James Whitmore
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
Milton
The Shawshank Redemption
Brooks Hatlen
The Practice
Raymond Oz
Bonanza
John Postley
The Twilight Zone
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominated
The Virginian
Capt. Piper Pritican
The Virginian
Ezra Hollis
The Virginian
Carl Kabe
The Virginian
Marshal Krug
The Big Valley
Handy
The Big Valley
Joshua Hawks
The Big Valley
Tom Wills
The Big Valley
Marshal Seth Campbell
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
Combat!
Hertzbrun
Rawhide
Sgt. Joe Duclos
Rawhide
Colonel John Macklin
Planet of the Apes
President of the Assembly
Climax!
Stash Prohaska
Climax!
Tom Miller
The Invaders
Harry Swain
Gunsmoke
Amos Campbell
Gunsmoke
Jim Forbes
Gunsmoke
Timothy Fitzpatrick
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jeb
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ben Kincaid
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Joel Begley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jonas - Blacksmith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Narrator (voice)
Ben Casey
Route 66
Dr. Kildare
Henry Clay Kincaid
Dinah!
Self
Burke's Law
Joe Piante
The Split
Herb Sutro
Kraft Television Theatre
The Majestic
Stan Keller
The Relic
Dr. Albert Frock
The United States Steel Hour
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Foxy Smith
Run for Your Life
Chief Jim Holland
The 20th Century Fox Hour
The White Shadow
Jake Reeves
Arrest and Trial
Martin Burnham
The Name of the Game
Harry Roarke
Kraft Suspense Theatre
J. Marvin Bean
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Major Will Stanton
The Outriders
Clint Priest
Studio One
Sam
Tarzan
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
12 O'Clock High
The Detectives
Who Was That Lady?
Harry Powell
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Levi
Them!
Sgt. Ben Peterson
Checkmate
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral William F. Halsey
Judd for the Defense
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Craig Bennett Stiles
The Balloon Vendor
Antonio
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Chato's Land
Joshua Everette
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Undercover Man
George Pappas
Battle Cry
MSgt. Mac
The Loner
The Loner
Doc Fritchman
The Harrad Experiment
Philip Tenhausen
Sky High
Gus Johnson
Angels in the Outfield
Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Self
Waterhole #3
Capt. Shipley
The Eddy Duchin Story
Lou Sherwood
Madigan
Chief Inspector Charles Kane
The Greatest Show on Earth
All My Sons
Joe Keller
Here's to Life!
Gus Corley
Then Came Bronson
Wilson Ford
Nobody's Perfect
Capt. Mike Riley
Face of Fire
Monk Johnson
The Canterville Ghost
Hyram B. Otis
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
Chuka
Lou Trent
The Flying Misfits
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Bus Stop
The Red Badge of Courage
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Where the Red Fern Grows
Grandpa
The McConnell Story
SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
The Restless Years
Ed Henderson
The Chevy Mystery Show
Philip Selby
The Danny Thomas Hour
Professor John Woodruff
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
Lux Video Theatre
Tracy
Lux Video Theatre
Self
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Battleground
Kinnie
Alcoa Premiere
Temperatures Rising
Vincent Campanelli
Kiss Me Kate
Slug
Going My Way
Code Red
The Monroes
Cowboy in Africa
Swing Vote
Daniel Morissey
Mister Sterling
William Sterling Sr.
Crossroads
Custer
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice)
Oklahoma!
Mr. Carnes
The Hoaxters
Narrator (voice)
Hail Columbia!
Narrator
Above and Beyond
Maj. William M. Uanna
The Last Frontier
Gus
Shane
Harry Himber
T.H.E. Cat
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
The Asphalt Jungle
Gus Minissi
The Girl Who Had Everything
Charles "Chico" Menlow
The Golden Honeymoon
Charley Tate
Please Believe Me
Vincent Maran
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Dr. Goldman
Man Belongs to the Earth
Narrator
Playwrights '56
Panic!
The Next Voice You Hear...
Joe Smith
Black Like Me
John Finley Horton
Favorite Son
The President
The Word
George Wheeler
Slattery's People
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Law and Mr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln Jones
George Burns Comedy Week
Celebrity
Clifford Casey
The Deep Six
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
Nuts
Judge Stanley Murdoch
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (voice)
Because You're Mine
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Across the Wide Missouri
Old Bill (uncredited)
The Serpent's Egg
Priester
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Fetcher
Love Those Trains
Narrator
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tommy McDermott
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Joe Benson
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
The First Deadly Sin
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
My Friend Tony
Prof. John Woodruff
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
For the People
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
A Ring of Endless Light
Grandfather
Rage!
Borski
High Crime
Commissioner Aldo Scavino
The Command
Sgt. Elliott
The Challenge
Overman
I Will Fight No More Forever
General Oliver O. Howard
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
If Tomorrow Comes
Frank Phillips
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Shadow in the Sky
Lou Hopke
Glory! Glory!
Lester Babbitt
Decision
Mark, I Love You
Dwight Hamilton
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self