James Whitmore
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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 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.
Known for
Credits
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
as Brooks Hatlen
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
as President of the Assembly
Them! (1954)
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
as Admiral William F. Halsey
The Relic (1997)
as Dr. Albert Frock
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
as Gus Minissi
The Majestic (2001)
as Stan Keller
Oklahoma! (1955)
as Mr. Carnes
Madigan (1968)
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Chuka (1967)
as Lou Trent
Old Explorers (1990)
as Leinen Roth
Chato's Land (1972)
as Joshua Everette
Battle Cry (1955)
as MSgt. Mac
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
as Priester
The Red Badge of Courage (1951)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Ring of Endless Light (2002)
as Grandfather
Battleground (1949)
as Kinnie
The Flying Misfits (1976)
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Nuts (1987)
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
as Levi
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot (2003)
as Self
Kiss Me Kate (1953)
as Slug
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974)
as Grandpa
The Last Frontier (1955)
as Gus
The Golden Honeymoon (1980)
as Charley Tate
Above and Beyond (1953)
as Maj. William M. Uanna
The Eddy Duchin Story (1956)
as Lou Sherwood
Across the Wide Missouri (1951)
as Old Bill (uncredited)
Nobody's Perfect (1968)
as Capt. Mike Riley
The Outriders (1950)
as Clint Priest
The Canterville Ghost (1974)
as Hyram B. Otis
Shadow in the Sky (1952)
as Lou Hopke
The First Deadly Sin (1980)
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Black Like Me (1964)
as John Finley Horton
Who Was That Lady? (1960)
as Harry Powell
High Crime (1973)
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
as Mark Twain (voice)
Arthur Miller: Writer (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Because You're Mine (1952)
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Mark, I Love You (1980)
as Dwight Hamilton
The Command (1954)
as Sgt. Elliott
The Undercover Man (1949)
as George Pappas
It's a Big Country (1951)
as Mr. Stacey
Waterhole #3 (1967)
as Capt. Shipley
All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953)
as Fetcher
Glory! Glory! (1989)
as Lester Babbitt
The McConnell Story (1955)
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
The Hoaxters (1952)
as Narrator (voice)
The Restless Years (1958)
as Ed Henderson
The Harrad Experiment (1973)
as Philip Tenhausen
I Will Fight No More Forever (1985)
as General Oliver O. Howard
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950)
as Joe Smith
Please Believe Me (1950)
as Vincent Maran
The Split (1968)
as Herb Sutro
The Deep Six (1958)
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Girl Who Had Everything (1953)
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
Man Belongs to the Earth (1974)
as Narrator
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950)
as John Malone
The Balloon Vendor (1974)
as Antonio
Icarus Montgolfier Wright (1962)
Actor
Love Those Trains (1984)
as Narrator
Swing Vote (1999)
as Daniel Morissey
Crime in the Streets (1956)
as Ben Wagner
The Great Diamond Robbery (1954)
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
The Challenge (1970)
as Overman
Face of Fire (1959)
as Monk Johnson
The Tenderfoot (1966)
as Captain Ewell
The Horror Show (1979)
as (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
as Self
If Tomorrow Comes (1971)
as Frank Phillips
Sky High (1990)
as Gus Johnson
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963)
as J. Marvin Bean
The Young Don't Cry (1957)
as Rudy Krist
All My Sons (1987)
as Joe Keller
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America (1982)
as Narrator
Hail Columbia! (1982)
as Narrator
Here's to Life! (2000)
as Gus Corley
Rage! (1980)
as Borski
Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975)
as Harry S. Truman
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story (2005)
Actor
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt (1978)
as Teddy Roosevelt