James Whitmore

Whitmore has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6611 Hollywood Blvd. In 1993, People magazine named her one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. 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 followed that with Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken, Scent of a Woman, For Love or Money and Body Snatchers. and the grandfather of actor James Whitmore III. Her first American film was If Looks Could Kill. He is the father of actor James Whitmore Jr. While working on movies and television in London, she met American actor Craig Sheffer, and moved with him to Hollywood.

Whitmore's last major role was that of librarian Brooks Hatlen in the critically-acclaimed and Academy award-nominated 1994 film The Shawshank Redemption. An example of her work in England is The Three Musketeers (1993). 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. Gabrielle Anwar (born 4 February 1970 in Laleham, Middlesex, England) is an English actress, the daughter of an Iranian film director father and an English actress. Howard also appeared as General Oliver O. Truman.

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.