James Whitmore
Acting
- Born:
- 1921-10-01
- Died:
- 2009-02-06
- Place of birth:
- White Plains, New York, USA
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
Filmography
Arthur Miller: Writer
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Mister Sterling
A Ring of Endless Light
The Majestic
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Here's to Life!
Swing Vote
The Practice
The Relic
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
The Shawshank Redemption
Roots of Roe
Old Explorers
Sky High
Glory! Glory!
Favorite Son
Nuts
All My Sons
George Burns Comedy Week
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Love Those Trains
Celebrity
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Hail Columbia!
American Playhouse
Code Red
Mark, I Love You
The First Deadly Sin
Rage!
The Golden Honeymoon
The Horror Show
The White Shadow
The Word
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
The Serpent's Egg
The Flying Misfits
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
I Will Fight No More Forever
The Canterville Ghost
The Balloon Vendor
Dinah!
Where the Red Fern Grows
Man Belongs to the Earth
High Crime
The Harrad Experiment
Temperatures Rising
Chato's Land
If Tomorrow Comes
The Challenge
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Then Came Bronson
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
My Friend Tony
The Split
The Name of the Game
Madigan
Planet of the Apes
Nobody's Perfect
Waterhole #3
Cowboy in Africa
The Danny Thomas Hour
Judd, for the Defense
Custer
Chuka
The Invaders
T.H.E. Cat
Shane
Tarzan
The Monroes
The Tenderfoot
The Loner
The Big Valley
Run for Your Life
National Geographic Specials
For the People
The Tenderfoot
Slattery's People
12 O'Clock High
Black Like Me
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Burke's Law
The Greatest Show on Earth
Arrest and Trial
Going My Way
Combat!
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Virginian
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
The Mike Douglas Show
Alcoa Premiere
Ben Casey
Bus Stop
Dr. Kildare
The Wonderful World of Disney
Route 66
The Law and Mr. Jones
Checkmate
The Chevy Mystery Show
Who Was That Lady?
The Detectives
The Twilight Zone
Bonanza
Face of Fire
Rawhide
The Restless Years
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Decision
The Deep Six
The Young Don't Cry
Panic!
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Crime in the Streets
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Last Frontier
Oklahoma!
Crossroads
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Playwrights '56
The McConnell Story
Gunsmoke
Battle Cry
Climax!
Studio 57
Them!
The Command
The Great Diamond Robbery
Kiss Me Kate
All the Brothers Were Valiant
The United States Steel Hour
The Girl Who Had Everything
Above and Beyond
The Hoaxters
Because You're Mine
Shadow in the Sky
It's a Big Country
Angels in the Outfield
Across the Wide Missouri
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Red Badge of Courage
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
Lux Video Theatre
The Next Voice You Hear...
The Asphalt Jungle
Please Believe Me
The Outriders
Battleground
The Undercover Man
Studio One
Kraft Television Theatre
Golden Globe Awards
Tony e il Professore