James Whitmore (1921-2009)
37.9 TOPICAL actor score · #832 of 1,977 actors
James Whitmore (1921-2009) has a TOPICAL actor score of 37.9 - ranked 832 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and credits. They've won 1 acting honour from 3 nominations, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. Their best ten-year run was 1950-1959. Best films: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Planet of the Apes (1968).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours76
Prime33
Their movies52
Credits53
Career standing32
- Acting honours1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
- Prime1950-1959
- Credits56 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 13 scored films (2 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 41 languages
James Whitmore's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | The Shawshank Redemption | 1994 | 7 |
| 390 | Planet of the Apes | 1968 | 5 |
| 669 | The Asphalt Jungle | 1950 | 4 |
| 1,783 | Tora! Tora! Tora! | 1970 | 8 |
| 2,006 | Oklahoma! | 1955 | 8 |
| 3,118 | Them! | 1954 | 1 |
| 3,631 | Give 'em Hell, Harry! | 1975 | 1 |
| 4,998 | The Eddy Duchin Story | 1956 | 3 |
| 5,138 | Above and Beyond | 1952 | 3 |
| 5,757 | Battle Cry | 1955 | 4 |
| 5,802 | Kiss Me Kate | 1953 | 7 |
| 6,107 | All the Brothers Were Valiant | 1953 | 7 |
| 6,448 | The Hoaxters | 1952 | 8 |