Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
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.
Acted in 136
2000s
- 2003
A Minute with Stan Hooper
Dr. Goldman · 1 episode
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Here's to Life!
Gus Corley
1990s
- 1999
Swing Vote
Daniel Morissey
- 1997
- 1994
- 1990
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
Sky High
Gus Johnson
1980s
- 1989
Glory! Glory!
Lester Babbitt
- 1988
Favorite Son
The President · 3 episodes
- 1987
Nuts
Judge Stanley Murdoch
All My Sons
Joe Keller
- 1985
George Burns Comedy Week
Ebenezer Scrooge · 1 episode
- 1984
Celebrity
Clifford Casey · 3 episodes
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
Mark, I Love You
Dwight Hamilton
The First Deadly Sin
Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Rage!
Borski
The Golden Honeymoon
Charley Tate
1970s
- 1979
The Horror Show
(archive footage)
- 1978
The Word
George Wheeler · 4 episodes
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
- 1977
- 1976
The Flying Misfits
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
- 1975
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
I Will Fight No More Forever
General Oliver O. Howard
- 1974
The Canterville Ghost
Hyram B. Otis
The Balloon Vendor
Antonio
- 1973
High Crime
Commissioner Aldo Scavino
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
The Challenge
Overman
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
Nobody's Perfect
Capt. Mike Riley
- 1967
The Danny Thomas Hour
Professor John Woodruff · 1 episode
Custer
TV
Chuka
Lou Trent
- 1966
Shane
Harry Himber · 1 episode
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell
- 1965
For the People
TV
- 1964
The Tenderfoot
Captain Ewell · 3 episodes
- 1963
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
J. Marvin Bean
- 1962
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Movie
- 1961
- 1960
The Law and Mr. Jones
Abraham Lincoln Jones · 45 episodes
Who Was That Lady?
Harry Powell
1950s
- 1959
Face of Fire
Monk Johnson
- 1958
The Restless Years
Ed Henderson
The Deep Six
Cmdr. Warren Meredith
- 1957
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
Panic!
TV
- 1956
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
The Eddy Duchin Story
Lou Sherwood
- 1955
The Last Frontier
Gus
Crossroads
Father Emil Joseph Kapaun · 1 episode
The McConnell Story
SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
- 1954
The Command
Sgt. Elliott
The Great Diamond Robbery
Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
- 1953
The Girl Who Had Everything
Charles "Chico" Menlow
Above and Beyond
Maj. William M. Uanna
- 1952
Because You're Mine
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Shadow in the Sky
Lou Hopke
- 1951
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Tommy McDermott, Joe Benson · 1 episode
- 1950
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
The Next Voice You Hear...
Joe Smith
Please Believe Me
Vincent Maran
1940s
- 1949
The Undercover Man
George Pappas
- 1948
- 1947
Appearances13
2010s
- 2017
2000s
- 2004
Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption
Self
1990s
- 1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Self
1980s
- 1984
Love Those Trains
Narrator
- 1982
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
Hail Columbia!
Narrator
1970s
- 1974
Man Belongs to the Earth
Narrator
1960s
- 1965
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1951
The Red Badge of Courage
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
