James Whitmore
Sigh. I thought it was getting quiet around this folder. LOS ANGELES - The son of James Whitmore says the versatile actor has died of lung cancer. Steve Whitmore says his father was diagnosed with the...
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DonM435 wrote: So, the entire cast of Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (1975) is now deceased. Is this the most recent film with this distinction? There are at least three other more recent films where the...
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Watching his TWILIGHT ZONE episode the other day, I was struck by the fact that Whitmore keeps mentioning that they crash-landed on that miserable desert planet 30 years ago. But, looking around, it...
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TomWeaver999 wrote: Watching his TWILIGHT ZONE episode the other day, I was struck by the fact that Whitmore keeps mentioning that they crash-landed on that miserable desert planet 30 years ago. But,...
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catmandu7 wrote: I would settle for perfect, or at least better health as all the money in the world is no good without health, and being pain free, but alas those days are long past. I remember the...
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<< Tom, those hour long episodes just make it seem like 30 years have passed. << Testify, brother!
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RIP Mr. Whitmore. clore103051 wrote: Anyone out there remember Black Like Me, where he played a real-life author who undergoes a series of skin treatments in order to pass as a black man for the sake...
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"I don't know if his T.R. show, BULLY, is available anywhere... preferred BULLY to GIVE 'EM HELL, HARRY. Don't think I ever saw his Will Rogers." Mr. Rick- Though I actually preferred Ed Flander's...
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So, the entire cast of Give 'Em Hell, Harry! (1975) is now deceased. Is this the most recent film with this distinction? I know that half the cast of Sleuth (1972) is gone. I forgot about Give 'Em...
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I decided with these passings I will just post my lingering memories of the person: James Whitmore--three performances linger the most in my memory. Not surprisingly, one is THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION....
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I am sorry to hear of his passing! He was a very good actor and will be missed! RIP!
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>>as the narrator of THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE. >> His distinctive voice was also heard to memorable effect as the otherworldly ball player who redeems Paul Douglas in the original ANGELS...
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While in my senior year of high school in 1978, I saw a production of The Man Who Came to Dinner with Whitmore as Sheridan Whiteside. The stellar cast also included Jessica Walter and Bill ("Maude")...
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I stole several things from Whitemore's fine performance. Nothing wrong with that. In college, my entire performance as Oscar Madison was a two-hour Walter Matthau impersonation. I figured it wasn't...
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May not have the details perfect, but there's a story to the effect of: When Anthony Hopkins was in a class/seminar of Lawrence Olivier's, he mentioned that he was going to see some Star play a...
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TomWeaver999 wrote: Watching his TWILIGHT ZONE episode the other day, I was struck by the fact that Whitmore keeps mentioning that they crash-landed on that miserable desert planet 30 years ago. But,...
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I've been meaning to post about Jim's death for so long, but I was covered up working on a Smithsonian music exhibit when he passed away, so I apologize for not putting in my two cents' worth until so...
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telegonus wrote: Another fine performance: an episode of The Big Valley, The Death Merchant, in which Whitmore played a hired gun whom the Barkleys hired to settle a land dispute. As things developed,...
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Whitmore superbly shows the thoughtful, compassionate facade, concealing an almost feral killer. The scene where he comforts a dying American soldier who's trying desperately to tell the others that...
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