James Whitmore

James Whitmore

出生 : 1921-10-01, White Plains, New York, USA

死亡 : 2009-02-06

略歴

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.

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参加作品

Arthur Miller: Writer
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 continue to move audiences around the world today. He also made headlines for being targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee at the height of the McCarthy Era and entering into a tumultuous marriage with Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Told from the unique perspective of his daughter, filmmaker Rebecca Miller, Arthur Miller: Writer is an illuminating portrait that combines interviews spanning decades and a wealth of personal archival material, and provides new insights into Miller’s life as an artist and exploring his character in all its complexity.
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro is an honest, amusing, and highly entertaining biography of Horace Hagedorn, the advertising executive who went on to become a legend in the lawn & garden industry as the driving force behind Miracle-Gro, the internationally known lawn & garden product. Narrated by the legendary folk singer Oscar Brand , and featuring actor James Whitmore, the documentary celebrates a man who, as he enters his 90th year, continues to make miracles through his entrepreneurial spirit and philanthropy.
A Ring of Endless Light
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 challenges. Her beloved grandfather, retired Reverend Eaton, seems to be seriously ill, but tries to pretend that nothing is wrong. Vicky met the rich but emotionally troubled Zachary Gray the previous summer, and he reappears to renew the acquaintance. Another boy, 17-year-old Adam Eddington, recruits Vicky to help him with a research project, working with a dolphin called Basil. Vicky discovers she can communicate telepathically with the dolphin and his mate - and possibly with Adam as well
マジェスティック
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 long-lost son.
Swing Vote
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 implications on his own family's harmony.
レリック
Dr. Albert Frock
SFバイオ・ホラー。シカゴの自然博物館に南米から届いた不審な荷物の中身は、別の生命体に寄生して全く新しい生命組織に変貌させてしまう、未知の生命体だった。成長したその生命体は……。
ショーシャンクの空に
Brooks Hatlen
妻とその愛人を射殺したかどでショーシャンク刑務所送りとなった銀行家アンディ。初めは戸惑っていたが、やがて彼は自ら持つ不思議な魅力ですさんだ受刑者達の心を掴んでゆく。そして20年の歳月が流れた時、彼は冤罪を晴らす重要な証拠をつかむ。
Old Explorers
Leinen Roth
Two elderly friends trade stories of adventure with each other.
Sky High
Gus Johnson
Glory!  Glory!
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
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
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 in determining the outcome of events.
The Adventures of Mark Twain
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 Finn as they stowaway aboard the interplanetary balloon of Mark Twain. Twain, disgusted with the human race, is intent upon finding Halley's Comet and crashing into it, achieving his "destiny." It's up to Tom, Becky, and Huck to convince him that his judgment is wrong and that he still has much to offer humanity that might make a difference. Their efforts aren't just charitable; if they fail, they will share Twain's fate. Along the way, they use a magical time portal to get a detailed overview of the Twain philosophy, observing the "historical" events that inspired his works.
Love Those Trains
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, who calls himself "Steamboat." From steam engines to sleek diesels, experience the majesty and adventure of trains past and present. Remember the days when thundering trains bridged the world's continents, nourished the pioneer spirit, ferried our troops to war, and provided politicians with mobile campaign platforms. Then settle into a first-class seat aboard the luxurious Orient Express, and glide through storybook cities from Paris to Istanbul. Celebrate a slice of history and ride the rails of the world. A National Geographic Production.
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
Narrator
Oscar nominated documentary short about the Ku Klux Klan.
Hail Columbia!
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
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 move off to California with the boy.
The First Deadly Sin
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 of the case. Are the victims somehow linked? What does the brutal method of death signify?
Rage!
Borski
In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.
The Golden Honeymoon
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 are on their Golden Honeymoon in Florida. Everything goes perfectly... until Lucy meets her former fiancee who's also vacationing with his wife. Suddenly there's a comic competition between Charley and the old boyfriend for Lucy's attention. After fifty years, cantankerous Charley has to win his girl all over again!
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
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 'em Hell, Harry! and Will Rogers' USA.
The Serpent's Egg
Priester
Berlin, 1923. Following the suicide of his brother, American circus acrobat Abel Rosenberg attempts to survive while facing unemployment, depression, alcoholism and the social decay of Germany during the Weimar Republic.
The Flying Misfits
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 film also acted as the pilot for the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep. Former U.S. Marine pilot Greg "Pappy" Boyington is flying with the American Volunteer Group (the Flying Tigers) in China. After Pearl Harbor brings America into World War II, Greg leaves the AVG to rejoin the Marine Corps. He refuses to be relegated to a desk job and, against all military protocol, forms his own fighter squadron from a group of misfits and disciplinary cases.
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
Harry S. Truman
One man show about the presidency of Harry S Truman.
I Will Fight No More Forever
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. Based on the true story of the westward expansion of the United States and the military force used to displace Native Americans from their lands.
The Canterville Ghost
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 performing a brave deed. An American family moves in and finds the ghost amusing, but a young girl in the family can release him - if she dares.
The Balloon Vendor
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
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 life as he faces overwhelming challenges in adventure and tragedy roaming the river bottoms of Cherokee country with his dogs, Old Dan and Little Ann.
Man Belongs to the Earth
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 BELONGS TO THE EARTH depicts the history of air, water, and earth pollution, and how environmentalists are trying to solve these problems using various technologies.
High Crime
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 survival decrease.
The Harrad Experiment
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, this movie deals with the concept of free love during the height of the sexual revolution which took place in the United States.
Chato's Land
Joshua Everette
A posse pursues Pardon Chato (Charles Bronson) a mestizo indian after he killed a US marshal in self-defense. As they get deeper into Indian territory, just who is hunting who.
If Tomorrow Comes
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 Harbor is attacked.
The Challenge
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 soldier as champion and having the two men fight to the death on an isolated island.
トラ・トラ・トラ!
Vice Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
1941年12月8日の日本軍による真珠湾攻撃の全容を、日米合作オールスター・キャストで映画化した超大作。
新・荒野の七人/馬上の決闘
Levi
クリス役にジョージ・ケネディを迎えた、人気西部劇『荒野の七人』シリーズ第3弾。圧政が強いられるメキシコで革命指導者が捕らえられた。指導者を救い出す為に雇われた“荒野の七人”がメキシコ軍の監獄を襲撃するが……。
The Split
Herb Sutro
A group of thieves attempt a daring robbery of a football stadium.
刑事マディガン
Chief Inspector Charles Kane
『ダーティ・ハリー』ほか、骨太なアクション演出に定評のあるドン・シーゲル監督、初期の傑作。リチャード・ウィドマーク演じる刑事が、スパニッシュ・ハーレム地区を舞台に活躍するハード・ボイルドな逸品だ。
猿の惑星
President of the Assembly
地球を飛び立った宇宙船は1年余りの宇宙航行の末、とある惑星に不時着した。乗組員のテイラーたちは沈没してしまった宇宙船をあとにし、その陸地を彷徨い歩くと猿人たちが人間狩りをしている驚愕の光景を目にする。この星では高等動物の猿が、口の聞けない下等動物の人間を支配していたのだ。テイラーたちも捕まり、奴隷のように理不尽な扱いを受ける。しかし、テイラーはチンパンジーのジーラ博士とコーネリアス博士の理解と協力を得て、同じ人間の女性ノヴァと共に逃亡、新天地を探し求めていく。
Nobody's Perfect
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, which if discovered missing would threaten Japanese/American relations. Doc Willoughby is the ship's petty officer, whose antics are constantly getting him into trouble with his captain. On shore leave, Willoughby falls for a seemingly demure Japanese girl in a kimono shop, who actually turns out to be a Japanese/American nurse in the US Navy, Lt. Tomiko Momoyama. However, it turns out she was betrothed as a child to a traditional Japanese man named Toshi, who fully intends on enforcing tradition. Willoughby divides his time between trying to return the Buddha statue back to the Japanese village it rightfully belongs to, and trying to woo Tomiko from the traditional Japanese man she rightfully belongs to.
Waterhole #3
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 buried. He plans to retrieve it, but others are searching for it too.
Chuka
Lou Trent
A group under siege at an Army fort grapple with painful memories.
The Tenderfoot
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 three buddies, Tevis heads west to seek his destiny. Along the way, he befriends a crusty Army dragoons captain (James Whitmore), Kit Carson's black-sheep brother Mose (Brian Keith), and an itinerant musician-turned-trooper (Paul Durand). Tevis' adventures include the roundup of wild mustangs and a climactic horse race
Black Like Me
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
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 “ordinary” name he fears will not resonate throughout history. His thoughts lead him to consider some of the pioneers of flight-Icarus and his wings, the Montgolfier brothers and their balloon and the Wright brothers and heavier than air flight. (IMDb)
Who Was That Lady?
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 that he is an undercover FBI agent. To help him with his story he enlists the aid of a friend who is a TV writer. The wife swallows the story and the film's climax takes place in the sub-basements of the Empire State Building. The professor and his friend, believing themselves prisoners on an enemy submarine, patriotically try to scuttle the vessel and succeed only in rocking the building.
Face of Fire
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
Ed Henderson
A pretty, sheltered teenager falls for a boy from the wrong side of town.
The Deep Six
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 whose sincere pacifist sentiments do not sit well with his crew members. When he refuses to fire upon an unidentified plane, the word spreads that Austin cannot be relied upon in battle (never mind that the plane turns out to be one of ours). To prove that he's worthy of command, Austin volunteers for a dangerous mission: the rescue of a group of US pilots on a Japanese-held island. The ubiquitous William Bendix costars as Frenchy Shapiro (!), Austin's Jewish petty officer and severest critic. If the film has a villain, it is Keenan Wynn as ambitious Lt. Commander Edge, who seems to despise anyone who isn't a mainline WASP.
The Young Don't Cry
Rudy Krist
An orphaned teen gets involved with some chain-gang convicts.
Crime in the Streets
Ben Wagner
A social worker tries to end juvenile crime by getting involved with a street gang.
愛情物語
Lou Sherwood
職を求めNYにやって来た若きピアニストのエディは、仕事もなく途方に暮れていた。しかし、彼のピアノを聴いた資産家の姪マジョリーが、チャンスをもたらすことに……。希代のピアニストの波瀾の生涯を綴った伝記映画。
The Last Frontier
Gus
Three trappers become scouts for a cavalry captain who loses his fort to a hated colonel.
オクラホマ!
Mr. Carnes
This joyous celebration of frontier life combines tender romance and violent passion in the Oklahoma Territory of the 1900s with a timeless score filled with unforgettable songs. Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit Broadway musical.
The McConnell Story
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 step.
Battle Cry
MSgt. Mac
The dramatic story of US marines in training, in combat and in love during World War II. The story centres on a major who guides the raw recruits from their training to combat. Based on the novel by Leon Uris.
放射能X
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 join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent, and the world.
The Command
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
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 Remlick, in a strategy to get a fabulous uncut diamond through Ambrose, arranges for Emily Drummon, Duke Fargoh and Maggie Drummon to pose as Ambrose's long-lost parents and sister. The diamond, through many comic situations, is acquired and the gang is going to have Ambrose cut the diamond, and relieve him of the two stones and his parental illusions at the same time. But Maggie, who has no taste for the deception, tips Ambrose off and a wild chase ensues. At the end, Ambrose is very happy as he can now marry his "sister."
Kiss Me Kate
Slug
Fred and Lilli are a divorced pair of actors who are brought together by Cole Porter who has written a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play. A fight on the opening night threatens the production, as well as two thugs who have the mistaken idea that Fred owes their boss money and insist on staying next to him all night.
All the Brothers Were Valiant
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
Charles "Chico" Menlow
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
Above and Beyond
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 knows that it can do tremendously more damage than any other weapon used before, and that the death toll resulting from it will be huge. He is reluctant to be the person who will end so many lives, but as time goes on, the pressure upon him only increase.
The Hoaxters
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
Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
A famous opera singer falls for his sergeant's sister at boot camp.
Shadow in the Sky
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 sister's family, but they have young children.
It's a Big Country
Mr. Stacey
Comprised of eight unrelated episodes of inconsistent quality, this anthology piece of American propaganda features some of MGM Studios' best directors, screenwriters and actors; it is narrated by Louis Calhern. Stories are framed by the lecture of a university professor. In one tale a Boston resident becomes angry when the census forgets to record her presence. Another sketch chronicles the achievements of African Americans while still another pays tongue-in-cheek tribute to Texas.
Angels in the Outfield
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
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 Blackfoot woman as a way to gain entrance into her people's rich lands, but finds she means more to him than a ticket to good beaver habitat.
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
John Malone
Harriet O'Malley tries to solve a murder aboard a train en route to New York.
The Next Voice You Hear...
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. It stars James Whitmore and Nancy Davis as Joe and Mary Smith, a typical American couple. It was based on a short story of the same name by George Sumner Albee.
Please Believe Me
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 aboard both plan on winning her hand before she reaches America. One is a gambler interested in her money, and the other, a rich man looking for a wife. The rich man's friend, meanwhile, believes the heiress is actually a gold-digger.
The Asphalt Jungle
Gus Minissi
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
The Outriders
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 raiders, who force them to act as "outriders" (escorts) for a civilian wagon train that will be secretly transporting Union gold from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to St. Louis, Missouri. The three men are to lead the wagons into a raider trap in Missouri, but one of them starts to have misgivings....
戦場
Kinnie
1944年のベルギー戦線を舞台に、ドイツ軍の攻撃に迎え撃つ男たちの様々なエピソード、ドラマを描いた傑作戦争映画。『鉄のカーテン』のウエルマン監督作品で、アカデミー賞脚本賞、撮影賞を受賞。
The Undercover Man
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 to seek information, but is frustrated when all he finds are terrified witnesses and corrupt police officers.