James Whitmore
Acting
Born 1921-10-01
Died 2009-02-06
White Plains, New York, USA
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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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Acting
39 credits
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Shawshank Redemption
The Mike Douglas Show
Bonanza
Golden Globe Awards
The Practice
The Virginian
American Playhouse
Dr. Kildare
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Rawhide
Climax!
The Big Valley
Burke's Law
Combat!
Gunsmoke
Studio One
Run for Your Life
The Invaders
The Name of the Game
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Planet of the Apes
Dinah!
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Loner
Checkmate
Arrest and Trial
A Minute with Stan Hooper
The Relic
Then Came Bronson
The White Shadow
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Temperatures Rising
Lux Video Theatre
The Majestic
The Chevy Mystery Show
Mister Sterling
Them!
Other credits
21 credits
The Twilight Zone
Ben Casey
Route 66
Tarzan
12 O'Clock High
Kraft Television Theatre
The Detectives
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The United States Steel Hour
Judd, for the Defense
Studio 57
Bus Stop
Alcoa Premiere
Going My Way
The Monroes
The Greatest Show on Earth
Crossroads
T.H.E. Cat
Custer
Code Red
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