James Whitmore Net Worth
James Whitmore Net Worth is
$15 Million
James Whitmore Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Born on October 1, 1921, in White Plains, New York, gruff veteran character actor James Whitmore earned early and widespread respect with his award-winning dramatic capabilities on Broadway and in films. He would later conquer TV with the same trophy-winning results. The son of James Allen Whitmore and Florence Crane, he was educated at ... | Full Name | James Whitmore |
| Date Of Birth | October 1, 1921 |
| Died | 2009-02-06 |
| Place Of Birth | White Plains, New York, USA |
| Height | 5' 8" (1.73 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack |
| Education | Yale University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Nancy Mygatt ( ) |
| Children | James Allen Whitmore III, Three sons from first marriage:, Daniel Whitmore, Stephen Whitmore |
| Parents | James Allen Whitmore, Sr, Florence Belle Whitmore |
| Siblings | Steve Whitmore, Dan Whitmore, Lee Siegel |
| Awards | Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Special Tony Award |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture – Drama, Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor, Visiting Production, Helen Hayes Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor, Resident Production, Genie Award for Best... |
| Movies | The Shawshank Redemption, Planet of the Apes, The Asphalt Jungle, Tora! Tora! Tora!, Kiss Me Kate, Battleground, Give 'em Hell, Harry!, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, The Next Voice You Hear..., The Relic, The Eddy Duchin Story, Them!, Chato's Land, Oklahoma!, The Majestic, Black Like Me, Crime in t... |
| TV Shows | Mister Sterling, Temperatures Rising, My Friend Tony, The Law and Mr. Jones, Celebrity, The Word (US) |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [about his preference for the theater] The stage is human beings sharing something together -- flesh and blood together -- and the others are mechanical and shadows on the screen. |
| 2 | [regarding his acting talent] I never thought I was good. I've touched the hem of the garment a few times but never grabbed it full-hand. |
| 3 | I certainly wasn't the idol of millions. I just happened to get good parts. And so I wasn't worried . . . because I could see these character parts stretching on into the, you know, dim days of the future. |
| 4 | I have no regrets, real regrets about any darn thing . . . I think second-guessing one's self and your life is the most futile thing in the world. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Twice played a in incarcerated character who feared release: The Twilight Zone: On Thursday We Leave for Home (1963) and The Shawshank Redemption (1994). |
| 2 | Years after losing the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor to Dean Jagger in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), he appeared twice on the television series based on that film: 12 O'Clock High (1964). |
| 3 | Has twice played a character who was incarcerated but didn't want to go home for fear of change, in The Twilight Zone: On Thursday We Leave for Home (1963) he was marooned on a planet and was the only colonist who wanted to stay because going back to Earth would mean he would lose his authority. In The Shawshank Redemption (1994) he didn't want to be released from prison. |
| 4 | Reprising his role as the Stage Manager in "Our Town" at the Peterborough Players in Peterborough, New Hampshire. [August 2008] |
| 5 | Appearing at the Peterborough Players Theater in Peterborough, New Hampshire in the play "Tuesdays With Morrie" with his son, James Whitmore Jr.. [June 2006] |
| 6 | He appeared in The Twilight Zone (1959) while his son James Whitmore Jr. appeared in The Twilight Zone (1985). |
| 7 | Is, as of 2015, the only actor ever nominated for an Oscar for a one man show for Give 'Em Hell Harry. |
| 8 | He is survived by eight grandchildren. |
| 9 | Father, with Nancy Mygatt, of sons James Whitmore Jr., Steve Whitmore and Dan Whitmore. |
| 10 | Performed his one-man stage show on and off for thirty years (1970-2000). He had nearly eight hours of various comments about the topics of the day memorized, changing the show each time he performed it. His costume is now housed at the Smithsonian Institute. |
| 11 | Went to the Choate School Wallingford, Connecticult on a football scholarship. Was a pre-law collegiate at Yale University but quit playing football after suffering two knee injuries. While at Yale he set up the campus radio station and starred in a nightly sports news show called "Jim Whitmore Speaks". |
| 12 | Is married to Noreen Nash, mother of Lee Siegel and grandmother of actor Sebastian Siegel. |
| 13 | In the early 1950s Whitmore conducted an acting workshop in Hollywood; one of his pupils was a struggling young actor, then unknown, James Dean. Whitmore helped Dean get some jobs in LA but encouraged Dean to go to New York to audition for the Actors Studio. Dean was one of the few accepted the year he auditioned. |
| 14 | Grandfather of James Whitmore III. |
| 15 | Served in the US Marine Corps during World War Two. |
| 16 | Is a member of Yale University's exclusive Skull & Bones club, an undergraduate secret society famous for the post-graduation accomplishments of its members. Other living members include President George W. Bush and his father, former President George Bush, Sen. John Kerry and Pulitzer-Prize winning historian David McCullough. Deceased members include President William Howard Taft, political commentator William F. Buckley and President Bush's own grandfather, Prescott Bush, a U.S. Senator and partner in the Wall St. white shoe brokerage firm of Brown Bros., Harriman. |
| 17 | Well known for his role as Capt. Benteen in The Twilight Zone: On Thursday We Leave for Home (1963), considered by many fans to be the best hour-long entry in the show's history. |
| 18 | Met and married first wife Nancy Mygatt while studying at the American Theatre Wing. She was their press agent at the time. |
| 19 | First job in the entertainment field was as a radio director for the Yale University station. |
| 20 | Earned a football scholarship at Yale University but extensive knee injuries led him to give the sport up. |
| 21 | Youngest of four children, his father was an Executive Secretary for a local Park Commission in White Plains, NY. |
| 22 | Sometimes people confuse Whitmore and Spencer Tracy. The two sometimes look as if they could have been brothers. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Them! | 1954 | Police Sgt. Ben Peterson | |
| The Command | 1954 | Sgt. Elliott | |
| The Great Diamond Robbery | 1954 | Mr. Remlick, Lawyer | |
| All the Brothers Were Valiant | 1953 | Fetcher | |
| Kiss Me Kate | 1953 | Slug | |
| The Girl Who Had Everything | 1953 | Charles 'Chico' Menlow | |
| Above and Beyond | 1952 | Maj. William 'Bill' M. Uanna - Security Officer, Operation Silverplate | |
| Because You're Mine | 1952 | Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson | |
| Shadow in the Sky | 1952 | Lou Hopke | |
| It's a Big Country: An American Anthology | 1951 | Mr. Stacey | |
| Across the Wide Missouri | 1951 | Old Bill (uncredited) | |
| Angels in the Outfield | 1951 | Angel (voice, uncredited) | |
| The Red Badge of Courage | 1951 | Narrator (voice, uncredited) | |
| 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 | Kinnie | |
| The Undercover Man | 1949 | George Pappas | |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1949 | TV Series | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 2007 | TV Series | Milton |
| Fun with Dick and Jane | 2005 | Toy Store Security Guard (uncredited) | |
| Mister Sterling | 2003 | TV Series | Retired Governor William Sterling Sr. |
| A Minute with Stan Hooper | 2003 | TV Series | Dr. Goldman |
| A Ring of Endless Light | 2002 | TV Movie | Grandfather |
| The Majestic | 2001 | Stan Keller | |
| Here's to Life! | 2000 | Gus Corley | |
| The Practice | 1997-1999 | TV Series | Raymond Oz |
| Swing Vote | 1999 | TV Movie | Daniel Morissey |
| The Relic | 1997 | Dr. Albert Frock | |
| The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | Brooks Hatlen | |
| The Poetry Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Movie | |
| The Ray Bradbury Theater | 1990 | TV Series | Craig Bennett Stiles |
| Old Explorers | 1990 | Leinen Roth | |
| Sky High | 1990 | TV Movie | Gus Johnson |
| Glory! Glory! | 1989 | TV Movie | Lester Babbitt |
| Favorite Son | 1988 | TV Mini-Series | The President |
| Nuts | 1987 | Judge Stanley Murdoch | |
| American Playhouse | 1987 | TV Series | Joe Keller |
| Moses | 1986 | Video short | Moses (voice) |
| Zoo Ship | 1985 | voice | |
| Riptide | 1985 | TV Series | Ben Wilkenson |
| George Burns Comedy Week | 1985 | TV Series | Ebenezer Scrooge |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | 1985 | Mark Twain (voice) | |
| Celebrity | 1984 | TV Mini-Series | Clifford Casey |
| Mark, I Love You | 1980 | TV Movie | Dwight Hamilton |
| The White Shadow | 1980 | TV Series | Jake Reeves |
| The First Deadly Sin | 1980 | Dr. Sanford Ferguson | |
| Rage! | 1980 | TV Movie | Borski |
| The Golden Honeymoon | 1980 | TV Movie | Charley Tate |
| Comeback | 1979 | TV Series | Host |
| The Word | 1978 | TV Mini-Series | George Wheeler |
| Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt | 1978 | Teddy Roosevelt | |
| General Electric's All-Star Anniversary | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Will Rogers |
| The Serpent's Egg | 1977 | The Priest | |
| Give 'em Hell, Harry! | 1975 | Harry S Truman | |
| I Will Fight No More Forever | 1975 | TV Movie | General Oliver O. Howard |
| The Canterville Ghost | 1975 | TV Movie | Hyram B. Otis |
| Il venditore di palloncini | 1974 | Antonio | |
| Where the Red Fern Grows | 1974 | Grandpa | |
| Gunsmoke | 1965-1973 | TV Series | Timothy Fitzpatrick / Jim Forbes / Amos Campbell |
| La polizia incrimina la legge assolve | 1973 | Commissioner Aldo Scavino | |
| The Harrad Experiment | 1973 | Philip Tenhausen | |
| The New Temperatures Rising Show | 1972-1973 | TV Series | Dr. Vincent Campanelli |
| Will Rogers' USA | 1972 | TV Movie | Will Rogers |
| Chato's Land | 1972 | Joshua Everette | |
| If Tomorrow Comes | 1971 | TV Movie | Frank Phillips |
| The Virginian | 1966-1970 | TV Series | Marshal Krug / Carl Kabe / Ezra Hollis / ... |
| Tora! Tora! Tora! | 1970 | Admiral William F. Halsey | |
| Then Came Bronson | 1970 | TV Series | Wilson Ford |
| The Challenge | 1970 | TV Movie | Overman |
| The Name of the Game | 1969 | TV Series | Dr. Harry Roarke |
| My Friend Tony | 1969 | TV Series | Prof. John Woodruff |
| Guns of the Magnificent Seven | 1969 | Levi | |
| The Split | 1968 | Herb Sutro | |
| Bonanza | 1968 | TV Series | John Postley |
| Madigan | 1968 | Chief Insp. Charles Kane | |
| The Danny Thomas Hour | 1968 | TV Series | Professor John Woodruff |
| Planet of the Apes | 1968 | President of the Assembly | |
| Cowboy in Africa | 1968 | TV Series | Ryan Crose |
| The Big Valley | 1966-1968 | TV Series | Marshal Seth Campbell / Tom Wills / Joshua Hawks / ... |
| Nobody's Perfect | 1968 | Capt. Mike Riley | |
| Custer | 1967 | TV Series | Eldo |
| Judd for the Defense | 1967 | TV Series | John Patrick McKenna |
| Waterhole #3 | 1967 | Capt. Shipley | |
| Tarzan | 1967 | TV Series | Cliff Stockwell |
| Chuka | 1967 | Lou Trent | |
| The Invaders | 1967 | TV Series | Harry Swain |
| 12 O'Clock High | 1965-1966 | TV Series | Col. Harry Connelly / Col. Paul 'Pappy' Hartley |
| The Monroes | 1966 | TV Series | Sgt. Shanghai Blackmer |
| Shane | 1966 | TV Series | Harry Himber |
| T.H.E. Cat | 1966 | TV Series | Arnie Ludock |
| The Loner | 1966 | TV Series | Doc Fritchman |
| Run for Your Life | 1965 | TV Series | Chief Jim Holland |
| For the People | 1965 | TV Series | Hillard Vance |
| Burke's Law | 1965 | TV Series | Joe Piante |
| Combat! | 1965 | TV Series | Hertzbrun |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1964 | TV Series | Captain Ewell |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Major Will Stanton / J. Marvin Bean |
| Slattery's People | 1964 | TV Series | Representative Harry Sanborn |
| Black Like Me | 1964 | John Finley Horton | |
| Death at the Stock Car Races | 1964 | TV Movie | Buck Larsen |
| Suspense | 1964 | TV Series | Buck Larsen |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | 1964 | TV Series | Marsh |
| Arrest and Trial | 1963 | TV Series | Martin Burnham |
| Dr. Kildare | 1963 | TV Series | Henry Clay Kincaid |
| The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters | 1963 | TV Series | Foxy Smith |
| Rawhide | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Colonel John Macklin / Sergeant Joe Duclos |
| The Twilight Zone | 1963 | TV Series | Capain Benteen |
| Ben Casey | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Donald Forrest |
| Route 66 | 1963 | TV Series | Ralph Vincent |
| Going My Way | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Corden |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1962 | TV Series | |
| Icarus Montgolfier Wright | 1962 | Short voice | |
| The Law and Mr. Jones | 1960-1962 | TV Series | Abraham Lincoln Jones |
| Focus | 1962 | TV Movie | Lawrence Newman |
| The Detectives | 1961 | TV Series | Francis Xavier Murphy |
| Checkmate | 1961 | TV Series | Detective Lt. Dave Harker |
| Alcoa Premiere | 1961 | TV Series | Fred Collins |
| Bus Stop | 1961 | TV Series | Victor Kane |
| Zane Grey Theater | 1956-1961 | TV Series | Narrator / Jonas - Blacksmith / Joel Begley / ... |
| The Chevy Mystery Show | 1960 | TV Series | Philip Selby |
| Who Was That Lady? | 1960 | Harry Powell | |
| Sunday Showcase | 1960 | TV Series | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1959 | TV Series | Judge Lee Anderson |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Mr. Anderson / Major Abe Kasner / Guy Cato / ... |
| Face of Fire | 1959 | Monk Johnson | |
| Alcoa Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | Earl Sherwood |
| The Restless Years | 1958 | Ed Henderson | |
| Decision | 1958 | TV Series | Danny Cochran |
| The Deep Six | 1958 | Commander Warren Meredith | |
| Wagon Train | 1958 | TV Series | Gabe Carswell |
| Studio 57 | 1957 | TV Series | |
| The Young Don't Cry | 1957 | Rudy Krist | |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Jake Flannigan |
| The Alcoa Hour | 1957 | TV Series | Warden Lightfoot |
| Panic! | 1957 | TV Series | Father Dolan |
| Climax! | 1956-1957 | TV Series | Tom Miller / Stash Prohaska |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1954-1957 | TV Series | Danny Cochran / Joe Green |
| Chevron Hall of Stars | 1956 | TV Series | March |
| Kraft Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Senator Edmund G. Ross |
| Schlitz Playhouse | 1954-1956 | TV Series | Joe Benson / Tommy McDermott |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | Tracy / Intermission Guest |
| Matinee Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Crime in the Streets | 1956 | Ben Wagner | |
| The Eddy Duchin Story | 1956 | Lou Sherwood | |
| Studio One in Hollywood | 1956 | TV Series | Sam |
| Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre | 1956 | TV Series | |
| Playwrights '56 | 1956 | TV Series | David |
| Damon Runyon Theater | 1955 | TV Series | Starker |
| The Last Frontier | 1955 | Gus | |
| Crossroads | 1955 | TV Series | Father Emil Joseph Kapaun |
| Oklahoma! | 1955 | Andrew Carnes | |
| The McConnell Story | 1955 | SSgt. / Maj. / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman | |
| Battle Cry | 1955 | MSgt. Mac / Narrator |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banda sonora | 2008 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Oklahoma! | 1955 | performer: "The Farmer and the Cowman" 1943, "Oklahoma!" 1943 - uncredited | |
| Kiss Me Kate | 1953 | performer: "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" - uncredited | |
| Because You're Mine | 1952 | performer: "Per me, ora fatale" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit of Evolution | 2018 | Documentary filming | Himself |
| Awakening World | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Distance | 2005 | Documentary | Actor |
| Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at 'The Shawshank Redemption' | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself - 'Slug' ("Kiss Me Kate") |
| HBO First Look | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Stan Keller / Himself |
| G.I. Joe: The Ernie Pyle Story | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Directors | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick | 1995 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Roots of Roe | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Working in the Theatre | 1990 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The West of the Imagination | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| Liberty Weekend | 1986 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Chesapeake Borne | 1986 | TV Movie documentary | Narrator |
| National Geographic Specials | 1984 | TV Series documentary | Narrator |
| Hail Columbia! | 1982 | Short documentary | Narrator |
| The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America | 1982 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| Good Morning America | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1977 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrating a Century: The 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition | 1976 | Documentary short | Himself - Narrator |
| The 48th Annual Academy Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Celebration: The American Spirit | 1976 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1970-1975 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Man Belongs to the Earth | 1974 | Documentary short | Narrator (voice) |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Survival | 1964 | TV Series | Narrator (1964) (voice) |
| Here's Hollywood | 1962 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hoaxters | 1952 | Short documentary | Narrator (voice) |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| The 81st Annual Academy Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Memorial Tribute |
| Cinema 3 | 2009 | TV Series | Brooks Hatlen |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Sgt. Ben Peterson (uncredited) |
| Broadway: The American Musical | 2004 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Andrew Carnes (in 'Oklahoma!') |
| Biography | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Horror Show | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | |
| America at the Movies | 1976 | Documentary | Kinnie |
| Frontier Justice | 1958-1961 | TV Series | Jeb |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | 1951 | Documentary |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Practice (1997) |
| 1990 | ACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | Glory! Glory! (1989) |
| 1976 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Spoken Word Album | Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) |
| 1976 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Factual Television Program | I Will Fight No More Forever (1975) |
| 1964 | Bronze Wrangler | Western Heritage Awards | Fictional Television Drama | Rawhide (1959) |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Television | On 8 February 1960. At 6611 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1950 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actor | Battleground (1949) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Mister Sterling (2003) |
| 2001 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Here's to Life! (2000) |
| 2000 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | The Practice (1997) |
| 1994 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | The Shawshank Redemption (1994) |
| 1976 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Give 'em Hell, Harry! (1975) |
| 1950 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Battleground (1949) |
Known for movies
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
as Brooks Hatlen
Planet of the Apes (1968)
as President of the Assembly
Them! (1954)
as Police Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Law and Mr. Jones (1960-1962)
as Abraham Lincoln Jones