Whitmore in The Asphalt Jungle

James Allen Whitmore (born October 1, 1921) is an American film actor. Image File history File links JamesWhitmore. ... Image File history File links JamesWhitmore. ... The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston and starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Anthony Caruso, Teresa Celli, and Marilyn Monroe. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed. ... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...

Born in White Plains, New York, Whitmore graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones, and served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. White Plains is a city located in Westchester County, New York. ... Yale redirects here. ... Skull and Bones is one of the secret societies based at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. ... United States Marine Corps seal The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II...

Following the war, Whitmore appeared on Broadway, where he won a special Tony Award in 1948. His first major movie was Battleground, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Other major films included The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Black Like Me and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former President of the United States Harry S. Truman. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... Battleground is a 1949 war film which tells the story of a squad of the 101st Airborne Division trying to cope during the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne, Belgium. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston and starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Anthony Caruso, Teresa Celli, and Marilyn Monroe. ... Kiss Me, Kate is a stage musical by Samuel and Bella Spewack (book) and Cole Porter (music and lyrics) that ran for 1,077 performances and was first performed in New York on December 30, 1948. ... Categories: Movie stubs | 1954 films | Science fiction films ... Black Like Me is a non-fiction book written by the white journalist John Howard Griffin about his experiences traveling as a black man in the segregated South in 1959. ... Give em Hell, Harry! is a 1975 biographical film which is a one-man show about former President of the United States Harry S. Truman. ... The Academy Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-fourth Vice President (1945) and the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953), succeeding to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ...

James Whitmore also appeared as General Oliver O. Howard in the 1975 TV movie I Will Fight No More Forever, based on the 1877 conflict between the United States and the Nez Percé tribe, led by Chief Joseph. Portrait of Oliver O. Howard by Mathew Brady, ca. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... A television movie (also known as a TV film, TV movie, TV-movie, feature-length drama, made-for-TV movie, movie of the week (MOTW or MOW), single drama, telemovie, telefilm, or two-hour-long drama) is a film that is produced for and originally distributed by a television network. ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Nez Percé warrior on horse, 1910 The Nez Percé or Nez Perce (pronounced as in French, or ) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the Pacific Northwest region of the United States at the time of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. ... Chief Joseph Chief Joseph (1840–September 21, 1904) was the chief of the Wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) band of Nez Perce Indians during General Oliver O. Howards attempt to forcibly remove his band and the other non-treaty Indians to a reservation in Idaho. ...

Whitmore's last major role was that of librarian Brooks Hatlen in the critically-acclaimed and Academy award-nominated 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 movie, written and directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption. ...

He is the father of actor James Whitmore Jr. and the grandfather of actor James Whitmore III. James Whitmore Jr. ...

To a younger generation, he is probably best known, in addition to his role in Shawshank, as the commercial spokesman for Miracle-Gro plant food for many years.

Whitmore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6611 Hollywood Blvd. An example of a Hollywood Walk of Fame star, for the film actress Carole Lombard. ...

In 2002, Whitmore got the role of the Grandfather in the Disney Channel original movie A Ring of Endless Light. Actor - filmography (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s) (1940s) Disney Channel is a cable television network run by The Walt Disney Company. ... A Ring of Endless Light is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie, based on the novel by Madeleine LEngle. ...

"Mister Sterling" .... Bill Sterling, Sr.

 - Statewide Swing (2003) TV Episode .... Retired Governor William Sterling Sr. - Next Question (2003) TV Episode .... Retired Governor William Sterling Sr. - Pilot (2003) TV Episode .... Retired Governor William Sterling Sr. 

A Ring of Endless Light (2002) (TV) .... Grandfather The Majestic (2001) .... Stan Keller "HBO First Look"

 - The Majestic (2001) TV Episode .... Stan Keller/Himself 

Here's to Life! (2000) .... Gus Corley

"The Practice"

 - Oz (1999) TV Episode .... Raymond Oz - Legacy (1999) TV Episode .... Raymond Oz - Hide and Seek (1997) TV Episode .... Raymond Oz 

Swing Vote (1999) (TV) .... Daniel Morissey ... aka The Ninth Justice (Australia: video title) The Relic (1997) .... Dr. Albert Frock ... aka Relikt, Das (Germany) The Shawshank Redemption (1994) .... Brooks Hatlen "The Ray Bradbury Theater" ... aka Monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury, Le (Canada: French title) ... aka Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title) ... aka Ray Bradbury présente (France) ... aka The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title) ... aka The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)

 - The Toynbee Convector (1990) TV Episode .... Craig Bennett Stiles 

Old Explorers (1990) .... Leinen Roth Sky High (1990) (TV) .... Gus Johnson

Glory! Glory! (1989) (TV) .... Lester Babbitt "Favorite Son" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... President Baker ... aka Target: Favorite Son Nuts (1987) .... Judge Stanley Murdoch All My Sons (1986) (TV) .... Joe Keller "Riptide"

 - Home for Christmas (1985) TV Episode .... Ben Wilkenson 

"George Burns Comedy Week"

 - Christmas Carol II the Sequel (1985) TV Episode .... Ebenezer Scrooge 

The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985) (voice) .... Mark Twain ... aka Comet Quest (UK: video title) ... aka Mark Twain Zoo Ship (1985) (voice) "Celebrity" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Clifford Casey ... aka Tommy Thompson's Celebrity (Canada: English title: video title) Mark, I Love You (1980) (TV) .... Dwight Hamilton "The White Shadow"

 - Reunion: Part 2 (1980) TV Episode - Reunion: Part 1 (1980) TV Episode 

The First Deadly Sin (1980) .... Dr. Sanford Ferguson Rage! (1980) (TV) .... Borski The Golden Honeymoon (1980) (TV) .... Charley Tate

"Comeback" (1979) TV Series .... Host (1979) "The Word" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... George Wheeler Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt (1978) .... Teddy Roosevelt The Serpent's Egg (1977) .... The Priest ... aka Schlangenei, Das (West Germany) Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) .... Harry S Truman I Will Fight No More Forever (1975) (TV) .... General Oliver O. Howard Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) .... Grandpa Venditore di palloncini, Il (1974) .... Antonio ... aka The Balloon Vendor ... aka The Last Circus Show The Canterville Ghost (1974) (TV) "Gunsmoke" ... aka Gun Law (UK) ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)

 - Women for Sale: Part 2 (1973) TV Episode .... Fitzpatrick - Women for Sale: Part 1 (1973) TV Episode .... Fitzpatrick - The Reward (1965) TV Episode .... Jim Forbes - Dry Road to Nowhere (1965) TV Episode .... Amos Campbell 

The Harrad Experiment (1973) .... Philip Tenhausen Polizia incrimina la legge assolve, La (1973) .... Commissioner Aldo Scavino ... aka High Crime ... aka Policía detiene, la ley juzga, La (Spain) "Temperatures Rising" (1972) TV Series .... Dr. Vincent Campanelli (1972-1973) ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (new title) Chato's Land (1972) .... Joshua Everette Will Rogers' USA (1972) (TV) .... Will Rogers If Tomorrow Comes (1971) (TV) .... Frank Phillips ... aka The Glass Hammer "The Virginian" ... aka The Men from Shiloh (new title)

 - Lady at the Bar (1970) TV Episode .... Marshal Krug - A Flash of Darkness (1969) TV Episode .... Carl Kabe - Paid in Full (1967) TV Episode .... Ezra Hollis - Nobody Said Hello (1966) TV Episode .... Capt. Piper Pritican 

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) .... Admiral William F. Halsey "Then Came Bronson"

 - The Mountain (1970) TV Episode .... Wilson Ford 

The Challenge (1970) (TV) .... Overman

"The Name of the Game"

 - Good-bye Harry (1969) TV Episode .... Dr. Harry Roarke 

Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) .... Levi Morgan "My Friend Tony" (1969) TV Series .... Prof. John Woodruff The Split (1968) .... Herb Sutro "Bonanza" ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)

 - To Die in Darkness (1968) TV Episode .... John Postley 

Madigan (1968) .... Chief Insp. Charles Kane "The Danny Thomas Hour"

 - My Pal Tony (1968) TV Episode .... Professor John Woodruff 

Planet of the Apes (1968) .... President of the Assembly ... aka Monkey Planet "The Big Valley"

 - Shadow of a Giant (1968) TV Episode .... Marshal Seth Campbell - Night in a Small Town (1967) TV Episode .... Tom Wills - Target (1966) TV Episode .... Joshua Hawks - The Death Merchant (1966) TV Episode .... Handy Random 

"Cowboy in Africa"

 - First to Capture (1968) TV Episode .... Ryan Crose 

Nobody's Perfect (1968) .... Capt. Mike Riley "Custer" ... aka The Legend of Custer (USA: theatrical title)

 - Spirit Woman (1967) TV Episode .... Eldo 

"Judd for the Defense"

 - The Money Farm (1967) TV Episode .... John Patrick McKenna 

Waterhole #3 (1967) .... Capt. Shipley ... aka Waterhole No. 3 ... aka Waterhole Three (UK) "Tarzan"

 - Tiger, Tiger! (1967) TV Episode .... Cliff Stockwell 

Chuka (1967) .... Lou Trent ... aka Chuka: The Gunfighter "The Invaders"

 - Quantity: Unknown (1967) TV Episode .... Harry Swain 

"Twelve O'Clock High"

 - The Ace (1966) TV Episode .... Col. Harry Connelly - The Hero (1965) TV Episode .... Col. 'Pappy' Hartley 

"The Monroes"

 - The Hunter (1966) TV Episode .... Blackmer 

"Shane"

 - Day of the Hawk (1966) TV Episode .... Harry Himber 

"T.H.E. Cat"

 - Little Arnie from Long Ago (1966) TV Episode .... Arnie Ludock 

"The Loner"

 - The Mourners for Johnny Sharp: Part 2 (1966) TV Episode .... Doc Fritchman - The Mourners for Johnny Sharp: Part 1 (1966) TV Episode .... Doc Fritchman 

"Run for Your Life"

 - This Town for Sale (1965) TV Episode .... Chief Jim Holland 

"For the People"

 - Any Benevolent Purpose (1965) TV Episode 

"Burke's Law" ... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)

 - Who Killed Cop Robin? (1965) TV Episode .... Joe Piante 

"Combat!"

 - The Cassock (1965) TV Episode .... Hertzbrun 

"Disneyland" ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title) ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title) ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title) ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title) ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title) ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title) ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)

 - The Tenderfoot: Part 3 (1964) TV Episode .... Captain Ewell - The Tenderfoot: Part 2 (1964) TV Episode .... Captain Ewell - The Tenderfoot: Part 1 (1964) TV Episode .... Captain Ewell 

"Kraft Suspense Theatre"

 - A Lion Amongst Men (1964) TV Episode .... Will Stanton - The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963) TV Episode .... J. Marvin Bean 

The Tenderfoot (1964) (TV) .... Capt. Ewell "Slattery's People"

 - Question: What Is Truth? (1964) TV Episode .... Representative Harry Sanborn 

Black Like Me (1964) .... John Finley Horton Death at the Stock Car Races (1964) (TV) .... Buck Larsen "The Greatest Show on Earth"

 - Love the Giver (1964) TV Episode .... Marsh 

"Arrest and Trial"

 - My Name Is Martin Burnham (1963) TV Episode .... Martin Burnham 

"Dr. Kildare"

 - If You Can't Believe the Truth... (1963) TV Episode .... Henry Cay Kincaid 

"The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters"

 - The Day of the Golden Fleece (1963) TV Episode .... Foxy Smith 

"Rawhide"

 - Incident of Iron Bull (1963) TV Episode .... Colonel John Macklin - Incident of the Dogfaces (1962) TV Episode .... Sgt. Joe Duclos 

"The Twilight Zone"

 - On Thursday We Leave for Home (1963) TV Episode .... Captain Benteen 

"Ben Casey"

 - Father Was an Interne (1963) TV Episode .... Dr. Donald Forrest 

"Route 66"

 - A Gift for a Warrior (1963) TV Episode .... Ralph Vincent 

"Going My Way"

 - Tell Me When You Get to Heaven (1963) TV Episode .... Dr. Corden 

"The United States Steel Hour" ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)

 - Big Day for a Scrambler (1962) TV Episode 

"The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title) ... aka The Detectives ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor

 - Act of God (1961) TV Episode .... Francis Xavier Murphy 

"Checkmate"

 - Nice Guys Finish Last (1961) TV Episode .... Detective Lt. Dave Harlan 

"Alcoa Premiere"

 - The Witch Next Door (1961) TV Episode .... Fred Collins - The Town Budget (????) TV Episode .... Earl Sherwood 

"Frontier Justice"

 - Fearful Courage (1961) TV Episode .... Jeb - The Fearfull Courage (1958) TV Episode .... Jeb 

"The Law and Mr. Jones" (1960) TV Series .... Abraham Lincoln Jones "The Chevy Mystery Show" ... aka Sunday Mystery Hour (USA: rerun title)

 - Thunder of Silence (1960) TV Episode .... Philip Selby 

Who Was That Lady? (1960) .... Harry Powell "Sunday Showcase"

 - Our American Heritage: Shadow of a Soldier (1960) TV Episode .... Ulysses S. Grant 

"Zane Grey Theater" ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title) ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)

 - Wayfarers (1960) TV Episode .... Jonas - Checkmate (1959) TV Episode .... Joel Begley - Debt of Gratitude (1958) TV Episode .... Ben Kincaid - The Fearful Courage (1956) TV Episode .... Jeb 

"Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" ... aka Desilu Playhouse

 - The Hanging Judge (1959) TV Episode .... Lee Anderson 

"Playhouse 90"

 - The Sounds of Eden (1959) TV Episode .... Mr. Anderson - Dark December (1959) TV Episode .... Major Abe Kasner - Free Weekend (1958) TV Episode .... Guy Cato - Galvanized Yankee (1957) TV Episode .... Capt. Miles Shay 

Face of Fire (1959) .... Monk Johnson ... aka Mannen utan ansikte (Sweden) "Alcoa Theatre"

 - The Town Budget (1958) TV Episode .... Earl Sherwood 

The Restless Years (1958) .... Ed Henderson ... aka The Wonderful Years (UK) "Decision"

 - Fear Has Many Faces (1958) TV Episode .... Danny Cochran 

The Deep Six (1958) .... Commander Meredith "Wagon Train" ... aka Major Adams, Trail Master

 - The Gabe Carswell Story (1958) TV Episode .... Gabe Carswell 

The Young Don't Cry (1957) .... Rudy Krist "The 20th Century-Fox Hour" ... aka Fox Hour of Stars (USA: rerun title)

 - Deep Water (1957) TV Episode .... Jake Flannigan 

"The Alcoa Hour"

 - Nothing to Lose (1957) TV Episode .... Warden Lightfoot 

"Panic!" ... aka No Warning (USA: second season title)

 - The Priest (1957) TV Episode .... Father Dolan 

"Climax!" ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA)

 - The Stalker (1957) TV Episode .... Tom Miller - The Fog (1956) TV Episode .... Stash Prohaska 

"The Ford Television Theatre" ... aka Ford Theatre (USA: short title)

 - Fear Has Many Faces (1957) TV Episode .... Danny Cochran - For Value Received (1954) TV Episode .... Joe Green 

"Kraft Television Theatre" ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (new title) ... aka Kraft Theatre (new title)

 - Out to Kill (1956) TV Episode - A Profile in Courage (1956) TV Episode - The Devil as a Roaring Lion (1956) TV Episode 

"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" ... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title) ... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title) ... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)

 - Midnight Kill (1956) TV Episode .... Joe Benson - The Big Payday (1956) TV Episode .... Tommy McDermott - Captain in Command (1954) TV Episode 

"Lux Video Theatre" ... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)

 - The Quick and the Dead (1956) TV Episode 

The Eddy Duchin Story (1956) .... Lou Sherwood Crime in the Streets (1956) .... Ben Wagner "Studio One" ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (summer title) ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (new title) ... aka Summer Theatre (summer title) ... aka Westinghouse Studio One ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (summer title)

 - A Favor for Sam (1956) TV Episode .... Sam 

"Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title) ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA)

 - The Velvet Trap (1956) TV Episode 

"Playwrights '56" ... aka The Playwright Hour

 - The Business of Murder (1956) TV Episode .... David 

The Last Frontier (1955) .... Gus ... aka Savage Wilderness (USA: TV title) "Crossroads"

 - The Good Thief (1955) TV Episode 

Oklahoma! (1955) .... Andrew Carnes The McConnell Story (1955) .... SSgt./Maj./Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman ... aka Tiger in the Sky (UK) Battle Cry (1955) .... MSgt. Mac/Narrator Them! (1954) .... Police Sgt. Ben Peterson ... aka Them (USA: poster title) The Command (1954) .... Sgt. Elliott The Great Diamond Robbery (1953) .... Mr. Remlick, Lawyer Kiss Me Kate (1953) .... Slug All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953) .... Fetcher The Girl Who Had Everything (1953) .... Charles 'Chico' Menlow Above and Beyond (1952) .... Maj. William Uanna (Security Officer, Operation Silverplate) Because You're Mine (1952) .... Sergeant Batterson Shadow in the Sky (1952) .... Lou Hopke It's a Big Country (1951) .... Mr. Stacey Angels in the Outfield (1951) (uncredited) .... Voice of Angel ... aka Angels and the Pirates (UK) Across the Wide Missouri (1951) (uncredited) .... Old Bill The Red Badge of Courage (1951) (uncredited) .... Narration Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone (1950) .... John J. Malone The Next Voice You Hear... (1950) .... Joe Smith, American The Asphalt Jungle (1950) .... Gus Minissi Please Believe Me (1950) .... Vincent Maran The Outriders (1950) .... Clint Priest

Battleground (1949) .... Sgt. Kinnie The Undercover Man (1949) .... George Pappas ... aka Chicago Story (USA)

Filmography as: Actor, Himself, Archive Footage

Himself - filmography (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s) (1950s)

Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' (2004) (V) .... Himself Too Darn Hot (2003) (V) .... Himself

"The Directors"

 - The Films of Frank Darabont (????) TV Episode .... Himself 

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1996) .... Himself The Roots of Roe (1993) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator

Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV) .... Himself Hail Columbia! (1982) .... Narrator

General Electric's All-Star Anniversary (1978) (TV) .... Will Rogers "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)

 - Episode dated 18 December 1973 (1973) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 6 October 1970 (1970) TV Episode .... Himself - Episode dated 8 September 1970 (1970) TV Episode .... Himself 

"Survival" (1964) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator (1964)

The Hoaxters (1952) (voice) .... Narrator

Filmography as: Actor, Himself, Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005) (TV) (uncredited) .... Sgt. Ben Peterson