Portrait of James Whitmore Jr.

Directing

James Whitmore Jr.

Career

Active from 1976 to 2024, busiest in 2003 with 6 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Strange Luck
Strange Luck
GoodWatch score89/100

Characters

1

The characters James Whitmore Jr. played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 96 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
James Whitmore Jr. Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.0, average 2.0
  • Biographical
    0.1, average 1.0
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 8
  • Procedural Crime Drama 7
  • Character-Driven Narrative 6
  • Gritty Realism 5
  • Found Family Dynamics 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Ensemble Cast Dynamics 5
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character-Driven Mystery 4
  • Conspiracy Thriller 3
  • Emotional Resonance 3
  • High-Octane Action 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

6 titles ยท average score 70
The Pretender
The Pretender (1996)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Captain Russ Osborne (archive footage) / Captain Russ Osborne

Wiseguy
Wiseguy (1996)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

Crowfoot
Crowfoot (1995)

Director

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
GoodWatch score 69

Director

Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Stagecoach Passenger

Sky High
Sky High (1990)

Director

1980s

27 titles ยท average score 64
Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap (1989)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Clayton Fuller / Bob Crockett

The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1985)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as (segment "The Girl I Married") / (segment "Nightcrawlers")

Hunter
Hunter (1984)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Bernie Terwilliger

Airwolf
Airwolf (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Maj. Sam Roper / Sam Houston

Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Richard Gaines

Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Colonel Sykes

Knight Rider
Knight Rider (1982)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Rick Calley

T. J. Hooker
T. J. Hooker (1982)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show ยท as Frank Bryce

The Killing of Randy Webster
The Killing of Randy Webster (1981)
GoodWatch score 56

as Officer Vane

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Magnum, P.I.
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Sebastian Nuzo / Billy Joe Bob Little

1970s

16 titles ยท average score 67
A Force of One
A Force of One (1979)
GoodWatch score 49

as Moskowitz

The Chinese Typewriter
The Chinese Typewriter (1979)

as Jim Kilbride

The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company C (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

as Lt. Archer

The Gypsy Warriors
The Gypsy Warriors (1978)

as Captain Sheldon 'Shelly' Alhern

Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (1978)
GoodWatch score 58

TV show ยท as Robber

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)

TV show

The Bastard
The Bastard (1978)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Esau Sholto

Lou Grant
Lou Grant (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baa Baa Black Sheep (1976)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Jim Gutterman

The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files (1974)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Freddie Beamer / Fred Beamer

Police Story
Police Story (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Jeff Allen

McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show