James Allen Whitmore, Jr. was an American film and stage actor. Born in White Plains, to Florence Belle and James Allen Whitmore, Sr., a park commission official, Whitmore attended Amherst Central High School in Snyder, New York, before graduating from The Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut. He went on to study at Yale University, where he was a member of Skull and Bones and had his first taste of radio drama as part of other broadcasting experience as a member of the student-run WOCD-AM, later renamed WYBC-AM. He later was commissioned a Second Lieutenant and served in the United... States Marine Corps in the Panama Canal Zone during World War II. Following World War II, Whitmore appeared on Broadway in the role of the Sergeant in Command Decision. MGM hired Whitmore on contract, but his role in the film adaptation was played by Van Johnson. Whitmore's first major picture was Battleground, in a role that was turned down by Spencer Tracy, and for which Whitmore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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| Birthdate: | October 1, 1921 |
| Birthplace: | White Plains, New York |
| Date of death: | February 6, 2009 |
| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Education: | Yale University, Choate Rosemary Hall |
| Also known as: | James Allen Whitmore, Jr, Jimmy |