James Whitmore

Personal Info

Birthday

October 1, 1921

Day of Death

2009-02-06

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

White Plains, New York, USA

Also Known As

James Allen Whitmore Jr.

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James Whitmore

Biography

James Allen Whitmore Jr. 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.

Known For

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Bonanza

The Shawshank Redemption

Combat!

Climax!

Dr. Kildare

The Big Valley

The Ray Bradbury Theater

Filmography

2017
Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
2004
Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
2003
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
as Self
2002
A Ring of Endless Light
as Grandfather
2001
The Majestic
as Stan Keller
2000
Here's to Life!
as Gus Corley
1999
Swing Vote
as Daniel Morissey
1997
The Relic
as Dr. Albert Frock
1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
1994
The Shawshank Redemption
as Brooks Hatlen
1990
Old Explorers
as Leinen Roth
Sky High
as Gus Johnson
1989
Glory! Glory!
as Lester Babbitt
1987
Nuts
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
All My Sons
as Joe Keller
1985
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Mark Twain (voice)
1984
Love Those Trains
as Narrator
1982
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
as Narrator
Hail Columbia!
as Narrator
1980
Mark, I Love You
as Dwight Hamilton
The First Deadly Sin
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Rage!
as Borski
The Golden Honeymoon
as Charley Tate
1979
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
1978
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
as Teddy Roosevelt
1977
The Serpent's Egg
as Priester
1976
The Flying Misfits
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
1975
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
as Harry S. Truman
I Will Fight No More Forever
as General Oliver O. Howard
1974
The Canterville Ghost
as Hyram B. Otis
The Balloon Vendor
as Antonio
Where the Red Fern Grows
as Grandpa
Man Belongs to the Earth
as Narrator
1973
High Crime
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
The Harrad Experiment
as Philip Tenhausen
1972
Chato's Land
as Joshua Everette
1971
If Tomorrow Comes
as Frank Phillips
1970
The Challenge
as Overman
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral William F. Halsey
1969
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Levi
1968
The Split
as Herb Sutro
Madigan
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Planet of the Apes
as President of the Assembly
Nobody's Perfect
as Capt. Mike Riley
1967
Waterhole #3
as Capt. Shipley
Chuka
as Lou Trent
1964
The Tenderfoot
as Captain Ewell
Black Like Me
as John Finley Horton
1960
Who Was That Lady?
as Harry Powell
1959
Face of Fire
as Monk Johnson
1958
The Restless Years
as Ed Henderson
The Deep Six
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
1957
The Young Don't Cry
as Rudy Krist
1956
Crime in the Streets
as Ben Wagner
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Lou Sherwood
1955
The Last Frontier
as Gus
Oklahoma!
as Mr. Carnes
The McConnell Story
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Battle Cry
as MSgt. Mac
1954
Them!
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Command
as Sgt. Elliott
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
1953
Kiss Me Kate
as Slug
All the Brothers Were Valiant
as Fetcher
The Girl Who Had Everything
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
Above and Beyond
as Maj. William M. Uanna
1952
The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)
Because You're Mine
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Shadow in the Sky
as Lou Hopke
1951
It's a Big Country
as Mr. Stacey
Angels in the Outfield
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
Across the Wide Missouri
as Old Bill (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
as John Malone
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Joe Smith
The Asphalt Jungle
as Gus Minissi
Please Believe Me
as Vincent Maran
The Outriders
as Clint Priest
1949
Battleground
as Kinnie
The Undercover Man
as George Pappas