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