Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017
as Self (archive footage)
One of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century, Arthur Miller created such celebrated works as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, which contin...
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro is an honest, amusing, and highly entertaining biography of Horace Hagedorn, the advertising executive who went on to become a le...

Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004
as Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
From its distinctive neighborhoods to its architectural homes, Los Angeles has been the backdrop to countless movies. In this dazzling work, Andersen ...
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
as Self
Ann Miller hosts this documentary short on the making of the MGM-Cole Porter hot musical "Kiss Me Kate".

A Ring of Endless Light
2002
as Grandfather
When 15-year-old Vicky Austin, her sister Suzy and little brother Rob visit their grandfather on Seven Bay Island, Vicky faces several unexpected chal...

The Majestic
2001
as Stan Keller
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a lon...

Here's to Life!
2000
as Gus Corley
Owen is the head administrator of an old age home in Washington. One day, a resident discovers he is cheating on his taxes, and orders that Owen takes...

Swing Vote
1999
as Daniel Morissey
A newly-appointed Supreme Court Justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tie-breaking decision which may also have serious...

The Relic
1997
as Dr. Albert Frock
A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995
as Self
Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.

The Shawshank Redemption
1994
as Brooks Hatlen
Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, wh...

Old Explorers
1990
as Leinen Roth
Two elderly friends trade stories of adventure with each other.

Sky High
1990
as Gus Johnson
Two midwestern farmboys inherit a vintage bi-plane and then learn to fly it from an eccentric former stunt pilot.

Glory! Glory!
1989
as Lester Babbitt
A rock singer revives a failing TV ministry, but the cost may be high when she falls for a reporter planning an exposé.

Nuts
1987
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
A high-class call girl accused of murder fights for the right to stand trial rather than be declared mentally incompetent.

All My Sons
1987
as Joe Keller
Two families, related by friendship and love, face up to the consequences of greed and avarice in the post-war years. Love and death play equal roles ...

The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985
as Mark Twain (voice)
Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck...

Love Those Trains
1984
as Narrator
Enjoy the romance of railroads as you ride on the Orient Express, climb the Andes, cross the U.S. on the Salad Bowl Express, and meet the Hobo King, w...

The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
1982
as Narrator
An overview of hate group Ku Klux Klan and their activities up until early 1980's, attacking minorities in American states.

Hail Columbia!
1982
as Narrator
The maiden voyage of Columbia, the first space shuttle, is recounted with footage shot on the ground and in space.

Mark, I Love You
1980
as Dwight Hamilton
A distraught widower is caught in a bitter custody battle with his late wife's parents over his 10-year-old son, following his plans to remarry and mo...

The First Deadly Sin
1980
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
A serial killer is stalking New York. Inspector Edward X. Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the pieces o...

Rage!
1980
as Borski
In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.

The Golden Honeymoon
1980
as Charley Tate
Charley Tate is an old windbag, often a braggart, but somehow always lovable. Married over fifty years to his ever-patient wife Lucy, the two of them ...

The Horror Show
1979
as (archive footage)
A history of horror movies.

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
1978
as Teddy Roosevelt
James Whitmore gives a rousing performance as Teddy Roosevelt, in a one-man show before a live audience similar to his previous performances in Give '...

The Serpent's Egg
1977
as Priester
Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, ...

The Flying Misfits
1976
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron. The fil...

Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1975
as Harry S. Truman
One-man show about the presidency of Harry S. Truman.

I Will Fight No More Forever
1975
as General Oliver O. Howard
Pursued by 2,000 US soldiers and cavalry, Chief Joseph leads his tribe of 800 Nez Perce on a 1,700 mile journey across the West and towards Canada. Ba...

The Canterville Ghost
1974
as Hyram B. Otis
The ghost of Sir Simon Canterville has been roaming his castle searching in vain for a descendant who will release him from the Canterville curse by p...

The Balloon Vendor
1974
as Antonio
A young boy tries to make living out of a puppet show when his mother abandons him and his father.

Where the Red Fern Grows
1974
as Grandpa
Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in l...

Man Belongs to the Earth
1974
as Narrator
Made for screening at the U.S. Pavilion at the 1974 World's Fair in Spokane Washington, USA, which had a Native-American environmental theme, MAN BELO...

High Crime
1973
as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
An Italian police inspector matches wits with a powerful European drug ring. As he comes closer to the top of the underworld organization, his odds of...

The Harrad Experiment
1973
as Philip Tenhausen
At fictional Harrad College students learn about sexuality and experiment with each other. Based on the 1962 book of the same name by Robert Rimmer, t...

Chato's Land
1972
as Joshua Everette
In 1870s New Mexico, a half-breed kills a bigoted sheriff in self-defense but the posse that eventually hunts him finds itself in dangerous territory.

If Tomorrow Comes
1971
as Frank Phillips
In California, a young Caucasian girl and a Japanese-American boy defy local prejudices and secretly marry on Dec. 7, 1941, minutes before Pearl Harbo...

The Challenge
1970
as Overman
All-out war between the United States and an Asian country is averted when the two sides agree to settle their differences by each choosing a single s...

Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral William F. Halsey
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! ...

Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969
as Levi
When Quintero, a Mexican revolutionary leader, is left to rot in jail by the forces of President Diaz, it's up to his subordinate, Max, to bust him ou...

The Split
1968
as Herb Sutro
A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.

Madigan
1968
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they are given a weekend to bring Benesch to justice. ...

Planet of the Apes
1968
as President of the Assembly
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds him...

Nobody's Perfect
1968
as Capt. Mike Riley
This military service comedy chronicles the misadventures of the U.S.S. Bustard in Japan. The crew has stolen a Buddha statue from a Japanese village,...

Waterhole #3
1967
as Capt. Shipley
After a professional gambler kills a Confederate soldier, he finds a map pinpointing the location in the desert where stolen army gold bullion is buri...

Chuka
1967
as Lou Trent
A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.

The Tenderfoot
1964
as Captain Ewell
Based on author James H. Tevis' Arizona in the 50s, The Tenderfoot stars Brandon De Wilde as young Tevis. With nothing more than a stetson, a gun, and...

Black Like Me
1964
as John Finley Horton
Black Like Me is the true account of John Griffin's experiences when he passed as a black man.
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
The film focuses on the thoughts inside the head of a man, an astronaut scheduled to go to the Moon. As he ponders the flight, he laments having an “o...

Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Harry Powell
In order to get back into the good graces with his wife with whom he has had a misunderstanding, a young chemistry professor concocts a wild story tha...

Face of Fire
1959
as Monk Johnson
A local handyman saves a child in a fire, but the burns he receives disfigure his face so much that the townspeople avoid him.

The Restless Years
1958
as Ed Henderson
A pretty, sheltered teenager falls for a boy from the wrong side of town.

The Deep Six
1958
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The conflict between duty and conscience is explored in the WWII drama The Deep Six. Alan Ladd stars as Naval gunnery officer Alec Austin, a Quaker wh...

The Young Don't Cry
1957
as Rudy Krist
An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.

Crime in the Streets
1956
as Ben Wagner
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.

The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Lou Sherwood
The life story of the famous pianist and band-leader of the 1930s and 1940s.

The Last Frontier
1955
as Gus
Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain who loses his fort to a hated colonel.

Oklahoma!
1955
as Mr. Carnes
In the Oklahoma territory at the turn of the twentieth century, two young cowboys vie with a violent ranch hand and a traveling peddler for the hearts...

The McConnell Story
1955
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Joe McConnell was sure that he was meant to be a pilot, but was stuck as a restless army private. It seemed that his ambition was blocked at every ste...

Battle Cry
1955
as MSgt. Mac
The dramatic story of US Marines in training, in combat, and in love, during World War II. The story centers on a major who guides the raw recruits fr...

Them!
1954
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists ...

The Command
1954
as Sgt. Elliott
Once the commanding officer of a cavalry patrol is killed, the ranking officer who must take command is an army doctor.

The Great Diamond Robbery
1954
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
Ambrose C. Park, left on a park bench as an infant with an impulsive need to find his parents, is an assistant to a diamond cutter. Shyster lawyer Rem...

Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Slug
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a gre...

All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953
as Fetcher
In the South Pacific islands, two brothers, one good and one bad, fight over the same girl and over a bag of pearls.

The Girl Who Had Everything
1953
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.

Above and Beyond
1953
as Maj. William M. Uanna
The story of Colonel Paul Tibbets, the pilot that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although unaware of the full potential of this new weapon, he ...
The Hoaxters
1952
as Narrator (voice)
A 1952 American documentary film written by Herman Hoffman, about the threat posed by communism to the American way of life.

Because You're Mine
1952
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
A famous opera singer falls for his sergeant's sister at boot camp.

Shadow in the Sky
1952
as Lou Hopke
Burt, a Marine suffering from Battle Fatigue, is deathly afraid of rain and confined to an asylum, but showing improvement. He wants to live with his ...

It's a Big Country
1951
as Mr. Stacey
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best director...

Angels in the Outfield
1951
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
The short-tempered manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates mends his ways in return for a little divine assistance.

Across the Wide Missouri
1951
as Old Bill (uncredited)
In the 1830's beaver trapper Flint Mitchell and other white men hunt and trap in the then unnamed territories of Montana and Idaho. Flint marries a Bl...

The Red Badge of Courage
1951
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Henry Fleming is a young Union soldier in the American Civil War. During his unit's first engagement, Henry flees the battlefield in fear. When he lea...

Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950
as John Malone
Harriet O'Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York.

The Next Voice You Hear...
1950
as Joe Smith
The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) is a drama film in which a voice claiming to be that of God preempts all radio programs for days all over the world....

The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Gus Minissi
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of v...

Please Believe Me
1950
as Vincent Maran
A woman in London unexpectedly inherits a Texas ranching fortune, and takes a transatlantic voyage to collect her fortune, not suspecting two men aboa...

The Outriders
1950
as Clint Priest
Late in the Civil War, three Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison camp in Missouri. They soon fall into the hands of pro-Confederate raider...

Battleground
1949
as Kinnie
Members of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division are fighting for their country amidst the rugged terrain of Bastogne, Belgium, in December 1944. Ho...

The Undercover Man
1949
as George Pappas
Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Frank works undercover, posing as a criminal t...