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.
82 movies · 73 shows
Arthur Miller: Writer
2017·7.1
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005·0.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003·8.0
A Ring of Endless Light
2002·6.6
The Majestic
2001·6.8
Here's to Life!
2000·10.0
Swing Vote
1999·5.8
The Relic
1997·6.1
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995·7.8
The Shawshank Redemption
1994·8.7
Old Explorers
1990·9.0
Sky High
1990·4.0
Glory! Glory!
1989·8.0
Nuts
1987·6.3
All My Sons
1987·9.0
I Will Fight No More Forever
1985·6.9
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985·6.8
Love Those Trains
1984·8.0
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
1982·6.4
Hail Columbia!
1982·7.5
Mark, I Love You
1980·8.0
The First Deadly Sin
1980·5.8
Rage!
1980·8.0
The Golden Honeymoon
1980·6.0
The Horror Show
1979·3.4
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
1978·8.0
The Serpent's Egg
1977·6.2
The Flying Misfits
1976·7.4
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1975·6.7
The Canterville Ghost
1974·7.0
The Balloon Vendor
1974·7.0
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974·6.9
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974·9.0
High Crime
1973·6.4
The Harrad Experiment
1973·3.7
Chato's Land
1972·6.5
If Tomorrow Comes
1971·7.5
The Challenge
1970·7.0
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970·7.2
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969·5.4
The Split
1968·6.7
Madigan
1968·6.2
Planet of the Apes
1968·7.7
Nobody's Perfect
1968·6.3
Waterhole #3
1967·5.9
Chuka
1967·6.3
The Tenderfoot
1966·0.0
Black Like Me
1964·6.2
The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley
1963·9.0
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962·6.4
Who Was That Lady?
1960·6.4
Face of Fire
1959·5.8
The Restless Years
1958·7.0
The Deep Six
1958·5.7
The Young Don't Cry
1957·7.0
Crime in the Streets
1956·6.2
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956·6.3
The Last Frontier
1955·6.2
Oklahoma!
1955·6.6
The McConnell Story
1955·6.8
Battle Cry
1955·5.8
Them!
1954·6.8
The Command
1954·6.4
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954·10.0
Kiss Me Kate
1953·6.5
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953·6.1
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953·6.2
Above and Beyond
1953·6.2
The Hoaxters
1952·5.3
Because You're Mine
1952·6.8
Shadow in the Sky
1952·7.0
It's a Big Country
1951·5.9
Angels in the Outfield
1951·7.0
Across the Wide Missouri
1951·6.1
The Red Badge of Courage
1951·6.5
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950·7.0
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950·5.8
The Asphalt Jungle
1950·7.5
Please Believe Me
1950·5.1
The Outriders
1950·7.3
Battleground
1949·6.7
The Undercover Man
1949·6.1