James Whitmore

Acting · 1.7 popularity

Age

104

Movies

Born: October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009
From: White Plains, New York, USA

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. 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.

Works

82 films

The Shawshank Redemption

19948.7

Planet of the Apes

19687.7

The Relic

19976.2

Tora! Tora! Tora!

19707.2

The Majestic

20016.8

Them!

19546.8

Chato's Land

19726.5

Angels in the Outfield

19517.0

The Asphalt Jungle

19507.5

Oklahoma!

19556.6

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

19695.4

Battleground

19496.7

Chuka

19676.3

Madigan

19686.2

The Adventures of Mark Twain

19856.8

Kiss Me Kate

19536.5

Mark, I Love You

19808.0

The Last Frontier

19556.2

Nuts

19876.3

The First Deadly Sin

19805.8

Battle Cry

19555.8

The Eddy Duchin Story

19566.3

Waterhole #3

19675.9

A Ring of Endless Light

20026.6

The Serpent's Egg

19776.2

Old Explorers

19909.0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

20038.0

All the Brothers Were Valiant

19536.1

The Split

19686.7

The Red Badge of Courage

19516.5

Where the Red Fern Grows

19746.9

The Harrad Experiment

19733.7

Across the Wide Missouri

19516.1

The Flying Misfits

19767.4

The Outriders

19507.3

High Crime

19736.4

Glory! Glory!

19898.0

The Undercover Man

19496.1

It's a Big Country

19515.9

Who Was That Lady?

19606.4

Because You're Mine

19526.8

Above and Beyond

19536.2

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

19957.8

Arthur Miller: Writer

20177.1

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

19507.0

Icarus Montgolfier Wright

19626.4

The Command

19546.4

If Tomorrow Comes

19717.5

The McConnell Story

19556.8

The Deep Six

19585.7

The Next Voice You Hear...

19505.8

Swing Vote

19995.8

The Great Diamond Robbery

195410.0

The Golden Honeymoon

19806.0

The Hoaxters

19525.3

The Canterville Ghost

19747.0

The Tenderfoot

1966

The Girl Who Had Everything

19536.2

Sky High

19904.0

The Young Don't Cry

19577.0

Shadow in the Sky

19527.0

Crime in the Streets

19566.2

Black Like Me

19646.2

Nobody's Perfect

19686.3

Man Belongs to the Earth

19749.0

The Challenge

19707.0

Rage!

19808.0

I Will Fight No More Forever

19856.9

The Balloon Vendor

19747.0

The Horror Show

19793.4

All My Sons

19879.0

The Restless Years

19587.0

Face of Fire

19595.8

Love Those Trains

19848.0

Here's to Life!

200010.0

The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley

19639.0

Hail Columbia!

19827.5

Please Believe Me

19505.1

Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story

2005

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

19756.7

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

19788.0

The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America

19826.4