James Whitmore
Known For
Acting
Born
1921-10-01 in White Plains, New York, USA
Died
2009-02-06
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.
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as Milton
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Bonanza
as John Postley
The Shawshank Redemption
as Brooks Hatlen
The Twilight Zone
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominated
The Practice
as Raymond Oz
Studio One
as Sam
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jeb
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Ben Kincaid
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Joel Begley
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jonas - Blacksmith
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Narrator (voice)
The Virginian
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The Virginian
as Ezra Hollis
The Virginian
as Carl Kabe
The Virginian
as Marshal Krug
The Big Valley
as Handy
The Big Valley
as Joshua Hawks