James Whitmore

Career timeline

1. 1921 · Born

   Born in White Plains, New York, USA

2. 1947 · Screen debut

   Kraft Television Theatre (TV)

3. 1968 · Breakthrough

   Planet of the Apes (Movie)

4. 2003 · Latest release

   Mister Sterling (TV)

5. 2009 · Died

   February 6, 2009

Career in numbers

2 1940s

18 1950s

31 1960s

3 1970s

4 1980s

3 1990s

3 2000s

• Drama52
• Western11
• Action & Adventure10
• Mystery8
• Crime7
• Family5

Highest-rated title The Shawshank Redemption 1994 8.7 Most popular title The Shawshank Redemption 1994 8.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside James Whitmore in our catalogue.

Reginald Rose

2 titles together

1. 2003 Mister Sterling as William Sterling Sr. TV
2. 2001 The Majestic as Stan Keller 6.8 Movie
3. 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Milton 7.6 TV
4. 1997 The Practice as Raymond Oz 7.6 TV
5. 1997 The Relic as Dr. Albert Frock 6.2 Movie
6. 1994 The Shawshank Redemption as Brooks Hatlen 8.7 Movie
7. 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater as Craig Bennett Stiles 7.0 TV
8. 1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain as Mark Twain (voice) 6.7 Movie
9. 1982 American Playhouse as Joe Keller TV
10. 1981 Code Red TV
11. 1978 The White Shadow as Jake Reeves TV
12. 1972 Temperatures Rising as Vincent Campanelli TV
13. 1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! as Admiral William F. Halsey 7.2 Movie
14. 1969 Then Came Bronson as Wilson Ford TV
15. 1968 The Name of the Game as Harry Roarke TV
16. 1968 Planet of the Apes as President of the Assembly 7.7 Movie
17. 1967 Judd, for the Defense TV
18. 1967 The Invaders as Harry Swain 6.9 TV
19. 1966 T.H.E. Cat TV
20. 1966 Shane as Harry Himber TV
21. 1966 Tarzan 6.9 TV
22. 1966 The Monroes TV
23. 1965 The Loner TV
24. 1965 The Big Valley as Handy 6.2 TV
25. 1965 Run for Your Life as Chief Jim Holland TV
26. 1965 National Geographic Specials as Narrator (voice) TV
27. 1964 Slattery's People TV
28. 1964 12 O'Clock High 7.2 TV
29. 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre as J. Marvin Bean TV
30. 1963 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters as Foxy Smith TV
31. 1963 Burke's Law as Joe Piante TV
32. 1963 The Greatest Show on Earth TV
33. 1963 Arrest and Trial as Martin Burnham TV
34. 1962 Going My Way TV
35. 1962 Combat! as Hertzbrun 8.0 TV
36. 1962 The Virginian as Capt. Piper Pritican 6.5 TV
37. 1961 Alcoa Premiere TV
38. 1961 Ben Casey TV
39. 1961 Bus Stop TV
40. 1961 Dr. Kildare as Henry Clay Kincaid TV
41. 1961 The Wonderful World of Disney TV
42. 1960 Route 66 6.7 TV
43. 1960 The Law and Mr. Jones as Abraham Lincoln Jones TV
44. 1960 Checkmate as Detective Lt. Dave Harker TV
45. 1959 The Detectives TV
46. 1959 The Twilight Zone 8.5 TV
47. 1959 Bonanza as John Postley 7.5 TV
48. 1959 Rawhide as Sgt. Joe Duclos 7.3 TV
49. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
50. 1957 Panic! TV
51. 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jeb TV
52. 1955 Oklahoma! as Mr. Carnes 6.6 Movie
53. 1955 Crossroads as Father Emil Joseph Kapaun TV
54. 1955 The 20th Century Fox Hour TV
55. 1955 Playwrights '56 TV
56. 1955 Gunsmoke as Amos Campbell 6.7 TV
57. 1954 Climax! as Stash Prohaska TV
58. 1954 Studio 57 TV
59. 1954 Them! as Sgt. Ben Peterson 6.8 Movie
60. 1953 The United States Steel Hour TV
61. 1950 Lux Video Theatre as Tracy TV
62. 1950 The Asphalt Jungle as Gus Minissi 7.5 Movie
63. 1948 Studio One as Sam TV
64. 1947 Kraft Television Theatre TV

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