The Shawshank Redemption1994
As Brooks Hatlen
TMDb 8.7 / 10
James Whitmore
Born
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.
Filmography (83)
Planet of the Apes1968
As President of the Assembly
TMDb 7.7 / 10
The Majestic2001
As Stan Keller
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Relic1997
As Dr. Albert Frock
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
As Admiral William F. Halsey
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Them!1954
As Sgt. Ben Peterson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Chato's Land1972
As Joshua Everette
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Adventures of Mark Twain1985
As Mark Twain (voice)
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969
As Levi
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Angels in the Outfield1951
As Angel (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Asphalt Jungle1950
As Gus Minissi
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Chuka1967
As Lou Trent
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Oklahoma!1955
As Mr. Carnes
TMDb 6.6 / 10
Madigan1968
As Chief Inspector Charles Kane
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Battle Cry1955
As MSgt. Mac
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Battleground1949
As Kinnie
TMDb 6.7 / 10
The Last Frontier1955
As Gus
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Serpent's Egg1977
As Priester
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Kiss Me Kate1953
As Slug
TMDb 6.5 / 10
The Split1968
As Herb Sutro
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Who Was That Lady?1960
As Harry Powell
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Old Explorers1990
As Leinen Roth
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Flying Misfits1976
As Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Eddy Duchin Story1956
As Lou Sherwood
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Red Badge of Courage1951
As Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
TMDb 6.5 / 10
A Ring of Endless Light2002
As Grandfather
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The First Deadly Sin1980
As Dr. Sanford Ferguson
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Swing Vote1999
As Daniel Morissey
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Glory! Glory!1989
As Lester Babbitt
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Waterhole #31967
As Capt. Shipley
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Nuts1987
As Judge Stanley Murdoch
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The Outriders1950
As Clint Priest
TMDb 7.2 / 10
The Harrad Experiment1973
As Philip Tenhausen
TMDb 3.7 / 10
The Challenge1970
As Overman
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Where the Red Fern Grows1974
As Grandpa
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Because You're Mine1952
As Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Undercover Man1949
As George Pappas
TMDb 6.1 / 10
It's a Big Country1951
As Mr. Stacey
TMDb 5.9 / 10
Black Like Me1964
As John Finley Horton
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Crime in the Streets1956
As Ben Wagner
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Sky High1990
As Gus Johnson
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Nobody's Perfect1968
As Capt. Mike Riley
TMDb 6.3 / 10
Above and Beyond1953
As Maj. William M. Uanna
TMDb 6.2 / 10
All the Brothers Were Valiant1953
As Fetcher
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Across the Wide Missouri1951
As Old Bill (uncredited)
TMDb 6.1 / 10
I Will Fight No More Forever1975
As General Oliver O. Howard
TMDb 6.9 / 10
The Restless Years1958
As Ed Henderson
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Hoaxters
The Hoaxters1952
As Narrator (voice)
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Tenderfoot1966
As Captain Ewell
The Command1954
As Sgt. Elliott
TMDb 6.4 / 10
The McConnell Story1955
As SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Golden Honeymoon1980
As Charley Tate
TMDb 6.0 / 10
High Crime1973
As Commissioner Aldo Scavino
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick1995
As Self
TMDb 7.8 / 10
All My Sons1987
As Joe Keller
TMDb 9.0 / 10
If Tomorrow Comes1971
As Frank Phillips
TMDb 7.5 / 10
Rage!1980
As Borski
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Face of Fire1959
As Monk Johnson
TMDb 5.8 / 10
The Balloon Vendor1974
As Antonio
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Great Diamond Robbery1954
As Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone1950
As John Malone
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot2003
As Self
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Girl Who Had Everything1953
As Charles "Chico" Menlow
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Arthur Miller: Writer2017
As Self (archive footage)
TMDb 7.1 / 10
The Horror Show1979
As (archive footage)
TMDb 3.4 / 10
Roots of Roe
Roots of Roe1993
As Pope Pius XI (voice)
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Hail Columbia!1982
As Narrator
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Mark, I Love You1980
As Dwight Hamilton
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Canterville Ghost1974
As Hyram B. Otis
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Young Don't Cry1957
As Rudy Krist
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Deep Six1958
As Cmdr. Warren Meredith
TMDb 5.7 / 10
Give 'em Hell, Harry!1975
As Harry S. Truman
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Icarus Montgolfier Wright1962
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Here's to Life!2000
As Gus Corley
TMDb 10.0 / 10
Man Belongs to the Earth1974
As Narrator
TMDb 9.0 / 10
Please Believe Me1950
As Vincent Maran
TMDb 5.1 / 10
The Next Voice You Hear...1950
As Joe Smith
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Shadow in the Sky1952
As Lou Hopke
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt1978
As Teddy Roosevelt
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley1963
As J. Marvin Bean
TMDb 9.0 / 10
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America1982
As Narrator
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story2005
Love Those Trains1984
As Narrator
TMDb 8.0 / 10
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