James Whitmore
Born in White Plains, New York, USA — Oct 01 1921• Died Feb 06 2009
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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 t…
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Milton
Bonanza
John Postley
The Practice
Raymond Oz
The Shawshank Redemption
Brooks Hatlen
The Virginian
Capt. Piper Pritican
The Twilight Zone
Climax!
Stash Prohaska
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jeb
Dr. Kildare
Henry Clay Kincaid
Ben Casey
Burke's Law
Joe Piante
Studio One
Sam
Combat!
Hertzbrun
Rawhide
Sgt. Joe Duclos
The Big Valley
Handy
The Invaders
Harry Swain
Dinah!
Self
Route 66
The Name of the Game
Harry Roarke
Kraft Suspense Theatre
J. Marvin Bean
Checkmate
Detective Lt. Dave Harker
Kraft Television Theatre
Gunsmoke
Amos Campbell
Studio 57
12 O'Clock High
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Judd for the Defense
Arrest and Trial
Martin Burnham
Run for Your Life
Chief Jim Holland
The Detectives
The White Shadow
Jake Reeves
The United States Steel Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Then Came Bronson
Wilson Ford
Temperatures Rising
Vincent Campanelli
Lux Video Theatre
Tracy
Bus Stop
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Craig Bennett Stiles
The Loner
The Chevy Mystery Show
Philip Selby
Shane
Harry Himber
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Foxy Smith
The Greatest Show on Earth
Alcoa Premiere
Tarzan
Planet of the Apes
President of the Assembly
The Monroes
Panic!
Code Red
The Danny Thomas Hour
Professor John Woodruff
Custer
Mister Sterling
William Sterling Sr.
Them!
Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Word
George Wheeler
Going My Way
Crossroads
George Burns Comedy Week
Ebenezer Scrooge
Angels in the Outfield
Angel (voice) (uncredited)
T.H.E. Cat
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral William F. Halsey
Playwrights '56
The Relic
Dr. Albert Frock
For the People
Slattery's People
Favorite Son
The President
National Geographic Specials
Narrator (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Majestic
Stan Keller
My Friend Tony
Prof. John Woodruff
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Oklahoma!
Mr. Carnes
Cowboy in Africa
The Law and Mr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln Jones
Los Angeles Plays Itself
Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
Celebrity
Clifford Casey
Chato's Land
Joshua Everette
The Asphalt Jungle
Gus Minissi
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Levi
Nuts
Judge Stanley Murdoch
Battleground
Kinnie
The Outriders
Clint Priest
The Flying Misfits
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Swing Vote
Daniel Morissey
The Split
Herb Sutro
The Red Badge of Courage
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Dr. Goldman
Kiss Me Kate
Slug
Chuka
Lou Trent
The Harrad Experiment
Philip Tenhausen
Madigan
Chief Inspector Charles Kane
Battle Cry
MSgt. Mac
The First Deadly Sin
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
The Last Frontier
Gus
The Next Voice You Hear...
Joe Smith
Who Was That Lady?
Harry Powell
The Adventures of Mark Twain
Mark Twain (voice)
Sky High
Gus Johnson
The Undercover Man
George Pappas
The Command
Sgt. Elliott
The Balloon Vendor
Antonio
The Serpent's Egg
Priester
High Crime
Commissioner Aldo Scavino
Across the Wide Missouri
Old Bill (uncredited)
Black Like Me
John Finley Horton
The Challenge
Overman
The Deep Six
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Eddy Duchin Story
Lou Sherwood
Above and Beyond
Maj. William M. Uanna
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
Arthur Miller: Writer
Self (archive footage)
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
Nobody's Perfect
Capt. Mike Riley
All the Brothers Were Valiant
Fetcher
All My Sons
Joe Keller
The McConnell Story
SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
The Golden Honeymoon
Charley Tate
A Ring of Endless Light
Grandfather
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
Glory! Glory!
Lester Babbitt
Face of Fire
Monk Johnson
Rage!
Borski
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
The Canterville Ghost
Hyram B. Otis
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
Please Believe Me
Vincent Maran
The Girl Who Had Everything
Charles "Chico" Menlow
Man Belongs to the Earth
Narrator
Mark, I Love You
Dwight Hamilton
Where the Red Fern Grows
Grandpa
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
Here's to Life!
Gus Corley
I Will Fight No More Forever
General Oliver O. Howard
If Tomorrow Comes
Frank Phillips
The Hoaxters
Narrator (voice)
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
Because You're Mine
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
The Restless Years
Ed Henderson
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Hail Columbia!
Narrator
Love Those Trains
Narrator
Shadow in the Sky
Lou Hopke
Waterhole #3
Capt. Shipley
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Self
Decision
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story