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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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as Grandfather
as Stan Keller
as Gus Corley
as Daniel Morissey
as Dr. Albert Frock
as Brooks Hatlen
as Pope Pius XI (voice)
as Leinen Roth
as Gus Johnson
as Lester Babbitt
as Judge Stanley Murdoch
as Joe Keller
as Mark Twain (voice)
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as Dwight Hamilton
as Dr. Sanford Ferguson
as Borski
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as Teddy Roosevelt
as Priester
as Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
as Harry S. Truman
as General Oliver O. Howard
as Hyram B. Otis
as Antonio
as Grandpa
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as Commissioner Aldo Scavino
as Philip Tenhausen
as Joshua Everette
as Frank Phillips
as Overman
as Admiral William F. Halsey
as Herb Sutro
as Chief Inspector Charles Kane
as President of the Assembly
as Capt. Mike Riley
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as Lou Trent
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as John Finley Horton
as J. Marvin Bean
as Harry Powell
as Monk Johnson
as Ed Henderson
as Cmdr. Warren Meredith
as Rudy Krist
as Ben Wagner
as Lou Sherwood
as Gus
as Mr. Carnes
as SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
as MSgt. Mac
as Sgt. Ben Peterson
as Sgt. Elliott
as Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
as Slug
as Fetcher
as Charles "Chico" Menlow
as Maj. William M. Uanna
as Narrator (voice)
as Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
as Lou Hopke
as Mr. Stacey
as Angel (voice) (uncredited)
as Old Bill (uncredited)
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as John Malone
as Joe Smith
as Gus Minissi
as Vincent Maran
as Clint Priest
as Kinnie
as George Pappas
