James Whitmore
Acting
154 titles
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
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005
A Minute with Stan Hooper
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
Mister Sterling
2003
A Ring of Endless Light
2002
The Majestic
2001
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Here's to Life!
2000
Swing Vote
1999
The Practice
1997
The Relic
1997
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
The Shawshank Redemption
1994
Old Explorers
1990
Sky High
1990
Glory! Glory!
1989
Favorite Son
1988
Nuts
1987
All My Sons
1987
George Burns Comedy Week
1985
I Will Fight No More Forever
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
Love Those Trains
1984
Celebrity
1984
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
1982
Hail Columbia!
1982
Code Red
1981
Mark, I Love You
1980
The First Deadly Sin
1980
Rage!
1980
The Golden Honeymoon
1980
The Horror Show
1979
The White Shadow
1978
The Word
1978
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
1978
The Serpent's Egg
1977
The Flying Misfits
1976
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1975
The Canterville Ghost
1974
The Balloon Vendor
1974
Dinah!
1974
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
High Crime
1973
The Harrad Experiment
1973
Temperatures Rising
1972
Chato's Land
1972
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
The Challenge
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Then Came Bronson
1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
My Friend Tony
1969
The Split
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
Madigan
1968
Planet of the Apes
1968
Nobody's Perfect
1968
Waterhole #3
1967
Cowboy in Africa
1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
1967
Judd, for the Defense
1967
Custer
1967
Chuka
1967
The Invaders
1967
T.H.E. Cat
1966
Shane
1966
Tarzan
1966
The Monroes
1966
The Tenderfoot
1966
The Loner
1965
The Big Valley
1965
Run for Your Life
1965
National Geographic Specials
1965
For the People
1965
The Tenderfoot
1964
Slattery's People
1964
12 O'Clock High
1964
Black Like Me
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
Burke's Law
1963
The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
Arrest and Trial
1963
Going My Way
1962
Combat!
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Virginian
1962
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Bus Stop
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Wonderful World of Disney
1961
Route 66
1960
The Law and Mr. Jones
1960
Checkmate
1960
The Chevy Mystery Show
1960
Who Was That Lady?
1960
The Detectives
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
Bonanza
1959
Face of Fire
1959
Rawhide
1959
The Restless Years
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Decision
1958
The Deep Six
1958
The Young Don't Cry
1957
Panic!
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Crime in the Streets
1956
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
The Last Frontier
1955
Oklahoma!
1955
Crossroads
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Playwrights '56
1955
The McConnell Story
1955
Gunsmoke
1955
Battle Cry
1955
Climax!
1954
Studio 57
1954
Them!
1954
The Command
1954
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
Kiss Me Kate
1953
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
The United States Steel Hour
1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
Above and Beyond
1953
The Hoaxters
1952
Because You're Mine
1952
Shadow in the Sky
1952
It's a Big Country
1951
Angels in the Outfield
1951
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Red Badge of Courage
1951
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
Lux Video Theatre
1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Please Believe Me
1950
The Outriders
1950
Battleground
1949
The Undercover Man
1949
Studio One
1948
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Tony e il Professore