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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

    CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Shawshank Redemption

    The Shawshank Redemption

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Practice

    The Practice

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • 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

    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

  • Combat!

    Combat!

  • Route 66

    Route 66

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • National Geographic Specials

    National Geographic Specials

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

  • Temperatures Rising

    Temperatures Rising

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • The Invaders

    The Invaders

  • Planet of the Apes

    Planet of the Apes

  • Arrest and Trial

    Arrest and Trial

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • Then Came Bronson

    Then Came Bronson

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • The United States Steel Hour

    The United States Steel Hour

  • Them!

    Them!

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Chato's Land

    Chato's Land

  • Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

  • Going My Way

    Going My Way

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • The Loner

    The Loner

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!

    Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • Across the Wide Missouri

    Across the Wide Missouri

  • The McConnell Story

    The McConnell Story

  • Panic!

    Panic!

  • Alcoa Premiere

    Alcoa Premiere

  • The Serpent's Egg

    The Serpent's Egg

  • George Burns Comedy Week

    George Burns Comedy Week

  • Battleground

    Battleground

  • The Deep Six

    The Deep Six

  • The Monroes

    The Monroes

  • The First Deadly Sin

    The First Deadly Sin

  • Shadow in the Sky

    Shadow in the Sky

  • Custer

    Custer

  • The Chevy Mystery Show

    The Chevy Mystery Show

  • The Harrad Experiment

    The Harrad Experiment

  • The Command

    The Command

  • Code Red

    Code Red

  • The Majestic

    The Majestic

  • Shane

    Shane

  • Oklahoma!

    Oklahoma!

  • The Young Don't Cry

    The Young Don't Cry

  • The Last Frontier

    The Last Frontier

  • The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

  • Slattery's People

    Slattery's People

  • The Eddy Duchin Story

    The Eddy Duchin Story

  • A Ring of Endless Light

    A Ring of Endless Light

  • All the Brothers Were Valiant

    All the Brothers Were Valiant

  • Face of Fire

    Face of Fire

  • Playwrights '56

    Playwrights '56

  • Please Believe Me

    Please Believe Me

  • The Split

    The Split

  • Kiss Me Kate

    Kiss Me Kate

  • The Danny Thomas Hour

    The Danny Thomas Hour

  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

  • The Relic

    The Relic

  • The Flying Misfits

    The Flying Misfits

  • The Challenge

    The Challenge

  • The Word

    The Word

  • Crime in the Streets

    Crime in the Streets

  • T.H.E. Cat

    T.H.E. Cat

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • Mister Sterling

    Mister Sterling

  • Waterhole #3

    Waterhole #3

  • Cowboy in Africa

    Cowboy in Africa

  • Rage!

    Rage!

  • Because You're Mine

    Because You're Mine

  • The Horror Show

    The Horror Show

  • Who Was That Lady?

    Who Was That Lady?

  • Here's to Life!

    Here's to Life!

  • Black Like Me

    Black Like Me

  • Angels in the Outfield

    Angels in the Outfield

  • Where the Red Fern Grows

    Where the Red Fern Grows

  • Chuka

    Chuka

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Hail Columbia!

    Hail Columbia!

  • Swing Vote

    Swing Vote

  • Glory! Glory!

    Glory! Glory!

  • Guns of the Magnificent Seven

    Guns of the Magnificent Seven

  • Arthur Miller: Writer

    Arthur Miller: Writer

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Law and Mr. Jones

    The Law and Mr. Jones

  • The Adventures of Mark Twain

    The Adventures of Mark Twain

  • It's a Big Country

    It's a Big Country

  • Sky High

    Sky High

  • The Tenderfoot

    The Tenderfoot

  • The Outriders

    The Outriders

  • The Red Badge of Courage

    The Red Badge of Courage

  • A Minute with Stan Hooper

    A Minute with Stan Hooper

  • Madigan

    Madigan

  • For the People

    For the People

  • If Tomorrow Comes

    If Tomorrow Comes

  • Los Angeles Plays Itself

    Los Angeles Plays Itself

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Celebrity

    Celebrity

  • The Restless Years

    The Restless Years

  • My Friend Tony

    My Friend Tony

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

  • Nobody's Perfect

    Nobody's Perfect

  • The Undercover Man

    The Undercover Man

  • All My Sons

    All My Sons

  • Favorite Son

    Favorite Son

  • Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

  • Battle Cry

    Battle Cry

  • The Next Voice You Hear...

    The Next Voice You Hear...

  • Nuts

    Nuts

  • The Hoaxters

    The Hoaxters

  • The Balloon Vendor

    The Balloon Vendor

  • Icarus Montgolfier Wright

    Icarus Montgolfier Wright

  • The Girl Who Had Everything

    The Girl Who Had Everything

  • High Crime

    High Crime

  • Decision

    Decision

  • Give 'em Hell, Harry!

    Give 'em Hell, Harry!

  • Above and Beyond

    Above and Beyond

  • The Golden Honeymoon

    The Golden Honeymoon

  • The Great Diamond Robbery

    The Great Diamond Robbery

  • Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

    Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

  • I Will Fight No More Forever

    I Will Fight No More Forever

  • Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story

    Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story

  • Mark, I Love You

    Mark, I Love You

  • Man Belongs to the Earth

    Man Belongs to the Earth

  • Old Explorers

    Old Explorers

  • The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America

    The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America

  • Love Those Trains

    Love Those Trains