American character actor of rather bizarre range, a member of the so-called John Ford Stock Company. Originally a New York stage actor of some repute, Whitehead entered films in the 1930s. He played a wide variety of character parts, often quite different from his own actual age and type. He is probably most familiar as Al Joad in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath (1940). But twenty-two years later, in his fifth film for Ford, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Whitehead at 51 was playing a lollipop-licking schoolboy! He continued to work predominantly on the stage, appearing now and again in films or on television. In his last years, he suffered from cancer and died in 1998 in Dublin, Ireland, where he had lived in semi-retirement for many years.
American character actor of rather bizarre range, a member of the so-called John Ford Stock Company. Originally a New York stage actor of some repute, Whitehead entered films in the 1930s. He played a wide variety of character parts, often quite different from his own actual age and type. He is probably most familiar as Al Joad in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath (1940). But twenty-two years later, in his fifth film for Ford, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Whitehead at 51 was playing a lollipop-licking schoolboy! He continued to work predominantly on the stage, appearing now and again in films or on television. In his last years, he suffered from cancer and died in 1998 in Dublin, Ireland, where he had lived in semi-retirement for many years.
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Filmography (Movies)
Philadelphia, Here I Come
Character:Ben Burton
Release Date:01/06/1975
The Lion in Winter
Character:Bishop of Durham
Release Date:20/08/1968
Ulysses
Character:Alexander J. Dowie
Release Date:14/03/1967
Summer Magic
Character:Mr. Perkins
Release Date:07/07/1963
Panic in Year Zero!
Character:Hogan
Release Date:05/07/1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Character:Herbert Carruthers
Release Date:13/04/1962
Two Rode Together
Character:Lt. Whitehead
Release Date:24/05/1961
The Horse Soldiers
Character:Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Release Date:11/06/1959
The Last Hurrah
Character:Norman Cass Jr.
Release Date:31/12/1958
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Character:Isaac Goodpasture
Release Date:23/12/1958
The Body Beautiful
Character:Oscar Blunt
Release Date:10/08/1953
Beware, My Lovely
Character:Mr. Franks
Release Date:29/08/1952
The San Francisco Story
Character:Alfey
Release Date:11/05/1952
The San Francisco Story
Character:
Release Date:11/05/1952
For Men Only
Character:Prof. Bixby
Release Date:11/01/1952
FBI Girl
Character:Chauncey
Release Date:04/11/1951
Journey Into Light
Character:Lippy
Release Date:28/09/1951
Comin' Round the Mountain
Character:Zeke
Release Date:26/07/1951
The Hoodlum
Character:Breckenridge
Release Date:05/07/1951
The Scarf
Character:Whoopie
Release Date:06/04/1951
Ma and Pa Kettle
Character:Mr. Billings
Release Date:01/04/1949
A Song Is Born
Character:Professor Oddly
Release Date:19/10/1948
Road House
Character:Arthur
Release Date:22/09/1948
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
Character:Ninny Nat
Release Date:04/08/1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
Character:Mr. Puddy
Release Date:04/02/1947
The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Al Joad
Release Date:15/03/1940
The Scoundrel
Character:Calhoun
Release Date:30/04/1935
Television Appearances
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