People
James Whitmore
- Name: James Whitmore
- Birthday: 1921-10-01
- Also known as: James Allen Whitmore Jr.
- Place of birth: White Plains, New York, USA
- Popularity: 9.413
Biography:
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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... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Arthur Miller: Writer as Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-08 |
| Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story | 2005-07-18 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself as Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage) | 2004-07-28 |
| Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot as Self | 2003-04-22 |
| A Ring of Endless Light as Grandfather | 2002-07-04 |
| The Majestic as Stan Keller | 2001-12-21 |
| Here's to Life! as Gus Corley | 2000-09-18 |
| Swing Vote as Daniel Morissey | 1999-04-19 |
| The Relic as Dr. Albert Frock | 1997-01-10 |
| Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick as Self | 1995-01-01 |
| The Shawshank Redemption as Brooks Hatlen | 1994-09-23 |
| Old Explorers as Leinen Roth | 1990-09-28 |
| Sky High as Gus Johnson | 1990-03-11 |
| Glory! Glory! as Lester Babbitt | 1989-09-25 |
| Nuts as Judge Stanley Murdoch | 1987-11-20 |
| All My Sons as Joe Keller | 1987-01-19 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain as Mark Twain (voice) | 1985-03-01 |
| Love Those Trains as Narrator | 1984-05-01 |
| The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America as Narrator | 1982-10-01 |
| Hail Columbia! as Narrator | 1982-06-15 |
| Mark, I Love You as Dwight Hamilton | 1980-12-10 |
| The First Deadly Sin as Dr. Sanford Ferguson | 1980-10-03 |
| Rage! as Borski | 1980-09-25 |
| The Golden Honeymoon as Charley Tate | 1980-02-04 |
| The Horror Show as (archive footage) | 1979-02-06 |
| Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt as Teddy Roosevelt | 1978-09-29 |
| The Serpent's Egg as Priester | 1977-10-28 |
| The Flying Misfits as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman | 1976-09-21 |
| Give 'em Hell, Harry! as Harry S. Truman | 1975-09-17 |
| I Will Fight No More Forever as General Oliver O. Howard | 1975-04-13 |
| The Canterville Ghost as Hyram B. Otis | 1974-12-31 |
| The Balloon Vendor as Antonio | 1974-12-21 |
| Where the Red Fern Grows as Grandpa | 1974-06-21 |
| Man Belongs to the Earth as Narrator | 1974-05-04 |
| High Crime as Commissioner Aldo Scavino | 1973-08-12 |
| The Harrad Experiment as Philip Tenhausen | 1973-05-11 |
| Chato's Land as Joshua Everette | 1972-05-25 |
| If Tomorrow Comes as Frank Phillips | 1971-12-07 |
| The Challenge as Overman | 1970-02-10 |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! as Admiral William F. Halsey | 1970-01-26 |
| Guns of the Magnificent Seven as Levi | 1969-07-14 |
| The Split as Herb Sutro | 1968-11-04 |
| Madigan as Chief Inspector Charles Kane | 1968-03-29 |
| Planet of the Apes as President of the Assembly | 1968-02-07 |
| Nobody's Perfect as Capt. Mike Riley | 1968-01-12 |
| Waterhole #3 as Capt. Shipley | 1967-10-10 |
| Chuka as Lou Trent | 1967-07-23 |
| The Tenderfoot as Captain Ewell | 1964-11-08 |
| Black Like Me as John Finley Horton | 1964-01-01 |
| Icarus Montgolfier Wright | 1962-08-22 |
| Who Was That Lady? as Harry Powell | 1960-04-08 |
| Face of Fire as Monk Johnson | 1959-08-09 |
| The Restless Years as Ed Henderson | 1958-12-01 |
| The Deep Six as Cmdr. Warren Meredith | 1958-01-15 |
| The Young Don't Cry as Rudy Krist | 1957-07-26 |
| Crime in the Streets as Ben Wagner | 1956-06-10 |
| The Eddy Duchin Story as Lou Sherwood | 1956-05-02 |
| The Last Frontier as Gus | 1955-12-07 |
| Oklahoma! as Mr. Carnes | 1955-10-10 |
| The McConnell Story as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman | 1955-09-29 |
| Battle Cry as MSgt. Mac | 1955-02-02 |
| Them! as Sgt. Ben Peterson | 1954-06-16 |
| The Command as Sgt. Elliott | 1954-02-13 |
| The Great Diamond Robbery as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer | 1954-01-29 |
| Kiss Me Kate as Slug | 1953-11-26 |
| All the Brothers Were Valiant as Fetcher | 1953-11-13 |
| The Girl Who Had Everything as Charles "Chico" Menlow | 1953-03-27 |
| Above and Beyond as Maj. William M. Uanna | 1953-01-02 |
| The Hoaxters as Narrator (voice) | 1952-12-05 |
| Because You're Mine as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson | 1952-10-01 |
| Shadow in the Sky as Lou Hopke | 1952-07-18 |
| It's a Big Country as Mr. Stacey | 1951-11-20 |
| Angels in the Outfield as Angel (voice) (uncredited) | 1951-10-19 |
| Across the Wide Missouri as Old Bill (uncredited) | 1951-10-12 |
| The Red Badge of Courage as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1951-09-27 |
| Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone as John Malone | 1950-12-08 |
| The Next Voice You Hear... as Joe Smith | 1950-06-29 |
| Please Believe Me as Vincent Maran | 1950-05-12 |
| The Asphalt Jungle as Gus Minissi | 1950-05-12 |
| The Outriders as Clint Priest | 1950-03-01 |
| Battleground as Kinnie | 1949-11-09 |
| The Undercover Man as George Pappas | 1949-03-21 |
