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James Whitmore Jr.

Actor / Television Director / Screenwriter / Film Director | * 10/24/1948 (75) | Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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James Allen Whitmore Jr. (born October 24, 1948), is an American actor and director, best known for his roles as Captain Jim Gutterman on the television program Baa Baa Black Sheep, Freddie Beamer in The Rockford Files (1977–1979), and Sgt Bernie Terwilliger in Hunter (1984–1986), and since the 1980s as a prolific television director. He is the son of actor James Whitmore. ()
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James Whitmore Jr. is an American actor and director for film and television.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Action & Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with James Whitmore Jr. as Actor(13)

as Delroy1988 Tricks of the Trade
as Captain Larry Wheaton1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac
as Major Flaherty1982 Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
as Harry1981 The Five of Me
as Officer Vane1981 The Killing of Randy Webster
as Mr. Rixley1980 The Long Riders
as Moskowitz1979 A Force of One
as Captain Sheldon 'Shelly' Alhern1978 The Gypsy Warriors
as Esau Sholto1978 The Bastard
as Detective1978 Human Feelings
as Lt. Archer1978 The Boys in Company C
as Pete Caputo1976 Law and Order

TV Shows/Series with James Whitmore Jr. as Actor(33)

as Captain Russ Osborne1996 The Pretender
as Captain Russ Osborne (archive footage)1996 The Pretender
as Bob Crockett1989 Quantum Leap
as Sheriff Clayton Fuller1989 Quantum Leap
as Police Captain1989 Quantum Leap
as Neil Jacobs1985 Street Hawk
1984 Jessie
as Sam Houston1984 Airwolf
as Maj. Sam Roper1984 Airwolf
as Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger1984 Hunter
as Frank Bryce1982 T. J. Hooker
as Rick Calley1982 Knight Rider
as Dr. Jack Hermanson1978 The Critical List
as Robber1978 Battlestar Galactica
as Jim Gutterman1976 Baa Baa Black Sheep
as Fred Beamer1974 The Rockford Files
as Freddie Beamer1974 The Rockford Files

Movies with James Whitmore Jr. as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1996 Wiseguy
Directing/Director1995 Crowfoot
Directing/Director1990 Sky High

TV Shows/Series with James Whitmore Jr. as Crew(66)

Directing/Director2021 NCIS: Hawai'i
Directing/Director2019 Evil
Directing/Director2018 The Resident
Directing/Director2017 The Good Fight
Directing/Director2014 NCIS: New Orleans
Directing/Director2014 Madam Secretary
Directing/Director2011 Person of Interest
Directing/Director2010 Blue Bloods
Directing/Director2009 Harper's Island
Directing/Director2009 The Good Wife
Directing/Director2009 NCIS: Los Angeles
Directing/Director2008 The Cleaner
Directing/Director2007 Cane
Directing/Director2007 Moonlight
Directing/Director2006 The Unit
Directing/Director2006 Jericho
Directing/Director2005 Wanted
Directing/Director2005 Bones
Directing/Director2004 CSI: NY
Directing/Director2003 Las Vegas
Directing/Director2003 NCIS
Directing/Director2003 Dead Like Me
Directing/Director2003 Cold Case
Directing/Director2003 Mister Sterling
Directing/Director2003 10-8: Officers on Duty
Directing/Director2002 First Monday
Directing/Director2002 American Dreams
Directing/Director2001 24
Directing/Director2001 Witchblade
Directing/Director2001 Star Trek: Enterprise
Directing/Director2000 Young Americans
Directing/Director2000 Dark Angel
Directing/Director1999 Roswell
Directing/Director1999 Providence
Directing/Director1999 Get Real
Directing/Director1999 Strange World
Directing/Director1999 Angel
Directing/Director1998 Dawson's Creek
Directing/Director1998 Cupid
Directing/Director1998 Charmed
Directing/Director1997 Pensacola: Wings of Gold
Directing/Director1997 Sleepwalkers
Directing/Director1997 Brooklyn South
Directing/Director1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Directing/Director1997 Pacific Palisades
Directing/Director1996 Profiler
Directing/Director1996 The Pretender
Directing/Director1996 Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Directing/Director1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Directing/Director1995 Strange Luck
Directing/Director1995 Nowhere Man
Directing/Director1995 JAG
Directing/Director1994 Models Inc.
Directing/Director1993 The X-Files
Directing/Director1992 Renegade
Directing/Director1992 Melrose Place
Directing/Director1992 Tequila and Bonetti
Directing/Director1991 The Commish
Directing/Director1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Directing/Director1990 Broken Badges
Directing/Director1989 Quantum Leap
Directing/Director1989 Booker
Directing/Director1987 Wiseguy
Directing/Director1987 21 Jump Street
Directing/Director1987 J.J. Starbuck
Directing/Director1984 Hunter

Born: Sunday, 10/24 1948 (October) in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 75 years + 185 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for James Whitmore Jr. (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Whitmore"
"James Allen Whitmore III"
"James Whitmore, Jr."
James Whitmore Jr. frequently works together with these people:
Stephen J. Cannell (41x, Crew)
Michael Zinberg (20x, Crew)
Gregory Itzin (17x, Actor)
Kenneth Tigar (17x, Actor)
Glenn Morshower (16x, Actor)
James Karen (16x, Actor)
Clyde Kusatsu (15x, Actor)
David Greenwalt (15x, Crew)
Nigel Gibbs (15x, Actor)
William Lucking (15x, Actor)
Chris Mulkey (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3860, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/17/2024