James Whitmore

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1921-10-01 (88 years old)

Deathday

2009-02-06

Place of Birth

White Plains, New York, USA

James Whitmore

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 Whitm...

Acting

1994

The Shawshank Redemption

as Brooks Hatlen

2017

Arthur Miller: Writer

as Self (archive footage)

1973

The Harrad Experiment

as Philip Tenhausen

1997

The Relic

as Dr. Albert Frock

1968

Madigan

as Chief Inspector Charles Kane

1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

as Admiral William F. Halsey

1954

Them!

as Sgt. Ben Peterson

2001

The Majestic

as Stan Keller

1982

Hail Columbia!

as Narrator

1949

The Undercover Man

as George Pappas

1949

Battleground

as Kinnie

1968

The Split

as Herb Sutro

1952

The Hoaxters

as Narrator (voice)

1972

Chato's Land

as Joshua Everette

1979

The Horror Show

as (archive footage)

1953

1975

I Will Fight No More Forever

as General Oliver O. Howard

1987

Nuts

as Judge Stanley Murdoch

1955

Oklahoma!

as Mr. Carnes

1956

1956

The Eddy Duchin Story

as Lou Sherwood

1950

The Asphalt Jungle

as Gus Minissi

1967

Chuka

as Lou Trent

1970

The Challenge

as Overman

1985

The Adventures of Mark Twain

as Mark Twain (voice)

1953

Above and Beyond

as Maj. William M. Uanna

2004

Los Angeles Plays Itself

as Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)

1955

Battle Cry

as MSgt. Mac

1953

The Girl Who Had Everything

as Charles "Chico" Menlow

1951

It's a Big Country

as Mr. Stacey

1964

The Tenderfoot

as Captain Ewell

1964

Black Like Me

as John Finley Horton

1950

Please Believe Me

as Vincent Maran

1973

High Crime

as Commissioner Aldo Scavino

1958

The Deep Six

as Cmdr. Warren Meredith

1955

The McConnell Story

as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman

1958

The Restless Years

as Ed Henderson

1954

The Command

as Sgt. Elliott

1960

Who Was That Lady?

as Harry Powell

2000

Here's to Life!

as Gus Corley

1950

The Outriders

as Clint Priest

1957

The Young Don't Cry

as Rudy Krist

1980

Mark, I Love You

as Dwight Hamilton

1954

The Great Diamond Robbery

as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer

1952

Shadow in the Sky

as Lou Hopke

1952

Because You're Mine

as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson

1975

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

as Harry S. Truman

1959

Face of Fire

as Monk Johnson

1989

Glory! Glory!

as Lester Babbitt

1971

If Tomorrow Comes

as Frank Phillips

1951

Across the Wide Missouri

as Old Bill (uncredited)

1968

Nobody's Perfect

as Capt. Mike Riley

1977

1999

Swing Vote

as Daniel Morissey

1976

The Flying Misfits

as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

1974

1968

Planet of the Apes

as President of the Assembly

1967

Waterhole #3

as Capt. Shipley

1990

Old Explorers

as Leinen Roth

1980

The First Deadly Sin

as Dr. Sanford Ferguson

1951

The Red Badge of Courage

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1951

Angels in the Outfield

as Angel (voice) (uncredited)

2002

1974

The Canterville Ghost

as Hyram B. Otis

1984

1980

Rage!

as Borski

1980

The Golden Honeymoon

as Charley Tate

1987

All My Sons

as Joe Keller

1990

Sky High

as Gus Johnson

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