley
Character:Tom Wills
Run for Your Life
Character:Chief Jim Holland
National Geographic Specials
Character:Narrator (voice)
For the People
Character:
Slattery's People
Character:
12 O'Clock High
Character:
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:J. Marvin Bean
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Major Will Stanton
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Character:Foxy Smith
Burke's Law
Character:Joe Piante
The Greatest Show on Earth
Character:
Arrest and Trial
Character:Martin Burnham
Going My Way
Character:
Combat!
Character:Hertzbrun
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character:Self
The Virginian
Character:Capt. Piper Pritican
The Virginian
Character:Marshal Krug
The Virginian
Character:Ezra Hollis
The Virginian
Character:Carl Kabe
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Alcoa Premiere
Character:
Ben Casey
Character:
Bus Stop
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Henry Clay Kincaid
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:
Route 66
Character:
The Law and Mr. Jones
Character:Abraham Lincoln Jones
Checkmate
Character:Detective Lt. Dave Harker
The Chevy Mystery Show
Character:Philip Selby
The Detectives
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:
Bonanza
Character:John Postley
Rawhide
Character:Sgt. Joe Duclos
Rawhide
Character:Colonel John Macklin
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Decision
Character:
Panic!
Character:
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Jeb
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Ben Kincaid
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Joel Begley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Jonas - Blacksmith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Character:Narrator (voice)
Crossroads
Character:
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:
Playwrights '56
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Amos Campbell
Gunsmoke
Character:Jim Forbes
Gunsmoke
Character:Timothy Fitzpatrick
Climax!
Character:Stash Prohaska
Climax!
Character:Tom Miller
The United States Steel Hour
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Tommy McDermott
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Joe Benson
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Tracy
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Self
Studio One
Character:Sam
Kraft Television Theatre
Character:
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominated
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