James Whitmore
Actor/Actriz
78
Filmes
65
Séries
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.
Como Ator/Atriz
CSI: Las Vegas
Milton
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Sueño de fuga
Brooks Hatlen
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Bonanza
John Postley
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominated
Los Practicantes
Raymond Oz
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Jeb
The Virginian
Capt. Piper Pritican
La Dimensión Desconocida
Climax!
Stash Prohaska
Run for Your Life
Chief Jim Holland
Combat!
Hertzbrun
Ben Casey
Rawhide
Sgt. Joe Duclos
Dr. Kildare
Henry Clay Kincaid
Burke's Law
Joe Piante
Studio One
Sam
The Big Valley
Handy
Route 66
The Invaders
Harry Swain
Gunsmoke
Amos Campbell
The Name of the Game
Harry Roarke
Dinah!
Self
Kraft Suspense Theatre
J. Marvin Bean
12 O'Clock High
Tarzan
The Detectives
Kraft Television Theatre
The White Shadow
Jake Reeves