James Whitmore

Whitmore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6611 Hollywood Blvd. Her films have included Dune (1984). To a younger generation, he is probably best known, in addition to his role in Shawshank, as the commercial spokesman for Miracle-Gro plant food for many years. She continued to be a leading television actress throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, appearing in series such as Edward the Seventh (as Lillie Langtry, a role she reprised in Lillie (1978)), Madame Bovary and Parnell and the Englishwoman, in which she played Kitty O'Shea. and the grandfather of actor James Whitmore III. Her performance as Lady Macbeth in Roman Polanski's controversial 1971 film of Macbeth gained her notoriety. He is the father of actor James Whitmore Jr. While becoming an increasingly well known face on screen, she enjoyed a successful stage career, playing many leading roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Whitmore's last major role was that of librarian Brooks Hatlen in the critically-acclaimed and Academy award-nominated 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption. She also presented children's television programmes. Howard in the 1975 TV movie I Will Fight No More Forever, based on the 1877 conflict between the United States and the Nez Perce tribe, led by Chief Joseph. In 1967 she played Estella in a television adaptation of Great Expectations. Howard also appeared as General Oliver O. Francesca Annis began acting professionally in her teens, and made her film debut in the 1950s. Truman. Francesca Annis (born May 14, 1944) is an English actress, particularly well known for her film and television appearances, most recently the BBC Television series Wives and Daughters and Deceit.

Other major films included The Asphalt Jungle, The Next Voice You Hear, Kiss Me, Kate, Them!, Black Like Me and Give 'em Hell, Harry!, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of former President of the United States Harry S. His first major movie was Battleground, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Following the war, Whitmore appeared on Broadway, where he won a special Tony Award in 1948. Born in White Plains, New York, Whitmore graduated from Yale University before serving in the United States Marine Corps during World War II.

James Whitmore (born October 1, 1921) is an American film actor.