James Whitmore profile
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James Whitmore

1st October 1921 White Plains, New York, USA 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.

79 Movies 85 TV Shows 175 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Nuts 20th November 1987 as Judge Stanley Murdoch
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Rage! 25th September 1980 as Borski
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High Crime 12th August 1973 as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
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Madigan 29th March 1968 as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
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Chuka 11th June 1967 as Lou Trent
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Them! 16th June 1954 as Sgt. Ben Peterson
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The Word 12th November 1978 as George Wheeler
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Shane 10th September 1966 as Harry Himber
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Checkmate 17th September 1960 as Detective Lt. Dave Harker
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Bonanza 12th September 1959 as John Postley
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Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Sgt. Joe Duclos
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Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Colonel John Macklin
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Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Amos Campbell
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Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Timothy Fitzpatrick
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Climax! 7th October 1954 as Stash Prohaska
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Climax! 7th October 1954 as Tom Miller