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James Whitmore

Actor · 62 credits · 30 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

Frequent collaborators: Simon Oakland, J. Carrol Naish, Howard Keel

Best James Whitmore movies by genre

Movies (62 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Shawshank Redemption

    1994 · ★ 8.7 (31,143 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    1

  2. Planet of the Apes

    1968 · ★ 7.7 (4,082 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama

    2

  3. The Asphalt Jungle

    1950 · ★ 7.5 (548 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    3

  4. Tora! Tora! Tora!

    1970 · ★ 7.2 (605 votes)

    War, History, Drama

    4

  5. Them!

    1954 · ★ 6.8 (465 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    5

  6. Oklahoma!

    1955 · ★ 6.6 (193 votes)

    Western, Music, Romance

    6

  7. Where the Red Fern Grows

    1974 · ★ 6.8 (51 votes)

    Drama, Family

    7

  8. Chato's Land

    1972 · ★ 6.5 (166 votes)

    Western

    8

  9. The Relic

    1997 · ★ 6.1 (646 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    9

  10. Madigan

    1968 · ★ 6.2 (89 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    10

  11. A Ring of Endless Light

    2002 · ★ 6.5 (37 votes)

    TV Movie, Romance, Drama

    11

  12. The Young Don't Cry

    1957 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. If Tomorrow Comes

    1971 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    13

  14. Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

    2003

    Documentary

    14

  15. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    1995 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    15

  16. The Undercover Man

    1949 · ★ 6.1 (43 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    16

  17. Nuts

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (123 votes)

    Drama

    17

  18. All My Sons

    1987

    Drama, TV Movie

    18

  19. The Eddy Duchin Story

    1956 · ★ 6.3 (37 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Music

    19

  20. The Last Frontier

    1955 · ★ 6.1 (39 votes)

    Western

    20

  21. Who Was That Lady?

    1960 · ★ 6.4 (30 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    21

  22. The Outriders

    1950 · ★ 7.0 (13 votes)

    Western

    22

  23. Arthur Miller: Writer

    2017 · ★ 7.1 (21 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Here's to Life!

    2000

    24

  25. I Will Fight No More Forever

    1975 · ★ 6.9 (10 votes)

    Action, Drama, Western

    25

  26. The Serpent's Egg

    1977 · ★ 6.2 (124 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    26

  27. The First Deadly Sin

    1980 · ★ 5.8 (42 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    27

  28. Guns of the Magnificent Seven

    1969 · ★ 5.4 (119 votes)

    Western, Action, Drama

    28

  29. Shadow in the Sky

    1952 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Waterhole #3

    1967 · ★ 5.9 (20 votes)

    Western, Comedy

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.