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