James Whitmore

Known for ActingBorn 1921-10-01Died 2009-02-06White Plains, New York, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Here's to Life!

Bus Stop

The Great Diamond Robbery

Old Explorers

All My Sons

Man Belongs to the Earth

The Shawshank Redemption

Mister Sterling

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

The Twilight Zone

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

Glory! Glory!

Arrest and Trial

George Burns Comedy Week

Love Those Trains

Mark, I Love You

Rage!

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

Los Angeles Plays Itself

The Practice

The Wonderful World of Disney

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Studio 57

Combat!

Judd, for the Defense

Planet of the Apes

Hail Columbia!

Arthur Miller: Writer

Kraft Television Theatre

Temperatures Rising

If Tomorrow Comes

The Flying Misfits

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Greatest Show on Earth

Bonanza

The Asphalt Jungle

The White Shadow

Tora! Tora! Tora!

12 O'Clock High

T.H.E. Cat

Rawhide

Code Red

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Run for Your Life

National Geographic Specials

The Majestic

I Will Fight No More Forever

The Outriders