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