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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 that was turned down by Spencer Tracy, to whom Whitmore bore a noted physical resemblance. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Su…
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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 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.
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Arthur Miller: Writer
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
No Poster
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
as Self
A Ring of Endless Light
as Grandfather
The Majestic
as Stan Keller
Here's to Life!
as Gus Corley
Swing Vote
as Daniel Morissey
The Relic
as Dr. Albert Frock
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
as Self
The Shawshank Redemption
as Brooks Hatlen
No Poster
Roots of Roe
as Pope Pius XI (voice)
Old Explorers
as Leinen Roth
Sky High
as Gus Johnson
Glory! Glory!
as Lester Babbitt
Nuts
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
All My Sons
as Joe Keller
The Adventures of Mark Twain
as Mark Twain (voice)
Love Those Trains
as Narrator
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
as Narrator
Hail Columbia!
as Narrator
Mark, I Love You
as Dwight Hamilton
The First Deadly Sin
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Rage!
as Borski
The Golden Honeymoon
as Charley Tate
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
as Teddy Roosevelt
The Serpent's Egg
as Priester
The Flying Misfits
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
as Harry S. Truman
I Will Fight No More Forever
as General Oliver O. Howard
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
High Crime
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
The Harrad Experiment
as Philip Tenhausen
Chato's Land
as Joshua Everette
If Tomorrow Comes
as Frank Phillips
The Challenge
as Overman
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral William F. Halsey
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Levi
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
Waterhole #3
as Capt. Shipley
Chuka
as Lou Trent
The Tenderfoot
as Captain Ewell
Black Like Me
as John Finley Horton
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
as J. Marvin Bean
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
Who Was That Lady?
as Harry Powell
Face of Fire
as Monk Johnson
The Restless Years
as Ed Henderson
The Deep Six
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Young Don't Cry
as Rudy Krist
Crime in the Streets
as Ben Wagner
The Eddy Duchin Story
as Lou Sherwood
The Last Frontier
as Gus
Oklahoma!
as Mr. Carnes
The McConnell Story
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Battle Cry
as MSgt. Mac
Them!
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Command
as Sgt. Elliott
The Great Diamond Robbery
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
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
No Poster
The Hoaxters
as Narrator (voice)
Because You're Mine
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
Shadow in the Sky
as Lou Hopke
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)
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
Battleground
as Kinnie
The Undercover Man
as George Pappas