James Whitmore Jr.

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Black Sheep Squadron Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

(1976-1977)

Hunter Director

(1984-1990)

The Good Wife Director

(2009-2016)

Tequila and Bonetti Director

(1992)

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Director (82 credits)

2019 Evil (TV Series) (1 episode)

- 2 Fathers (2019)

2014-2019 Madam Secretary (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Valor (2019)

- Convergence (2017)

- Breakout Capacity (2016)

- The Middle Way (2016)

- So It Goes (2014)

2018-2019 The Resident (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Flesh of My Flesh (2019)

- Heart in a Box (2018)

2014-2019 NCIS: New Orleans (TV Series) (13 episodes)

- The River Styx, Part II (2019)

- Survivor (2019)

- In the Blood (2018)

- Checkmate, Part 2 (2018)

- Welcome to the Jungle (2018)

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2004-2019 NCIS (TV Series) (39 episodes)

- Judge, Jury... (2019)

- Third Wheel (2018)

- One Step Forward (2018)

- Twofer (2017)

- Something Blue (2017)

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2009-2019 NCIS: Los Angeles (TV Series) (13 episodes)

- Choke Point (2019)

- Vendetta (2018)

- Battle Scars (2017)

- History (2013)

- Recruit (2012)

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2018 The Good Fight (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Day 422 (2018)

2016 Notorious (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Taken (2016) ... (as James Whitmore)

2016 Ray Donovan (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Goodbye Beautiful (2016)

2009-2016 The Good Wife (TV Series) (12 episodes)

- Unmanned (2016)

- Lies (2015)

- Undisclosed Recipients (2015)

- Old Spice (2014)

- Hitting the Fan (2013) ... (as James Whitmore)

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2015 Quantico (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Over (2015)

2014 Suits (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Gone (2014)

- Heartburn (2014)

2013 King & Maxwell (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Pandora's Box (2013)

2012-2013 Blue Bloods (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Loss of Faith (2013)

- Working Girls (2012)

2013 Vegas (TV Series) (1 episode)

- From This Day Forward (2013)

2012 Person of Interest (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Triggerman (2012)

2010 Hawaii Five-0 (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Ho'apono (2010)

2010 Lie to Me (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Whole Truth (2010)

2008-2009 The Cleaner (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Standing Eight (2009)

- Here Comes the Boom (2008)

2009 Harper's Island (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Sploosh (2009)

2006-2009 The Unit (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Hill 60 (2009)

- Play 16 (2007)

- M.P.s (2007)

- Freefall (2007)

- Force Majeure (2006)

2008 Jack Salmon (Short)

2007 Cane (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Perfect Son (2007)

2007 Las Vegas (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The High Price of Gas (2007)

- My Uncle's a Gas (2007)

2007 Moonlight (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Fleur De Lis (2007)

2006-2007 Jericho (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Semper Fidelis (2007)

- Vox Populi (2006)

- Four Horsemen (2006)

2006 Bones (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Man in the Morgue (2006)

- The Superhero in the Alley (2006)

2005 CSI: NY (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Trapped (2005)

2003-2005 Cold Case (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Start-Up (2005)

- Ravaged (2005)

- Yo, Adrian (2005)

- Discretion (2004)

- Disco Inferno (2004)

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2005 Wanted (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Promise of Darkness (2005)

2003-2005 American Dreams (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- It's My Life (2005)

- What Dreams May Come (2004)

- Life's Illusions (2003)

2003-2004 Dead Like Me (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Haunted (2004)

- Rites of Passage (2004)

- Send in the Clown (2004)

- Nighthawks (2003)

2003 10-8: Officers on Duty (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- The Wild Bunch (2003)

- Badlands (2003)

1999-2003 Dawson's Creek (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- All Good Things... (2003)

- The Unusual Suspects (2000)

- True Love (2000)

- Four to Tango (1999)

- Escape from Witch Island (1999)

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2002-2003 24 (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- Day 2: 3:00 a.m.-4:00 a.m. (2003)

- Day 2: 2:00 a.m.-3:00 a.m. (2003)

- Day 2: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (2002)

- Day 2: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (2002)

- Day 2: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (2002)

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2002-2003 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Future Tense (2003)

- Acquisition (2002)

2003 Mister Sterling (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Human Error (2003)

2001-2002 Providence (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Eye of the Storm (2002)

- Gotcha (2002)

- Civil Unrest (2001)

2001-2002 Witchblade (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Lagrimas (2002)

- Convergence (2001)

- Thanatopsis (2001)

- Maelstrom (2001)

2001-2002 Dark Angel (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Love Among the Runes (2002)

- Hit a Sista Back (2001)

2002 First Monday (TV Series)

2001 JAG (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Redemption (2001)

- Touch and Go (2001)

2001 The Fugitive (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Sea Change (2001)

2001 Angel (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Reprise (2001)

2000-2001 Roswell (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Disturbing Behavior (2001)

- Crazy (2000)

2000 Young Americans (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- Will Bella Scout Her Mom? (2000)

- Gone (2000)

- Cinderbella (2000)

- Our Town (2000)

- Pilot (2000)

2000 Strange World (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Rage (2000)

2000 Get Real (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Saved (2000)

- Falling from Grace (2000)

- Choices (2000)

1999 Cupid (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Botched Makeover (1999)

1996-1999 The Pretender (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- The World's Changing (1999)

- End Game (1999)

- Over the Edge (1997)

- Back from the Dead Again (1997)

- Unhappy Landings (1997)

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1999 Charmed (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Love Hurts (1999) ... (as James Whitmore)

1998-1999 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV Series) (5 episodes)

- The Zeppo (1999)

- Gingerbread (1999)

- Beauty and the Beasts (1998)

- Dead Man's Party (1998)

- I Only Have Eyes for You (1998)

1998 Sleepwalkers (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Matter of Fax (1998)

1998 Brooklyn South (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Cinnamon Buns (1998)

- Tears on My Willow (1998)

1997-1998 Profiler (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Bloodlust (1998)

- Venom: Part 1 (1997)

1997 Pensacola: Wings of Gold (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Yesterday, Upon the Stair...: Part 1 (1997)

1997 Pacific Palisades (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Runaway (1997)

1997 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The End of the Beginning (1997)

1996 Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Big Easy Episode (1996)

1993-1996 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series) (11 episodes)

- Remember the Alamo (1996)

- Nancy's Choice (1996)

- One Wedding and a Funeral (1995)

- Buffalo Gals (1995)

- Hello Life, Goodbye Beverly Hills (1995)

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1995-1996 Nowhere Man (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Zero Minus Ten (1996)

- Dark Side of the Moon (1996)

- Something About Her (1995)

1996 Wiseguy (TV Movie)

1995 Strange Luck (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Walk Away (1995)

1995 Crowfoot (TV Movie)

1995 The X-Files (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Fearful Symmetry (1995)

1993-1995 The Commish (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- Accused (1995)

- Against the Wind: Part 2 (1994)

- Against the Wind: Part 1 (1994)

- Romeo and Juliet (1994)

- Suffer the Children: Part 2 (1993)

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1994 The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (TV Movie)

1994 Models Inc. (TV Series) (1 episode)

- It'll Never Happen Again and Again and Again (1994)

1994 Renegade (TV Series) (1 episode)

- South of 98 (1994)

1993 Melrose Place (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Of Bikes and Men (1993)

1989-1993 Quantum Leap (TV Series) (15 episodes)

- Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (1993)

- Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954 (1993)

- Trilogy: Part 3 - July 28, 1978 (1992)

- Trilogy: Part 2 - June 14, 1966 (1992)

- Trilogy: Part 1 - August 8, 1955 (1992)

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1992 Tequila and Bonetti (TV Series) (4 episodes)

- Runt of the Litter (1992)

- Reel Life (1992)

- The Rose Cadillac (1992)

- Teach Your Children (1992)

1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (TV Series)

1990 Broken Badges (TV Mini-Series) (1 episode)

- Westside Stories (1990)

1990 Ferris Bueller (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Between a Rock and Rooney's Place (1990)

1987-1990 21 Jump Street (TV Series) (8 episodes)

- How I Saved the Senator (1990)

- Hi Mom (1990)

- Loc'd Out: Part 2 (1989)

- Loc'd Out: Part 1 (1989)

- Coach of the Year (1988)

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1985-1990 Hunter (TV Series) (23 episodes)

- Street Wise: Part 1 (1990)

- The Nightmare (1990)

- Last Run (1989)

- Informant (1989)

- Death Signs (1988)

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1990 Sky High (TV Movie) (part 1)

1989 Booker (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Bête Noir (1989)

1989 Wiseguy (TV Series) (1 episode)

- White Noise (1989)

1987 J.J. Starbuck (TV Series)

1985 Riptide (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Home for Christmas (1985)

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Actor (56 credits)

1999 The Pretender (TV Series)
Captain Russ Osborne

- Qallupilluit (1999) ... Captain Russ Osborne

1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 (TV Series)
Stagecoach Passenger

- The Real McCoy (1995) ... Stagecoach Passenger

1991-1993 Quantum Leap (TV Series)
Police Captain / Sheriff Clayton Fuller / Bob Crockett

- Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (1993) ... Police Captain (uncredited)

- Trilogy: Part 1 - August 8, 1955 (1992) ... Sheriff Clayton Fuller (uncredited)

- 8½ Months - November 15, 1955 (1991) ... Bob Crockett

1992 Stringer
Gunman

1992 Tequila and Bonetti (TV Series)
Shadow

- Reel Life (1992) ... Shadow

1988 Tricks of the Trade (TV Movie)

1985-1987 The Twilight Zone (TV Series)
Ira Richman (segment "The Girl I Married") / Sheriff Dennis Wells (segment "Nightcrawlers")

- Song of the Younger World/The Girl I Married (1987) ... Ira Richman (segment "The Girl I Married")

- Little Boy Lost/Wish Bank/Nightcrawlers (1985) ... Sheriff Dennis Wells (segment "Nightcrawlers")

1984-1986 Hunter (TV Series)
Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger / Bernie Terwilliger

- Overnight Sensation (1986) ... Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger

- The Setup (1986) ... Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger

- The Big Fall (1985) ... Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger

- Million Dollar Misunderstanding (1985) ... Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger

- Killer in a Halloween Mask (1985) ... Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger

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1986 Firefighter (TV Movie)
Capt. Bukowski

1981-1986 Simon & Simon (TV Series)
Campaign manager Al Goddard / Bill Freeman / Paul Scully

- The Last Harangue (1986) ... Campaign manager Al Goddard

- D.J., D.O.A. (1983) ... Bill Freeman

- Trapdoors (1981) ... Paul Scully

1985 Dark Horse (TV Movie)
Carl Beattie

1985 Hill Street Blues (TV Series)
Tony Catina

- What Are Friends For? (1985) ... Tony Catina

1984-1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series)
Travis Baker / Kenneth Boyer

- She Ain't Deep But She Sure Runs Fast (1985) ... Travis Baker

- Mr. Hardcastle Goes to Washington (1984) ... Kenneth Boyer

1985 Street Hawk (TV Series)
Neil Jacobs

- Dog Eat Dog (1985) ... Neil Jacobs

1984 Highway to Heaven (TV Series)
Richard Gaines

- Dust Child (1984) ... Richard Gaines

1984 Jessie (TV Series)
Will Baxter

- The Lady Killer (1984) ... Will Baxter

1984 Airwolf (TV Series)
Sam Houston / Maj. Sam Roper

- Sweet Britches (1984) ... Sam Houston

- Daddy's Gone a Hunt'n (1984) ... Maj. Sam Roper

1984 Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac (TV Movie)
Captain Larry Wheaton

1984 Purple Hearts
Bwana

1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV Series)
Colonel Sykes

- The Artful Dodger (1984) ... Colonel Sykes

1984 T.J. Hooker (TV Series)
Frank Bryce

- Death on the Line (1984) ... Frank Bryce

1981-1983 The Greatest American Hero (TV Series)
Norman Fackler / Byron Bigsby / Gordon McCready

- Wizards and Warlocks (1983) ... Norman Fackler

- There's Just No Accounting... (1982) ... Byron Bigsby

- Here's Looking at You, Kid (1981) ... Gordon McCready

1983 Whiz Kids (TV Series)

- Programmed for Murder (1983)

1983 Knight Rider (TV Series)
Rick Calley

- Knight Moves (1983) ... Rick Calley

1981-1982 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Sebastian Nuzo / Billy Joe Bob Little

- Did You See the Sun Rise? (1982) ... Sebastian Nuzo

- Billy Joe Bob (1981) ... Billy Joe Bob Little

1982 Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder
Major Flaherty

1982 Bret Maverick (TV Series)
Justice Smith

- The Ballad of Bret Maverick (1982) ... Justice Smith

1982 Today's F.B.I. (TV Series)
Walters

- Hit List (1982) ... Walters

1981 The Five of Me (TV Movie)
Harry

1981 Walking Tall (TV Series)
Tom Coleman

- Deadly Impact (1981) ... Tom Coleman

1981 The Killing of Randy Webster (TV Movie)
Officer Vane

1980 The Yeagers (TV Series)
Willie Yeager

- The Neighbors (1980) ... Willie Yeager

- The Strong Survive (1980) ... Willie Yeager

1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series)
Sgt. Bogart

- This One's Gonna Kill Ya (1980) ... Sgt. Bogart

1980 The Long Riders
Mr. Rixley

1980 Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop (TV Movie)
Jeff Allen

1977-1980 Lou Grant (TV Series)
Nick Boyer / Officer Trask

- Influence (1980) ... Nick Boyer

- Cophouse (1977) ... Officer Trask

1977-1979 The Rockford Files (TV Series)
Freddie Beamer / Fred Beamer

- Nice Guys Finish Dead (1979) ... Freddie Beamer

- Beamer's Last Case (1977) ... Fred Beamer

1979 A Force of One
Moskowitz

1979 The Chinese Typewriter (TV Movie)
Jim Kilbride

1979 David Cassidy - Man Undercover (TV Series)
Spanner

- Teammates (1979) ... Spanner

1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries (TV Series)

- Breakout to Murder (1978)

1978 Human Feelings (TV Movie)
Detective

1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)
Robber

- The Long Patrol (1978) ... Robber

1978 Dallas (TV Series)
B.J. 'Buzz' Connors

- Black Market Baby (1978) ... B.J. 'Buzz' Connors

1978 The Critical List (TV Movie)
Dr. Jack Hermanson

1978 The Bastard (TV Movie)
Esau Sholto

1978 The Gypsy Warriors
Captain Sheldon 'Shelly' Alhern

1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye (TV Series)

- A Pigeon Ripe for Plucking (1978)

1978 Police Story (TV Series)
Officer Tim Burke

- The Broken Badge (1978) ... Officer Tim Burke

1978 The Boys in Company C
Lt. Archer

1976-1977 Black Sheep Squadron (TV Series)
Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

- The Fastest Gun (1977) ... Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

- Last One for Hutch (1977) ... Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

- W*A*S*P*S (1977) ... Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

- Poor Little Lambs (1977) ... Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

- Trouble at Fort Apache (1977) ... Capt. James 'Jim' Gutterman

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1976 Law and Order (TV Movie)
Pete Caputo

1976 Hazard's People (TV Movie)
David Stock

1976 The Blue Knight (TV Series)
Jim

- Everybody Needs a Little Attention (1976) ... Jim

1976 McMillan & Wife (TV Series)
Goon

- Greed (1976) ... Goon

1975 Doctors' Hospital (TV Series)

- Point of Maximum Pressure (1975)

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Producer (2 credits)

2014 Stanford & Son (Short) (executive producer)

1992 Tequila and Bonetti (TV Series) (producer - 11 episodes)

- Mama (1992) ... (producer)

- Wonderdog (1992) ... (producer)

- Fetch This, Pal (1992) ... (producer)

- A Perfect Match (1992) ... (producer - produced by)

- Tale of the Dragon (1992) ... (producer)

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Archive footage (2 credits)

1999 The Pretender (TV Series)
Captain Russ Osborne

- Donoterase: Part 1 (1999) ... Captain Russ Osborne

1987 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series)
Sebastian Nuzo

- Solo Flight (1987) ... Sebastian Nuzo (uncredited)

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(6/05-7/06) Stage: Appeared in "Tuesdays with Morrie" at the Peterborough Players Theater in Peterborough, NH. Also in cast: James Whitmore.

Alternate Names:

James Whitmore

Height:

6' (1.83 m)

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He appeared in The Twilight Zone (1985) while his father James Whitmore appeared in The Twilight Zone (1959). See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio

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