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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
Filmography

The Shawshank Redemption

1994
as Brooks Hatlen

Planet of the Apes

1968
as President of the Assembly

Love Those Trains

1984
as Narrator

Icarus Montgolfier Wright

1962
as (voice)

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

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

1950
as John J. Malone

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

The Balloon Vendor

1974
as Antonio

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

Man Belongs to the Earth

1974
as Narrator

Hail Columbia!

1982
as Narrator

Rage!

1980
as Borski

The Outriders

1950
as Clint Priest

The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley

1963
as J. Marvin Bean

It's a Big Country

1951
as Mr. Stacey

High Crime

1973
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969
as Levi

The Undercover Man

1949
as George Pappas

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

Great Battles of the Civil War

2015
as Narrator

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

All the Brothers Were Valiant

1953
as Fetcher

Face of Fire

1959
as Monk Johnson

The Relic

1997
as Dr. Albert Frock

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974
as Grandpa

Kiss Me Kate

1953
as Slug

The Eddy Duchin Story

1956
as Lou Sherwood

Chato's Land

1972
as Joshua Everette

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

1978
as Teddy Roosevelt

The Last Frontier

1955
as Gus

Give 'em Hell, Harry!

1975
as Harry S. Truman

Waterhole #3

1967
as Captain Shipley

Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story

2005

I Will Fight No More Forever

1975
as General Oliver O. Howard

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 Next Voice You Hear....

1950
as Joe Smith

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