STUART WHITMAN BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
Stuart Maxwell Whitman, born February 1, 1928, was an American actor most noted for his sensitive face and rugged build. He was born in San Francisco, California, but moved around a lot. After high school graduation, he enlisted in the Army Corps of Engineers for three years, and then enrolled at the Los Angeles City College and the Los Angeles Academy of Dramatic Arts. His debut was in an uncredited role in “When Worlds Collide” (1951). He continued playing bit parts like an officer in “One Minute to Zero” (1952), a cattle buyer in “Barbed Wire” (1952), and a sergeant in “The Veils of Bagdad” (1953). Not until 1960 did the actor land a leading role, when he starred in “Murder, Inc.”.
One year later, in 1961, Whitman reached stardom when he was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award for his role as a child molester in “Mark”. Sadly, the actor did not win. However, in the same year he also starred with John Wayne in the westerner “The Comancheros”. The actor continued appearing in films as the lead, as well as in supporting roles. Movies he did include “Francis of Assisi” (1961), “Rio Conchos” (1964), “Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew From London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes” (1965), “An American Dream” (1972), “Shatter” (1974), and “The White Buffalo” (1977).
During his career in the motion pictures, he additionally made himself known on television in series like “Highway Patrol” (1956-57) and the western themed, “Cimarron Strip” (1967-68), which was wildly popular. However, after he finished filming the latter, Whitman found himself taking leads in lower budgeted independent features like the bigamist sheriff in “Crazy Mama” (1975) and a heroic firefighter in “Oil” (1976). By 1980, he was still active in Hollywood though, playing smaller parts in movies such as “Butterfly” (1982) and “Deadly Intruder” (1985), as well as leads in “The Treasure of the Amazon” (1985) and “Bersaglio sull’autostrada” (1988). When the ‘90s came, Whitman was pretty much only a supporting character in various films like “Lightening in a Bottle” (1993), “Improper Conduct” (1994), and “Second Chances” (1998), which was his very final motion picture.
Throughout his career, Whitman became more apparent on television, although in his nearly fifty year long run he appeared in over ninety films compared to the eighty something different TV series he performed in. The actor’s last job was in the television movie “The President’s Man” in 2000. For his involvement in the western genre, he received a Golden Boot, as well as a 1962 Western Heritage Bronze Award. In 1998, for his work in the motion picture industry, Whitman was also bequeathed a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Filmography
2000 The President's Man
1998 Second Chances
1997 Two Weeks from Sunday
1996 Shaughnessy
1996 Land of Milk & Honey
1995 Courthouse
1995 Wounded Heart
1994 Improper Conduct
1994 Trial by Jury
1994 Walker, Texas Ranger
1994 The Color of Evening
1994 Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion
1993 Private Wars
1993 The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
1993 Time Trax
1993 Lightning in a Bottle
1993 Sandman
1991 Heaven and Earth
1991 Gypsy
1990 Smoothtalker
1990 Mob Boss
1990 Omega Cop
1990 Knots Landing
1989 Deadly Reactor
1988 The Adventures of Superboy
1988 Hemingway
1988 J.J. Starbuck
1988 Once Upon a Texas Train
1988 Bersaglio sull'autostrada
1987 Vultures
1987 Stillwatch
1987 Jack and Mike
1986 Hardcastle and McCormick
1986 Blacke's Magic
1985 Hotel
1985 Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues
1985 Hunter
1985 The Treasure of the Amazon
1985 Tales from the Darkside
1985 Finder of Lost Loves
1985 First Strike
1985 Deadly Intruder
1984 Murder, She Wrote
1984 Cover Up
1984 Knight Rider
1984 The Master
1984 Roughcuts
1983 The A-Team
1982 Simon & Simon
1982 Matt Houston
1982 Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982 Butterfly
1981 Demonoid: Messenger of Death
1981 The Monster Club
1981 Tales of the Unexpected
1981 When I Am King
1981 Magnum Thrust
1980 Condominium
1980 Under Siege
1980 Cuba Crossing
1979 The Seekers
1979 Delta Fox
1979 The Last Convertible
1979 Guyana: Cult of the Damned
1979 Women in White
1979 Jamaican Gold
1978 Fantasy Island
1978 The Pirate
1978 Cuibul salamandrelor
1978 La mujer de la tierra caliente
1978 Go West, Young Girl
1977 The Ransom
1977 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 Run for the Roses
1977 Ruby
1977 Eaten Alive
1977 The White Buffalo
1977 Most Wanted
1977 Quincy M.E.
1976 Harry O
1976 Ellery Queen
1976 Shadows in an Empty Room
1976 S.W.A.T.
1976 Mean Johnny Barrows
1975 Cannon
1975 Crazy Mama
1975 Las Vegas Lady
1975 Caribe
1975 Call Him Mr. Shatter
1974 Welcome to Arrow Beach
1974 Police Story
1973 The Cat Creature
1973 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1973 Hec Ramsey
1973 Ternos Caçadores
1973 Love, American Style
1973 The Man Who Died Twice
1973 Intertect
1973 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Run, Cougar, Run
1972 Night Gallery
1972 Night of the Lepus
1972 Circle of Fear
1972 The Woman Hunter
1971 Revenge
1971 Deathwork
1971 City Beneath the Sea
1970 The F.B.I.
1970 The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
1970 Bracken's World
1970 The Invincible Six
1970 The Last Escape
1967 Cimarron Strip
1966 ABC Stage 67
1966 An American Dream
1965 Sands of the Kalahari
1965 Starr, First Baseman
1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
1964 Signpost to Murder
1964 Rio Conchos
1964 Shock Treatment
1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 The Day and the Hour
1962 The Longest Day
1962 Convicts 4
1961 The Comancheros
1961 Francis of Assisi
1961 The Mark
1961 The Fiercest Heart
1960 Murder, Inc.
1960 The Story of Ruth
1959 Hound-Dog Man
1959 These Thousand Hills
1959 The Sound and the Fury
1958 The Decks Ran Red
1958 Target
1958 China Doll
1958 Ten North Frederick
1958 Darby's Rangers
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel
1958 The Court of Last Resort
1957 Trackdown
1957 Goodyear Theatre
1957 Bombers B-52
1957 Harbor Command
1957 Hell Bound
1957 Alcoa Theatre
1957 Johnny Trouble
1957 The Girl in Black Stockings
1957 War Drums
1957 Zane Grey Theater
1957 Crime of Passion
1957 The Silent Service
1956 Highway Patrol
1956 Gunsmoke
1956 The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu
1956 Seven Men from Now
1956 Cavalcade of America
1956 Four Star Playhouse
1956 The Star and the Story
1956 Diane
1956 Dr. Christian
1955 Navy Log
1955 King of the Carnival
1955 Interrupted Melody
1954 Stories of the Century
1954 Passion
1954 Brigadoon
1954 Silver Lode
1954 Prisoner of War
1954 Rhapsody
1953 Walking My Baby Back Home
1953 Appointment in Honduras
1953 The Veils of Bagdad
1953 The All American
1953 The Man from the Alamo
1953 All I Desire
1952 The Roy Rogers Show
1952 One Minute to Zero
1952 Barbed Wire
1952 Boston Blackie
1952 The Range Rider
1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951 When Worlds Collide
