James Whitmore Jr.
Also Known As: James Whitmore , James Allen Whitmore III , جیمز ویتمور جونیور
Biography: James Whitmore Jr. is an American actor and director for film and television.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: October 24, 1948
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Tricks of the Trade
Overview: After her picture perfect husband is murdered in a prostitute's apartment, Beverly Hills homemaker Catherine is devastated. But she doesn't spend too long mourning, because she's soon on a mission to put her husband's killer behind bars. To do so, she forms an unlikely partnership with Marla, the Hollywood hooker who serviced the deceased. Under Marla's guidance, the pair navigate the seedier side of Los Angeles to put this mystery to rest.
Genres: Comedy Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-06
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The Long Riders
Overview: The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank raids because of revenge.
Genres: Western Action Crime Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-16
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A Force of One
Overview: Karate champion Matt Logan is enlisted by the police to train officers in self-defense after narcotics agents are killed by an assailant using the martial arts.
Genres: Action Adventure Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-06-01
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The Bastard
Overview: Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American Revolution. (Episodes 1 and 2 of the Kent Chronicles miniseries.)
Genres: History Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-22
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The Boys in Company C
Overview: Disheartened by futile combat, appalled by the corruption of their South Vietnamese ally, and constantly endangered by the incompetence of their own company commander, the young men find a possible way out of the war. They are told that if they purposely lose a soccer game against a South Vietnamese team, they can spend the rest of their tour playing exhibition games behind the lines.
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-02
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Human Feelings
Overview: A pilot movie dealing with the day-to-day workings of God herself, here threatening to destroy Las Vegas if six righteous people cannot be found there in seven days, and it's all up to an eager-to-please young angel, a frustrated clerk-typist in the heavenly music department, to try to hold off the devastation while disguised as a mortal.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-16
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The Killing of Randy Webster
Overview: When his teenage son is shot by the Houston police following a stolen van chase, his father undertakes a tireless investigation into the truth and uncovers the fact that the gun found with the boy's body was a "throwdown," a weapon planted by the cops.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-11
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Law and Order
Overview: Story follows three generations of a family in the New York City Police Department.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-06
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The Gypsy Warriors
Overview: American soldiers (Tom Selleck and James Whitmore Jr.) must travel behind enemy lines to procure the formula for a deadly Nazi toxin in this World War II adventure.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-05-12
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Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop
Overview: 14 year police veteran, Evelyn Carter looks to make it to retirement while experiencing the highs and lows of police work in a male-dominated metropolitan police department.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-04-28
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Firefighter
Overview: Cindy Fralic (Nancy McKeon) plans to become a Los Angeles County firefighter. However, in the 60-year history of the department, no woman has ever passed the department's physical skills test. Battling divorce, stereotypes and opposition from both men and women, Cindy Fralic passes the physical agility test to become the first female firefighter in Los Angeles County.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-23
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Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Overview: During the Vietnam War, Brian Anderson, a young Army medic, is stationed in Saigon. Initially apathetic and self-serving, he eventually has his heart won over by the children at a nearby orphanage where he does volunteer work. At first, a doctor named Katherine Cross has to persuade him to help the children. But soon, Brian willingly puts his career and safety on the line to provide the orphans with the food and medical supplies they need.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-03
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The Five of Me
Overview: Henry Hawksworth is a man menaced by a multiple personality. There is Dana, the conservative family man; Johnny, violent and sociopathic; Peter, creative and childish; and Phil, protective and unemotional. "Dana" falls in love with Ann and marries her. Following a crime, "Johnny" is arrested and tried. In court, Henry's multiple personalities are painfully revealed.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-12
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Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
Overview: Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac is a true story based on the crash of Air Florida flight 90 on January 13, 1982 in Washington D.C. This movie follows the main players throughout the day, with a lot of care taken to re-create what actually went wrong, who died, and who survived. There is a lot of actual footage from the day, as well as accurate representations of aircraft type and airline.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-01
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The Chinese Typewriter
Overview: Two private investigators are hired by an airline company to retrieve a stolen prototype jet. Starring Tom Selleck. Released 1979.
Genres: Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-03
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