James Whitmore
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
171
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-10-01
Day of death
2009-02-06 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
White Plains, New York, USA
James Whitmore
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.
Known For
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Shawshank Redemption
The Mike Douglas Show
Bonanza
The Practice
Golden Globe Awards
The Twilight Zone
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Virginian
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
Combat!
Climax!
Climax!
Dr. Kildare
Rawhide
Rawhide
Dinah!
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Burke's Law
Studio One
Ben Casey
The Invaders
Route 66
The Name of the Game
Planet of the Apes
Run for Your Life
12 O'Clock High
Across the Wide Missouri
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Tarzan
The Detectives
Checkmate
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Last Frontier
Arrest and Trial
Then Came Bronson
The White Shadow
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Bus Stop
Judd for the Defense
Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Them!
The Majestic
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Oklahoma!
Battleground
The United States Steel Hour
Going My Way
Temperatures Rising
Alcoa Premiere
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Command
Shadow in the Sky
The Relic
The Serpent's Egg
Waterhole #3
Custer
Chuka
Shane
The McConnell Story
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
The Eddy Duchin Story
Crossroads
The Split
The Tenderfoot
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Panic!
The Deep Six
High Crime
Chato's Land
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Playwrights '56
Code Red
The Loner
The Loner
The First Deadly Sin
The Monroes
Sky High
Swing Vote
The Chevy Mystery Show
Madigan
Glory! Glory!
The Word
Mister Sterling
Battle Cry
The Red Badge of Courage
The Outriders
If Tomorrow Comes
The Undercover Man
National Geographic Specials
The Girl Who Had Everything
Slattery's People
Crime in the Streets
T.H.E. Cat
Angels in the Outfield
Nuts
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
The Next Voice You Hear...
The Law and Mr. Jones
The Danny Thomas Hour
The Wonderful World of Disney
Where the Red Fern Grows
George Burns Comedy Week
The Asphalt Jungle
All My Sons
Favorite Son
A Ring of Endless Light
Who Was That Lady?
The Harrad Experiment
The Flying Misfits
Cowboy in Africa
Kiss Me Kate
It's a Big Country
My Friend Tony
Old Explorers
Los Angeles Plays Itself
The Young Don't Cry
Here's to Life!
Black Like Me
Celebrity
Face of Fire
Please Believe Me
For the People
The Balloon Vendor
Arthur Miller: Writer
Hail Columbia!
Nobody's Perfect
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Because You're Mine
The Restless Years
Above and Beyond
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
The Canterville Ghost
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
The Horror Show
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
The Golden Honeymoon
Rage!
The Great Diamond Robbery
I Will Fight No More Forever
Decision
The Challenge
The Hoaxters
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Man Belongs to the Earth
Mark, I Love You
Love Those Trains
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
