James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Actor Oct 1 (died age 87) White Plains, New York, USA 1944–2017 (73 year career)

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Biography

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. H…

Known For

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

Brooks Hatlen

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

President of the Assembly

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

Gus Minissi

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral William F. Halsey

The Majestic

The Majestic

Stan Keller

Them!

Them!

Sgt. Ben Peterson

The Relic

The Relic

Dr. Albert Frock

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

Mr. Carnes

Filmography

Acting (153)

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Movies (82)

Arthur Miller: Writer

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story

Los Angeles Plays Itself

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

as Self

A Ring of Endless Light

A Ring of Endless Light

as Grandfather

The Majestic

The Majestic

as Stan Keller

Here's to Life!

Here's to Life!

as Gus Corley

Swing Vote

Swing Vote

as Daniel Morissey

The Relic

The Relic

as Dr. Albert Frock

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

as Self

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption

as Brooks Hatlen

Old Explorers

Old Explorers

as Leinen Roth

Sky High

Sky High

as Gus Johnson

Glory! Glory!

Glory! Glory!

as Lester Babbitt

All My Sons

All My Sons

as Joe Keller

Nuts

Nuts

as Judge Stanley Murdoch

The Adventures of Mark Twain

The Adventures of Mark Twain

as Mark Twain (voice)

I Will Fight No More Forever

I Will Fight No More Forever

as General Oliver O. Howard

Love Those Trains

Love Those Trains

as Narrator

Hail Columbia!

Hail Columbia!

as Narrator

The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America

The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America

as Narrator

The Golden Honeymoon

The Golden Honeymoon

as Charley Tate

The First Deadly Sin

The First Deadly Sin

as Dr. Sanford Ferguson

Rage!

Rage!

as Borski

Mark, I Love You

Mark, I Love You

as Dwight Hamilton

The Horror Show

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

as Teddy Roosevelt

The Serpent's Egg

The Serpent's Egg

as Priester

The Flying Misfits

The Flying Misfits

as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

as Harry S. Truman

The Balloon Vendor

The Balloon Vendor

as Antonio

Man Belongs to the Earth

Man Belongs to the Earth

as Narrator

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

as Hyram B. Otis

Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

as Grandpa

The Harrad Experiment

The Harrad Experiment

as Philip Tenhausen

High Crime

High Crime

as Commissioner Aldo Scavino

Chato's Land

Chato's Land

as Joshua Everette

If Tomorrow Comes

If Tomorrow Comes

as Frank Phillips

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Admiral William F. Halsey

The Challenge

The Challenge

as Overman

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

as Levi

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

as President of the Assembly

Madigan

Madigan

as Chief Inspector Charles Kane

The Split

The Split

as Herb Sutro

Nobody's Perfect

Nobody's Perfect

as Capt. Mike Riley

Chuka

Chuka

as Lou Trent

Waterhole #3

Waterhole #3

as Capt. Shipley

The Tenderfoot

The Tenderfoot

as Captain Ewell

Black Like Me

Black Like Me

as John Finley Horton

Icarus Montgolfier Wright

Icarus Montgolfier Wright

Who Was That Lady?

Who Was That Lady?

as Harry Powell

Face of Fire

Face of Fire

as Monk Johnson

The Deep Six

The Deep Six

as Cmdr. Warren Meredith

The Restless Years

The Restless Years

as Ed Henderson

The Young Don't Cry

The Young Don't Cry

as Rudy Krist

The Eddy Duchin Story

The Eddy Duchin Story

as Lou Sherwood

Crime in the Streets

Crime in the Streets

as Ben Wagner

The McConnell Story

The McConnell Story

as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

as Mr. Carnes

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

as MSgt. Mac

The Last Frontier

The Last Frontier

as Gus

Them!

Them!

as Sgt. Ben Peterson

The Command

The Command

as Sgt. Elliott

The Great Diamond Robbery

The Great Diamond Robbery

as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

as Slug

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

as Maj. William M. Uanna

All the Brothers Were Valiant

All the Brothers Were Valiant

as Fetcher

The Girl Who Had Everything

The Girl Who Had Everything

as Charles "Chico" Menlow

Because You're Mine

Because You're Mine

as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson

The Hoaxters

as Narrator (voice)

Shadow in the Sky

Shadow in the Sky

as Lou Hopke

Angels in the Outfield

Angels in the Outfield

as Angel (voice) (uncredited)

The Red Badge of Courage

The Red Badge of Courage

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

It's a Big Country

It's a Big Country

as Mr. Stacey

Across the Wide Missouri

Across the Wide Missouri

as Old Bill (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

as Gus Minissi

The Outriders

The Outriders

as Clint Priest

Please Believe Me

Please Believe Me

as Vincent Maran

The Next Voice You Hear...

The Next Voice You Hear...

as Joe Smith

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

as John Malone

The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man

as George Pappas

Battleground

Battleground

as Kinnie

Television (71)

Mister Sterling

Mister Sterling

as William Sterling Sr.

A Minute with Stan Hooper

A Minute with Stan Hooper

as Dr. Goldman

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Milton

The Practice

The Practice

as Raymond Oz

Favorite Son

Favorite Son

as The President

George Burns Comedy Week

George Burns Comedy Week

as Ebenezer Scrooge

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as Craig Bennett Stiles

Celebrity

Celebrity

as Clifford Casey

Code Red

Code Red

The White Shadow

The White Shadow

as Jake Reeves

The Word

The Word

as George Wheeler

Dinah!

Dinah!

as Self

Temperatures Rising

as Vincent Campanelli

Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

as Wilson Ford

My Friend Tony

as Prof. John Woodruff

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Harry Roarke

The Invaders

The Invaders

as Harry Swain

The Danny Thomas Hour

The Danny Thomas Hour

as Professor John Woodruff

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

Custer

Custer

Tarzan

Tarzan

Shane

Shane

as Harry Himber

The Monroes

The Monroes

T.H.E. Cat

T.H.E. Cat

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Handy

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life

as Chief Jim Holland

The Loner

The Loner

National Geographic Specials

National Geographic Specials

as Narrator (voice)

For the People

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

Slattery's People

Slattery's People

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as Joe Piante

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as Martin Burnham

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as J. Marvin Bean

The Greatest Show on Earth

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

as Foxy Smith

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

The Virginian

The Virginian

as Capt. Piper Pritican

Combat!

Combat!

as Hertzbrun

Going My Way

Going My Way

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as Henry Clay Kincaid

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

Alcoa Premiere

Alcoa Premiere

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

Route 66

Route 66

Checkmate

Checkmate

as Detective Lt. Dave Harker

The Chevy Mystery Show

as Philip Selby

The Law and Mr. Jones

The Law and Mr. Jones

as Abraham Lincoln Jones

Bonanza

Bonanza

as John Postley

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Rawhide

Rawhide

as Sgt. Joe Duclos

The Detectives

The Detectives

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Decision

Panic!

Panic!

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Jeb

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as Amos Campbell

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour

Crossroads

Crossroads

Playwrights '56

Climax!

Climax!

as Stash Prohaska

Studio 57

Studio 57

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Lux Video Theatre

as Self

Studio One

Studio One

as Sam

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominated