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Best James Whitmore Movies Ranked

Explore the best James Whitmore movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. The current top-ranked movie here is The Shawshank Redemption. Browse 1 ranked acting credits, then jump into the full filmography and each movie page.

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This page currently tracks 1 ranked movies starring James Whitmore.

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James Whitmore Acting Filmography (82)

Arthur Miller: Writer
2017·Self (archive footage)
Meet Mr. Miracle-Gro: The Horace Hagedorn Story
2005
Los Angeles Plays Itself
2004·Lou Hopke in Shadow in The Sky (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003·Self
A Ring of Endless Light
2002·Grandfather
The Majestic
2001·Stan Keller
Here's to Life!
2000·Gus Corley
Swing Vote
1999·Daniel Morissey
The Relic
1997·Dr. Albert Frock
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995·Self
The Shawshank Redemption
1994·Brooks Hatlen
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Old Explorers
1990·Leinen Roth
Sky High
1990·Gus Johnson
Glory! Glory!
1989·Lester Babbitt
Nuts
1987·Judge Stanley Murdoch
All My Sons
1987·Joe Keller
I Will Fight No More Forever
1985·General Oliver O. Howard
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1985·Mark Twain (voice)
Love Those Trains
1984·Narrator
Hail Columbia!
1982·Narrator
The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America
1982·Narrator
Mark, I Love You
1980·Dwight Hamilton
The First Deadly Sin
1980·Dr. Sanford Ferguson
Rage!
1980·Borski
The Golden Honeymoon
1980·Charley Tate
The Horror Show
1979·(archive footage)
Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt
1978·Teddy Roosevelt
The Serpent's Egg
1977·Priester
The Flying Misfits
1976·Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1975·Harry S. Truman
Where the Red Fern Grows
1974·Grandpa
The Balloon Vendor
1974·Antonio
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974·Narrator
The Canterville Ghost
1974·Hyram B. Otis
The Harrad Experiment
1973·Philip Tenhausen
High Crime
1973·Commissioner Aldo Scavino
Chato's Land
1972·Joshua Everette
If Tomorrow Comes
1971·Frank Phillips
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970·Admiral William F. Halsey
The Challenge
1970·Overman
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969·Levi
Madigan
1968·Chief Inspector Charles Kane
The Split
1968·Herb Sutro
Nobody's Perfect
1968·Capt. Mike Riley
Planet of the Apes
1968·President of the Assembly
Chuka
1967·Lou Trent
Waterhole #3
1967·Capt. Shipley
The Tenderfoot
1966·Captain Ewell
Black Like Me
1964·John Finley Horton
Icarus Montgolfier Wright
1962
Who Was That Lady?
1960·Harry Powell
Face of Fire
1959·Monk Johnson
The Deep Six
1958·Cmdr. Warren Meredith
The Restless Years
1958·Ed Henderson
The Young Don't Cry
1957·Rudy Krist
Crime in the Streets
1956·Ben Wagner
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956·Lou Sherwood
The Last Frontier
1955·Gus
Oklahoma!
1955·Mr. Carnes
Battle Cry
1955·MSgt. Mac
The McConnell Story
1955·SSgt. / Maj . / Col. Ty 'Dad' Whitman
Them!
1954·Sgt. Ben Peterson
The Command
1954·Sgt. Elliott
The Great Diamond Robbery
1954·Mr. Remlick, Lawyer
Kiss Me Kate
1953·Slug
Above and Beyond
1953·Maj. William M. Uanna
The Girl Who Had Everything
1953·Charles "Chico" Menlow
All the Brothers Were Valiant
1953·Fetcher
The Hoaxters
1952·Narrator (voice)
Shadow in the Sky
1952·Lou Hopke
Because You're Mine
1952·Sergeant 'Bat' Batterson
It's a Big Country
1951·Mr. Stacey
Across the Wide Missouri
1951·Old Bill (uncredited)
The Red Badge of Courage
1951·Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Angels in the Outfield
1951·Angel (voice) (uncredited)
The Next Voice You Hear...
1950·Joe Smith
The Asphalt Jungle
1950·Gus Minissi
Please Believe Me
1950·Vincent Maran
Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone
1950·John Malone
The Outriders
1950·Clint Priest
The Undercover Man
1949·George Pappas
Battleground
1949·Kinnie