Saturday, February 7, 2009

James Whitmore 1921-2009

What a great actor! He was one of those that you just knew if you saw his name in the credits it would be a film worth watching. Kind of like Morgan Freeman - which made The Shawshank Redemption even better.
If you get a chance, see Give'Em Hell, Harry. It's not on dvd, but there are 2 showings on youtube.

NY Times Obit

Director William Wellman gave him a few lines in Battleground, and he wound up with an Oscar nod for Best Supporting Actor....

posted by phil at 11:19 AM

2 Comments:

Blogger Tess Kincaid said...

I like him singing "the farmer and the cowman should be friends" in Oklahoma! :)

2/07/2009 4:30 PM  
Blogger Edward Hegstrom said...

Sadly, my first exposure to his work came with Planet Of The Apes, and it's still the first thing that comes to mind when I think of him.

2/07/2009 9:16 PM  

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