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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

Movies (62 total, ranked by score)

  1. High Crime

    1973 · ★ 6.4 (43 votes)

    Crime, Thriller

    31

  2. The Restless Years

    1958 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    32

  3. Bully: An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt

    1978 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    33

  4. The Flying Misfits

    1976 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Action, Drama, War

    34

  5. Black Like Me

    1964 · ★ 6.2 (12 votes)

    Drama

    35

  6. The Command

    1954 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)

    Western

    36

  7. Across the Wide Missouri

    1951 · ★ 6.1 (37 votes)

    Adventure, Romance, Western

    37

  8. The Golden Honeymoon

    1980 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

    38

  9. Face of Fire

    1959 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)

    Drama

    39

  10. The Challenge

    1970 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    War, Drama, TV Movie

    40

  11. Give 'em Hell, Harry!

    1975 · ★ 6.2 (7 votes)

    Drama

    41

  12. Sky High

    1990 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)

    Family, Drama, Adventure

    42

  13. The Next Voice You Hear...

    1950 · ★ 5.2 (6 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy

    43

  14. The Canterville Ghost

    1974 · ★ 7.0 (4 votes)

    Family, Comedy, TV Movie

    44

  15. Mrs. O'Malley and Mr. Malone

    1950 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Mystery, Comedy

    45

  16. Hail Columbia!

    1982 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    46

  17. Please Believe Me

    1950 · ★ 5.1 (9 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    47

  18. Icarus Montgolfier Wright

    1962 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Science Fiction, Animation, Drama

    48

  19. The Girl Who Had Everything

    1953 · ★ 6.2 (10 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    49

  20. Love Those Trains

    1984 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    50

  21. The Klan: A Legacy of Hate in America

    1982 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary

    51

  22. Because You're Mine

    1952 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    52

  23. The McConnell Story

    1955 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Drama, War, History

    53

  24. Crime in the Streets

    1956 · ★ 6.0 (24 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    54

  25. The Balloon Vendor

    1974 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Drama

    55

  26. Nobody's Perfect

    1968 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, War

    56

  27. The Long Lost Life of Edward Smalley

    1963 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Thriller, TV Movie

    57

  28. The Hoaxters

    1952 · ★ 4.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    58

  29. The Harrad Experiment

    1973 · ★ 3.7 (16 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    59

  30. The Tenderfoot

    1966

    TV Movie, Western

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.