James Whitmore [6577] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.9756 Birthplace: White Plains, New York, USA Birthday: 1921-10-01 Deathday: 2009-02-06 Age: 87 years Movies: 82 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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 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. Arthur Miller: W2017-12-08 Meet Mr. Miracle2005-07-18 Los Angeles Play2004-07-28 Cole Porter in H2003-04-22 A Ring of Endles2002-07-04 The Majestic2001-12-21 Here's to Life!2000-09-18 Swing Vote1999-04-19 The Relic1997-01-10 Wild Bill: Holly1995-01-01 The Shawshank Re1994-09-23 Old Explorers1990-09-28 Sky High1990-03-11 Glory! Glory!1989-09-25 Nuts1987-11-20 All My Sons1987-01-19 The Adventures o1985-03-01 Love Those Train1984-05-01 The Klan: A Lega1982-10-01 Hail Columbia!1982-06-15 Mark, I Love You1980-12-10 The First Deadly1980-10-03 Rage!1980-09-25 The Golden Honey1980-02-04 The Horror Show1979-02-06 Bully: An Advent1978-09-29 The Serpent's Eg1977-10-28 The Flying Misfi1976-09-21 Give 'em Hell, H1975-09-17 I Will Fight No 1975-04-13 The Canterville 1974-12-31 The Balloon Vend1974-12-21 Where the Red Fe1974-06-21 Man Belongs to t1974-05-04 High Crime1973-08-12 The Harrad Exper1973-05-11 Chato's Land1972-05-25 If Tomorrow Come1971-12-07 The Challenge1970-02-10 Tora! Tora! Tora1970-01-26 Guns of the Magn1969-07-14 The Split1968-11-04 Madigan1968-03-29 Planet of the Ap1968-02-07 Nobody's Perfect1968-01-12 Waterhole #31967-10-10 Chuka1967-07-23 The Tenderfoot1964-11-08 Black Like Me1964-01-01 Icarus Montgolfi1962-08-22 Who Was That Lad1960-04-08 Face of Fire1959-08-09 The Restless Yea1958-12-01 The Deep Six1958-01-15 The Young Don't 1957-07-26 Crime in the Str1956-06-10 The Eddy Duchin 1956-05-02 The Last Frontie1955-12-07 Oklahoma!1955-10-10 The McConnell St1955-09-29 Battle Cry1955-02-02 Them!1954-06-16 The Great Diamon1954-01-29 The Command1954-02-13 All the Brothers1953-11-13 Kiss Me Kate1953-11-26 The Girl Who Had1953-03-27 Above and Beyond1953-01-02 The Hoaxters1952-12-05 Because You're M1952-10-01 Shadow in the Sk1952-07-18 It's a Big Count1951-11-20 Across the Wide 1951-10-12 The Red Badge of1951-09-27 Angels in the Ou1951-10-19 Mrs. O'Malley an1950-12-08 The Next Voice Y1950-06-29 Please Believe M1950-05-12 The Asphalt Jung1950-05-12 The Outriders1950-03-01 Battleground1949-11-09 The Undercover M1949-03-21