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The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Brooks Hatlen
James Whitmore
Also known as: James Allen Whitmore
Acting
Born:October 1, 1921
Died:February 6, 2009(aged 87)
Birthplace:White Plains, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Yale University, Choate Rosemary Hall, Amherst Central High School, Saybrook College, Yale College
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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.
Filmography (76 movies)
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Love Those Trains
1984
as Narrator
8.0
8.0
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
8.0
8.0
If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Frank Phillips
7.6
7.6
Planet of the Apes
1968
as President of the Assembly
7.5
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Gus Minissi
7.3
7.3
Hail Columbia!
1982
as Narrator
7.1
7.1
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral William F. Halsey
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Glory! Glory!
1989
as Lester Babbitt
7.0
7.0
The Balloon Vendor
1974
as Antonio
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Rage!
1980
as Borski
6.9
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The Outriders
1950
as Clint Priest
6.9
6.9
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974
as Grandpa
6.8
6.8
The Flying Misfits
1976
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
6.8
6.8
The Majestic
2001
as Stan Keller
6.8
6.8
Them!
1954
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
6.8
6.8
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
as Mark Twain (voice)
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6.7
Battleground
1949
as Kinnie
6.7
6.7
Because You're Mine
1952
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
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6.7
The Split
1968
as Herb Sutro
6.7
6.7
I Will Fight No More Forever
1985
as General Oliver O. Howard
6.6
6.6
Oklahoma!
1955
as Mr. Carnes
6.6
6.6
Shadow in the Sky
1952
as Lou Hopke
6.5
6.5
Chato's Land
1972
as Joshua Everette
6.5
6.5
High Crime
1973
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
6.5
6.5
A Ring of Endless Light
2002
as Grandfather
6.4
6.4
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Slug
6.3
6.3
Nuts
1987
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
6.3
6.3
The McConnell Story
1955
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
6.3
6.3
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Harry Powell
6.2
6.2
Chuka
1967
as Lou Trent
6.2
6.2
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
1982
as Narrator
6.2
6.2
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1975
as Harry S. Truman
6.2
6.2
The Command
1954
as Sgt. Elliott
6.2
6.2
The Young Don't Cry
1957
as Rudy Krist
6.2
6.2
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Lou Sherwood
6.1
6.1
The Undercover Man
1949
as George Pappas
6.1
6.1
The Last Frontier
1955
as Gus
6.1
6.1
Above and Beyond
1953
as Maj. William M. Uanna
6.1
6.1
Madigan
1968
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
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6.0
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
1978
as Teddy Roosevelt
6.0
6.0
Crime in the Streets
1956
as Ben Wagner
6.0
6.0
The Challenge
1970
as Overman
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6.0
The Relic
1997
as Dr. Albert Frock
6.0
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The Canterville Ghost
1974
as Hyram B. Otis
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6.0
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
as John Malone
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5.9
Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Old Bill (uncredited)
5.9
5.9
Black Like Me
1964
as John Finley Horton
5.9
5.9
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Fetcher
5.8
5.8
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
5.7
5.7
The First Deadly Sin
1980
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
5.7
5.7
Waterhole #3
1967
as Capt. Shipley
5.7
5.7
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
5.6
5.6
Swing Vote
1999
as Daniel Morissey
5.6
5.6
Face of Fire
1959
as Monk Johnson
5.6
5.6
Battle Cry
1955
as MSgt. Mac
5.5
5.5
Nobody's Perfect
1968
as Capt. Mike Riley
5.5
5.5
The Deep Six
1958
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
5.3
5.3
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Levi
5.3
5.3
It's a Big Country
1951
as Mr. Stacey
5.2
5.2
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Joe Smith
4.8
4.8
Please Believe Me
1950
as Vincent Maran
4.2
4.2
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
4.0
4.0
The Golden Honeymoon
1980
as Charley Tate
3.4
3.4
The Harrad Experiment
1973
as Philip Tenhausen
1.0
1.0
Sky High
1990
as Gus Johnson
The Tenderfoot
1964
as Captain Ewell
The Restless Years
1958
as Ed Henderson
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
Old Explorers
1990
as Leinen Roth
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
as Narrator
Here's to Life!
2000
as Gus Corley
All My Sons
1987
as Joe Keller
Mark, I Love You
1980
as Dwight Hamilton
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
as Self
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