James Whitmore
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Milton
2000
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Film
The Shawshank Redemption
Brooks Hatlen
1994
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Bonanza
John Postley
1959
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominated
1944
Series
The Practice
Raymond Oz
1997
Series
The Twilight Zone
1959
Series
The Virginian
Capt. Piper Pritican
1962
Series
The Virginian
Carl Kabe
1962
Series
The Virginian
Marshal Krug
1962
Series
The Virginian
Ezra Hollis
1962
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jeb
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Kincaid
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joel Begley
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jonas - Blacksmith
1956
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Narrator (voice)
1956
Series
Dr. Kildare
Henry Clay Kincaid
1961
Series
Rawhide
Sgt. Joe Duclos
1959
Series
Rawhide
Colonel John Macklin
1959
Series
Climax!
Stash Prohaska
1954
Series
Climax!
Tom Miller
1954
Series
The Big Valley
Handy
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Joshua Hawks
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Marshal Seth Campbell
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Tom Wills
1965
Series
Burke's Law
Joe Piante
1963
Series
Gunsmoke
Amos Campbell
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Jim Forbes
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Timothy Fitzpatrick
1955
Series
Ben Casey
1961
Series
Studio One
Sam
1948
Series
Combat!
Hertzbrun
1962
Series
Route 66
1960
Series
The Invaders
Harry Swain
1967
Series
Run for Your Life
Chief Jim Holland
1965
Series
American Playhouse
Joe Keller
1982
Series
The Name of the Game
Harry Roarke
1968
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
J. Marvin Bean
1963
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Major Will Stanton
1963
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
Tarzan
1966
Film
Planet of the Apes
President of the Assembly
1968
Series
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Series
12 O'Clock High
1964
Series
The Loner
1965
Series
The Loner
Doc Fritchman
1965
Series
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Craig Bennett Stiles
1985
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Series
The Detectives
1959
Series
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Series
The United States Steel Hour
1953
Series
Checkmate
Detective Lt. Dave Harker
1960
Series
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Series
Arrest and Trial
Martin Burnham
1963
Series
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Dr. Goldman
2003
Series
Studio 57
1954
Series
Then Came Bronson
Wilson Ford
1969
Series
The White Shadow
Jake Reeves
1978
Film
The Relic
Dr. Albert Frock
1997
Series
Temperatures Rising
Vincent Campanelli
1972
Film
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral William F. Halsey
1970
Lux Video Theatre
Tracy
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Self
1950
Series
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Series
Bus Stop
1961
Film
The Majestic
Stan Keller
2001
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Series
Crossroads
1955
Series
Going My Way
1962
Series
The Monroes
1966
Series
Mister Sterling
William Sterling Sr.
2003
The Chevy Mystery Show
Philip Selby
1960
Series
Shane
Harry Himber
1966
Series
Custer
1967
Series
Code Red
1981
Playwrights '56
1955
Series
T.H.E. Cat
1966
Series
The Danny Thomas Hour
Professor John Woodruff
1967
Series
Panic!
1957
Film
Them!
Sgt. Ben Peterson
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Film
Chato's Land
Joshua Everette
1972
Series
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice)
1965
Series
George Burns Comedy Week
Ebenezer Scrooge
1985
Series
The Word
George Wheeler
1978
Series
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Foxy Smith
1963
Film
The Asphalt Jungle
Gus Minissi
1950
Film
Angels in the Outfield
Angel (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Series
Slattery's People
1964
Film
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Levi
1969
Series
The Law and Mr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln Jones
1960
Series
Favorite Son
The President
1988
Film
Oklahoma!
Mr. Carnes
1955
Series
For the People
1965
Series
Cowboy in Africa
1967
Film
Madigan
Chief Inspector Charles Kane
1968
Series
Celebrity
Clifford Casey
1984
Film
Battleground
Kinnie
1949
My Friend Tony
Prof. John Woodruff
1969
Film
Kiss Me Kate
Slug
1953
Film
Chuka
Lou Trent
1967
Film
The Serpent's Egg
Priester
1977
Film
Battle Cry
MSgt. Mac
1955
Film
The Last Frontier
Gus
1955
Film
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (voice)
1985
Film
Mark, I Love You
Dwight Hamilton
1980
Film
Waterhole #3
Capt. Shipley
1967
Film
Nuts
Judge Stanley Murdoch
1987
Film
The First Deadly Sin
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
1980
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tommy McDermott
1951
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Benson
1951
Film
The Red Badge of Courage
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Eddy Duchin Story
Lou Sherwood
1956
Film
The Outriders
Clint Priest
1950
Film
Above and Beyond
Maj. William M. Uanna
1953
Film
The Undercover Man
George Pappas
1949
Film
The Split
Herb Sutro
1968
Film
A Ring of Endless Light
Grandfather
2002
Film
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Fetcher
1953
Film
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
1951
Film
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
1990
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Self
2003
Film
Who Was That Lady?
Harry Powell
1960
Film
Swing Vote
Daniel Morissey
1999
Film
Across the Wide Missouri
Old Bill (uncredited)
1951
Film
Where the Red Fern Grows
Grandpa
1974
Film
The Harrad Experiment
Philip Tenhausen
1973
Film
High Crime
Commissioner Aldo Scavino
1973
Film
The Deep Six
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
1958
Film
Glory! Glory!
Lester Babbitt
1989
Film
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
1995
Film
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Girl Who Had Everything
Charles "Chico" Menlow
1953
Film
The Command
Sgt. Elliott
1954
Film
The Flying Misfits
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
1976
Film
The Golden Honeymoon
Charley Tate
1980
Film
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
1950
Tony e il Professore
il professore
Film
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
1979
Film
Nobody's Perfect
Capt. Mike Riley
1968
Film
The McConnell Story
SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
1955
Decision
1958
Film
The Balloon Vendor
Antonio
1974
Film
Because You're Mine
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
1952
Film
The Challenge
Overman
1970
Film
If Tomorrow Comes
Frank Phillips
1971
Film
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
1954
The Hoaxters
Narrator (voice)
1952
Series
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
1964
Film
Man Belongs to the Earth
Narrator
1974
Film
Sky High
Gus Johnson
1990
Film
The Canterville Ghost
Hyram B. Otis
1974
Film
The Next Voice You Hear...
Joe Smith
1950
Film
Shadow in the Sky
Lou Hopke
1952
Film
Black Like Me
John Finley Horton
1964
Film
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
Film
Rage!
Borski
1980
Film
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
1956
Film
I Will Fight No More Forever
General Oliver O. Howard
1985
Film
Face of Fire
Monk Johnson
1959
Film
Love Those Trains
Narrator
1984
Film
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
1966
Film
All My Sons
Joe Keller
1987
Film
The Restless Years
Ed Henderson
1958
Film
Please Believe Me
Vincent Maran
1950
Film
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
1957
Film
Here's to Life!
Gus Corley
2000
Film
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
J. Marvin Bean
1963
Film
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
1978
Film
Hail Columbia!
Narrator
1982
Film
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
1975
Film
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
1982
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005