James Whitmore
23 titles
Filmography
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The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1985)The fantastical journey of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn comes to life as they travel through time in search of Halley's Comet.

Them!
(1954)An Endless Terror! A Nameless Horror! ... Kill one and two take its place! Ten years after atomic bomb tests, a little girl wanders alone out of the New Mexico desert.
The Next Voice You Hear...
(1950)William Wellman directed this domestic drama starring James Whitmore and Nancy Davis (who would later become First Lady Nancy Reagan). Blue-collar family man Joe Smith, his pregnant wife, Mary, and their son, Johnny, are shaken out of their complacency--as are their relatives, their neighbors, and the rest of the world, when the voice of God begins delivering messages on the radio. For six consecutive evenings, the voice conveys the age-old message "love thy neighbor." With this occurrence come several changes of attitude, some minor, others profound.

Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
(1978)Hollywood and Broadway legend James Whitmore brings down the house in Jerome Alden’s one-man show about the 26th President of the United States.

The Harrad Experiment
(1973)At Harrad College, where controversial coed living situations are established, the students are forced to confront their sexuality in ways that society previously shunned. Part of the experiment is to pair incompatible members of the opposite sex as roommates in order to make them shun the traditional concept of monogamy.

The Golden Honeymoon
(1980)A couple who have been married over 50 years celebrates their life together by traveling to Florida, where they run into an unexpected acquaintance.

Where the Red Fern Grows
(1974)During the Depression, a young boy, who longs for a dog his parents can't afford, comes of age through a journey of adventure,tragedy, and love.

Guns of the Magnificent Seven
(1969)A noble gunfighter recruits a team of the deadliest cowboys in the West to help him free a peasant leader from a notorious Mexican prison.

Chato's Land
(1972)A half-white, half-Apache man dodges a vengeful posse after he kills a sheriff in self-defense. Both sides pay a heavy price in this Western.

Above and Beyond
(1953)Col. Paul Tibbetts was the man who piloted the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in WWII.

The Command
(1954)Caught between hostile Native Americans and the outbreak of pox within its ranks, a convoy fights for survival in a battle that forces even the doctors and nurses into the fight.
The Great Diamond Robbery
(1954)Red Skelton was already a presence on early TV, brining creations like Clem Kadiddlehopper and Freddie the Freeloader into millions of living rooms, when he made his last film for MGM, the studio that had been his movie home since 1940. The beloved funnyman portrays diamond cutter Ambrose C. Park (the middle initials stands for "Central") in The Great Diamond Robbery. Park is eager to demonstrate his talent to his employer by working on the rare Blue Goddess diamond. It's a delicate task. One mistake and the gem will be worthless. Two mistakes: it'll be worthlesser! But Park confidently takes on the job, accompanied by criminals who have convinced him they're his long-lose family and who secretly aim to steal the diamond after it's cut. Will Park find out he's being hoodwinked before it's too late? Most certainly. And that's when the antic finale begins...

Who Was That Lady?
(1960)A lie told to a suspicious wife entangles a philandering chemistry professor and his TV writer friend into a web of Feds, spies and beautiful women.

The Relic
(1997)When a South American lizard-like god goes on a people-eating rampage at the Chicago Natural History museum, it's up to homicide detective Vincent and biologist Margo to track down the creature before the museum's gala opening.

If Tomorrow Comes
(1971)A white woman and her new Japanese-American husband must keep their recent marriage a secret in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Planet of the Apes
(1968)Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowall star in this legendary science fiction masterpiece. Astronaut Taylor (Heston) crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist (McDowall).

The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)A gang of small time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist.

Chuka
(1967)A gunfighter makes peace between Indians and soldiers at a nearby fort.

Kiss Me Kate
(1953)One of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time comes to the screen in this star-studded adaptation of Kiss Me Kate.

Oklahoma!
(1955)With a box social swiftly approaching, two cowboys compete for the affections of their sweethearts, attempting to one-up the womens’ other suitors.