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James Whitmore

James Allen Whitmore was an American actor who performed in films, television and theatre. A veteran character actor and an exceptional performer, Whitmore’s brilliance can be judged by the fact that he is one of the handful actors who claim a Tony, Emmy, Golden Globe and Grammy, along with two Academy award nominations.


Aliases
  • James Whitmore Jr.
English

The Shawshank Redemption

1994
as Brooks Hatlen

Planet of the Apes

1968
as President of the Assembly

Love Those Trains

1984
as Narrator

The Great Diamond Robbery

1954
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970
as Vice Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.

Madigan

1968
as Chief Insp. Charles Kane

Black Like Me

1964
as John Finley Horton

The Split

1968
as Herb Sutro

Swing Vote

1999
as Daniel Morissey

The Golden Honeymoon

1980
as Charley Tate

A Ring of Endless Light

2002
as Grandfather

The Asphalt Jungle

1950
as Gus Minissi

Old Explorers

1990
as Leinen Roth

Above and Beyond

1952
as Maj William M. Uanna

Oklahoma!

1955
as Mr. Carnes

Who Was That Lady?

1960
as Harry Powell

The Harrad Experiment

1973
as Philip Tenhausen

Them!

1954
as Sgt. Ben Peterson

Hail Columbia!

1982
as Narrator

Rage!

1980
as Borski

The Outriders

1950
as Clint Priest

It's a Big Country

1951
as Mr. Stacey

High Crime

1973
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino

The Undercover Man

1949
as George Pappas

The Law and Mr. Jones

1960
as Abraham Lincoln Jones

The Majestic

2001
as Stan Keller

Chuka

1967
as Lou Trent

The Restless Years

1958
as Ed Henderson

The Flying Misfits

1976
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

The First Deadly Sin

1980
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson

Battleground

1949
as Kinnie

Battle Cry

1955
as MSgt. Mac

Glory! Glory!

1989
as Lester Babbitt

Shadow in the Sky

1952
as Lou Hopke

Please Believe Me

1950
as Vincent Maran

The Girl Who Had Everything

1953
as Charles 'Chico' Menlow

Crime in the Streets

1956
as Ben Wagner

Favorite Son

1988
as The President

Face of Fire

1959
as Monk Johnson

The Relic

1997
as Dr. Albert Frock

Kiss Me Kate

1953
as Slug

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956
as Lou Sherwood

Chato's Land

1972
as Joshua Everette

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

1975
as Harry S. Truman

Waterhole #3

1967
as Captain Shipley

I Will Fight No More Forever

1975
as General Oliver O. Howard

The Word (1978)

1978
as George Wheeler

Nobody's Perfect

1968
as Capt. Mike Riley

Nuts

1987
as Judge Stanley Murdoch

The Adventures of Mark Twain

1985
as Mark Twain (voice)

Because You're Mine

1952
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson

The Command

1954
as Sgt. Elliott

The Young Don't Cry

1957
as Rudy Krist

The Serpent's Egg

1977
as Priester

The Deep Six

1958
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith

The McConnell Story

1955
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman

Director

Episode NCIS: Los Angeles
Choke Point
2019
Episode Madam Secretary
Valor
2019
Episode Madam Secretary
Daisy
2019
Episode Madam Secretary
Breakout Capacity
2016
Episode Notorious (2016)
Taken
2016
Episode The Good Wife
Hitting the Fan
2013

Guest Star

Episode Custer
Spirit Woman
1967
Episode The Invaders
Quantity: Unknown
1967
Episode Tarzan (1966)
Tiger, Tiger
1967
Episode Judd for the Defense
The Money Farm
1967
Episode The Twilight Zone
On Thursday We Leave For Home
1963
Episode For the People
Any Benevolent Purpose
1965
Episode Gunsmoke
The Reward
1965
Episode The Virginian
A Flash of Darkness
1969
Episode Crossroads (1955)
The Good Thief
1955
Episode Gunsmoke
Women for Sale (2)
1973
Episode Zane Grey Theater
Checkmate
1959
Episode Run for Your Life
This Town for Sale
1965
Episode Checkmate
Nice Guys Finish Last
1961
Episode Gunsmoke
Dry Road to Nowhere
1965
Episode Kraft Suspense Theatre
The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley
1963
Episode Playhouse 90
Galvanized Yankee
1957
Episode Rawhide
Incident of the Dogfaces
1962
Episode Burke's Law
Who Killed Cop Robin?
1965
Episode Mister Sterling
Pilot
2003
Episode The Practice
Legacy (1)
1999
Episode Dr. Kildare
If You Can't Believe The Truth
1963
Episode Mister Sterling
Next Question
2003
Episode Alcoa Premiere
The Witch Next Door
1961
Episode Combat!
The Cassock
1965
Episode National Geographic Documentaries
Chesapeake Borne
1986
Episode The Loner
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)
1966
Episode The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible
Moses
1985
Episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Ending Happy
2007
Episode The Practice
Oz (2)
1999
Episode The Loner
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)
1966
Episode The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Toynbee Convector
1990
Episode The Practice
Hide And Seek
1997
Episode Ben Casey
Father Was an Intern
1963
Episode Zane Grey Theater
Debt Of Gratitude
1958
Episode The Greatest Show on Earth
Love the Giver
1964
Episode Route 66
A Gift for a Warrior
1963
Episode Rawhide
Incident of Iron Bull
1963
Episode Wagon Train
The Gabe Carswell Story
1958
Episode Gunsmoke
Women for Sale (1)
1973
Episode Kraft Suspense Theatre
A Lion Amongst Men
1964
Episode Zane Grey Theater
Fearful Courage
1956
Episode IMAX Ultimate Collection
Hail Columbia!
1982