James Whitmore Jr. was born in New York City, New York, USA as James Allen Whitmore III. He is a director and actor. He has been married to Salesha Ali since March 28, 1972. They have four children.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Pretender (1996)
Guest starring as Captain Russ Osborne
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x22: DoNotErase (2) (May 22, 1999) [Co-Star]
- Episode 3x20: Qallupilluit (May 22, 1999)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Guest starring as Stagecoach Passenger
- Episode 5x29: The Real McCoy (May 10, 1995)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Guest starring as Sheriff Clayton Fuller
- Episode 5x07: Trilogy Part I (One Little Heart) - August 8, 1955 (Nov 17, 1992) [Uncredited]
Guest starring as Bob Crockett
- Episode 3x12: 8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955 (Mar 6, 1991)
Guest starring as Police Captain
- Episode 5x21: Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (May 5, 1993) [Uncredited]
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Guest starring as Dennis Wells
- Episode 1x11: Nightcrawlers (Oct 18, 1985)
Guest starring as Ira Richman
- Episode 2x21: The Girl I Married (Jul 17, 1987)
Hunter (1984)
Starring as Sgt. Bernie Terwilliger
(6 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: Sniper (May 11, 1985)
- Episode 1x17: The Last Kill (Apr 20, 1985)
- Episode 1x16: Guilty (Apr 13, 1985)
- Episode 1x09: High Bleacher Man (Dec 7, 1984)
- Episode 1x02: Hard Contract (Sep 28, 1984)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 18, 1984)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Guest starring as Colonel Sykes
- Episode 1x17: The Artful Dodger (Mar 5, 1984)
The Greatest American Hero (1981)
Guest starring as Norman Fackler
- Episode 3x10: Wizards and Warlocks (Feb 10, 1983) [Special Guest Star]
Guest starring as Byron Bigsby
- Episode 2x18: There's Just No Accounting... (Mar 24, 1982)
Guest starring as Gordon McCready
- Episode 1x04: Here's Looking at You Kid (Apr 1, 1981)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Guest starring as Tony Catina
- Episode 6x09: What Are Friends for? (Dec 5, 1985)
Magnum P.I. (1980)
Guest starring as Billy Joe Bob Little
- Episode 2x01: Billy Joe Bob (Oct 8, 1981)
Guest starring as Sebastian Nuzo
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x02: Did You See the Sunrise? (2) (Sep 30, 1982)
- Episode 3x01: Did You See the Sunrise? (1) (Sep 30, 1982)
The Kent Chronicles (1978)
Guest starring as Esau Sholto
- Episode 1x01: Episode 1 (May 22, 1978) [Co-Star]
Black Sheep Squadron (1976)
Starring as Capt. James "Jim" W. Gutterman
(24 episodes)
- Episode 1x24: The Fastest Gun (Mar 22, 1977)
- Episode 1x23: Last One for Hutch (Mar 8, 1977)
- Episode 1x22: W*A*S*P*S (Mar 1, 1977)
- Episode 1x21: Poor Little Lambs (Feb 22, 1977)
- Episode 1x20: Trouble at Fort Apache (Feb 15, 1977)
- Episode 1x19: The Last Mission Over Sengai (Feb 8, 1977)
- Episode 1x18: Five the Hard Way (Feb 1, 1977)
- Episode 1x17: Devil in the Slot (Jan 25, 1977)
- Episode 1x16: The Deadliest Enemy of All (2) (Jan 18, 1977)
- Episode 1x15: The Deadliest Enemy of All (1) (Jan 11, 1977)
- Episode 1x14: The War Biz Warrior (Jan 4, 1977)
- Episode 1x13: Love and War (Dec 14, 1976)
- Episode 1x12: The Cat's Whiskers (Dec 7, 1976)
- Episode 1x11: New Georgia on My Mind (Nov 30, 1976)
- Episode 1x10: Anyone for Suicide? (Nov 23, 1976)
- Episode 1x09: Up for Grabs (Nov 16, 1976)
- Episode 1x08: The Meatball Circus (Nov 9, 1976)
- Episode 1x07: Presumed Dead (Oct 26, 1976)
- Episode 1x06: Prisoners of War (Oct 12, 1976)
- Episode 1x05: High Jinx (Oct 5, 1976)
- Episode 1x04: Small War (Sep 28, 1976)
- Episode 1x03: Best Three Out of Five (Sep 23, 1976)
- Episode 1x02: Flying Misfits (2) (Sep 21, 1976)
- Episode 1x01: Flying Misfits (1) (Sep 21, 1976)
The Blue Knight (1975)
Guest starring as Jim
- Episode 1x13: Everybody Needs a Little Attention (Mar 31, 1976)
Doctors' Hospital (1975)
Guest starring as tbd
- Episode 1x02: Point of Maximum Pressure (Sep 10, 1975)
Crew Credits
Evil (2019)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: B Is for Brain (Sep 5, 2021)
- Episode 1x08: 2 Fathers (Nov 21, 2019)
The Resident (2018)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 5x09: He'd Really Like to Put in a Central Line (Nov 30, 2021)
- Episode 3x02: Flesh of My Flesh (Oct 1, 2019)
- Episode 2x08: Heart in a Box (Nov 19, 2018)
The Good Fight (2017)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 6x04: The End of Eli Gold (Sep 29, 2022)
- Episode 5x04: And the clerk had a firm... (Jul 15, 2021)
- Episode 4x05: The Gang Goes to War (May 14, 2020)
- Episode 2x03: Day 422 (Mar 18, 2018)
NCIS: New Orleans (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(12 episodes)
- Episode 7x02: Something in the Air, Part II (Nov 15, 2020)
- Episode 7x01: Something in the Air, Part I (Nov 8, 2020)
- Episode 4x24: Checkmate, Part II (May 15, 2018)
- Episode 4x18: Welcome to the Jungle (Mar 27, 2018)
- Episode 4x08: Sins of the Father (Nov 14, 2017)
- Episode 3x04: Escape Plan (Oct 18, 2016)
- Episode 2x21: Collateral Damage (Apr 19, 2016)
- Episode 2x15: No Man's Land (Feb 16, 2016)
- Episode 2x01: Sic Semper Tyranis (Sep 22, 2015)
- Episode 1x19: The Insider (Apr 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Chasing Ghosts (Nov 25, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Carrier (Sep 30, 2014)
Madam Secretary (2014)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 6x04: Valor (Oct 27, 2019)
- Episode 3x17: Convergence (Mar 26, 2017)
- Episode 3x08: Breakout Capacity (Nov 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x12: The Middle Way (Jan 17, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: So It Goes (Nov 16, 2014)
Blue Bloods (2010)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 3x19: Loss of Faith (Apr 5, 2013)
- Episode 2x20: Working Girls (Apr 27, 2012)
The Good Wife (2009)
Episode crew as Director
(12 episodes)
- Episode 7x18: Unmanned (Mar 27, 2016)
- Episode 7x06: Lies (Nov 8, 2015)
- Episode 6x17: Undisclosed Recipients (Mar 29, 2015)
- Episode 6x06: Old Spice (Oct 26, 2014)
- Episode 5x05: Hitting the Fan (Oct 27, 2013)
- Episode 4x07: Anatomy of a Joke (Nov 11, 2012)
- Episode 3x16: After the Fall (Mar 4, 2012)
- Episode 3x11: What Went Wrong (Dec 11, 2011)
- Episode 2x18: Killer Song (Mar 29, 2011)
- Episode 2x03: Breaking Fast (Oct 12, 2010)
- Episode 1x23: Running (May 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: Threesome (Nov 24, 2009)
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
Episode crew as Director
(14 episodes)
- Episode 10x20: Choke Point (Apr 14, 2019)
- Episode 9x18: Vendetta (Apr 8, 2018)
- Episode 9x07: The Silo (Nov 12, 2017)
- Episode 8x21: Battle Scars (Apr 23, 2017)
- Episode 4x15: History (Feb 19, 2013)
- Episode 4x02: Recruit (Oct 2, 2012)
- Episode 3x19: Vengeance (Mar 27, 2012)
- Episode 3x06: Lone Wolf (Oct 25, 2011)
- Episode 2x24: Familia (May 17, 2011)
- Episode 2x22: Plan B (May 3, 2011)
- Episode 2x16: Empty Quiver (Feb 15, 2011)
- Episode 2x01: Human Traffic (Sep 21, 2010)
- Episode 1x21: Found (May 4, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: Identity (Sep 22, 2009)
Jericho (2006)
Episode crew as Director
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x15: Semper Fidelis (Mar 14, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: Vox Populi (Nov 29, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: Four Horsemen (Oct 4, 2006)
Bones (2005)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: The Man in the Morgue (Apr 19, 2006)
- Episode 1x12: The Superhero in the Alley (Feb 8, 2006)
10-8 (2003)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Wild Bunch (Dec 7, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: Badlands (Oct 19, 2003)
Cold Case (2003)
Episode crew as Director
(6 episodes)
- Episode 3x07: Start-Up (Nov 13, 2005)
- Episode 2x18: Ravaged (Mar 27, 2005)
- Episode 2x12: Yo, Adrian (Jan 16, 2005)
- Episode 2x10: Discretion (Dec 19, 2004)
- Episode 1x15: Disco Inferno (Feb 22, 2004)
- Episode 1x08: Fly Away (Nov 30, 2003)
NCIS (2003)
Episode crew as Director
(50 episodes)
- Episode 22x12: Fun and Games (Feb 10, 2025)
- Episode 22x04: Sticks & Stones (Nov 4, 2024)
- Episode 20x17: Stranger in a Strange Land (Mar 20, 2023)
- Episode 20x15: Unusual Suspects (Feb 27, 2023)
- Episode 20x05: Guardian (Oct 17, 2022)
- Episode 19x12: Fight or Flight (Jan 24, 2022)
- Episode 19x06: False Start (Nov 1, 2021)
- Episode 18x12: Sangre (Apr 27, 2021)
- Episode 18x07: The First Day (Feb 9, 2021)
- Episode 17x20: The Arizona (Apr 14, 2020)
- Episode 17x10: The North Pole (Dec 17, 2019)
- Episode 16x21: Judge, Jury… (Apr 30, 2019)
- Episode 16x04: Third Wheel (Oct 16, 2018)
- Episode 15x21: One Step Forward (May 1, 2018)
- Episode 15x02: Twofer (Oct 3, 2017)
- Episode 14x23: Something Blue (May 9, 2017)
- Episode 14x02: Being Bad (Sep 27, 2016)
- Episode 13x23: Dead Letter (May 10, 2016)
- Episode 13x03: Incognito (Oct 6, 2015)
- Episode 12x23: The Lost Boys (May 5, 2015)
- Episode 12x12: The Enemy Within (Jan 13, 2015)
- Episode 11x23: The Admiral's Daughter (May 6, 2014)
- Episode 11x18: Crescent City (Part I) (Mar 25, 2014)
- Episode 11x12: Kill Chain (Jan 7, 2014)
- Episode 11x02: Past, Present, and Future (Oct 1, 2013)
- Episode 10x22: Revenge (Apr 30, 2013)
- Episode 10x17: Prime Suspect (Mar 5, 2013)
- Episode 10x08: Gone (Nov 27, 2012)
- Episode 9x23: Up in Smoke (May 8, 2012)
- Episode 9x08: Engaged (Part I) (Nov 8, 2011)
- Episode 9x02: Restless (Sep 27, 2011)
- Episode 8x14: A Man Walks Into a Bar… (Feb 8, 2011)
- Episode 8x10: False Witness (Dec 14, 2010)
- Episode 7x19: Guilty Pleasure (Apr 6, 2010)
- Episode 7x14: Masquerade (Feb 2, 2010)
- Episode 7x07: Endgame (Nov 10, 2009)
- Episode 6x23: Legend (Part II) (May 5, 2009)
- Episode 6x13: Broken Bird (Jan 13, 2009)
- Episode 6x08: Cloak (Nov 18, 2008)
- Episode 5x16: Recoil (May 6, 2008)
- Episode 4x19: Grace Period (Apr 3, 2007)
- Episode 4x17: Skeletons (Feb 27, 2007)
- Episode 4x06: Witch Hunt (Oct 31, 2006)
- Episode 3x22: Jeopardy (May 2, 2006)
- Episode 3x16: Family Secret (Feb 28, 2006)
- Episode 3x02: Kill Ari (Part II) (Sep 27, 2005)
- Episode 2x21: Hometown Hero (May 3, 2005)
- Episode 2x14: Witness (Feb 15, 2005)
- Episode 2x03: Vanished (Oct 12, 2004)
- Episode 1x10: Left for Dead (Jan 6, 2004)
Las Vegas (2003)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 5x10: The High Price of Gas (2) (Nov 30, 2007)
- Episode 5x09: My Uncle's a Gas (1) (Nov 16, 2007)
Dead Like Me (2003)
Episode crew as Director
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2x15: Haunted (Oct 31, 2004)
- Episode 2x07: Rites of Passage (Sep 5, 2004)
- Episode 2x01: Send in the Clown (Jul 25, 2004)
- Episode 1x12: Nighthawks (Sep 12, 2003)
24 (2001)
Episode crew as Director
(6 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: Day 2: 3:00 A.M. - 4:00 A.M. (Apr 22, 2003)
- Episode 2x19: Day 2: 2:00 A.M. - 3:00 A.M. (Apr 15, 2003)
- Episode 2x08: Day 2: 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. (Dec 17, 2002)
- Episode 2x07: Day 2: 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. (Dec 10, 2002)
- Episode 2x04: Day 2: 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (Nov 19, 2002)
- Episode 2x03: Day 2: 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. (Nov 12, 2002)
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x16: Future Tense (Feb 19, 2003)
- Episode 1x19: Acquisition (Mar 27, 2002)
Dark Angel (2000)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: Love Among the Runes (Apr 26, 2002)
- Episode 1x19: Hit a Sista Back (May 8, 2001)
Young Americans (2000)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (a.k.a. The Beginning) (Jul 12, 2000)
Roswell (1999)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x13: Disturbing Behavior (Feb 5, 2001)
- Episode 1x17: Crazy (Apr 10, 2000)
Dawson's Creek (1998)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 6x23: All Good Things... (May 14, 2003)
- Episode 2x10: High Risk Behavior (Jan 13, 1999)
Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x01: Yesterday, Upon the Stair... (1) (Sep 15, 1997)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Episode crew as Director
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x13: The Zeppo (Jan 26, 1999)
- Episode 3x11: Gingerbread (Jan 12, 1999)
- Episode 3x04: Beauty and the Beasts (Oct 20, 1998)
- Episode 3x02: Dead Man's Party (Oct 6, 1998)
- Episode 2x19: I Only Have Eyes for You (Apr 28, 1998)
The Pretender (1996)
Episode crew as Director
(8 episodes)
- Episode 4x01: The World's Changing (Sep 25, 1999)
- Episode 3x19: End Game (May 8, 1999)
- Episode 2x03: Over the Edge (Nov 15, 1997)
- Episode 2x01: Back From the Dead Again (Nov 1, 1997)
- Episode 1x18: Unhappy Landings (Apr 26, 1997)
- Episode 1x13: Bazooka Jarod (Feb 8, 1997)
- Episode 1x06: To Serve and Protect (Nov 9, 1996)
- Episode 1x03: Flyer (Oct 19, 1996)
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1994)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 3x19: The End of the Beginning (May 3, 1997)
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
Episode crew as Director
(11 episodes)
- Episode 7x01: Remember the Alamo (Aug 21, 1996)
- Episode 6x19: Nancy's Choice (Jan 31, 1996)
- Episode 6x10: One Wedding and a Funeral (Nov 8, 1995)
- Episode 6x02: Buffalo Gals (Sep 13, 1995)
- Episode 5x30: Hello Life, Goodbye Beverly Hills (May 17, 1995)
- Episode 5x18: Hazardous to Your Health (Jan 18, 1995)
- Episode 5x04: Life After Death (Sep 28, 1994)
- Episode 4x11: Take Back the Night (Nov 17, 1993)
- Episode 4x08: Twenty Years Ago Today (Oct 27, 1993)
- Episode 3x28: Something in the Air (May 12, 1993)
- Episode 3x22: The Child Is Father to the Man (Feb 17, 1993)
Ferris Bueller (1990)
Episode crew as Director
- Episode 1x05: Between a Rock and Rooney's Place (Oct 8, 1990)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Episode crew as Director
(14 episodes)
- Episode 5x21: Mirror Image - August 8, 1953 (May 5, 1993)
- Episode 5x20: Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954 (Apr 20, 1993)
- Episode 5x09: Trilogy Part III (The Last Door) - July 28, 1978 (Nov 24, 1992)
- Episode 5x08: Trilogy Part II (For Your Love) - June 14, 1966 (Nov 24, 1992)
- Episode 5x07: Trilogy Part I (One Little Heart) - August 8, 1955 (Nov 17, 1992)
- Episode 5x01: Lee Harvey Oswald - October 5, 1957-November 22, 1963 (Sep 22, 1992)
- Episode 4x22: A Leap for Lisa - June 25, 1957 (May 20, 1992)
- Episode 3x21: Nuclear Family - October 26, 1962 (May 15, 1991)
- Episode 3x15: Piano Man - November 10, 1985 (Mar 27, 1991)
- Episode 3x12: 8 1/2 Months - November 15, 1955 (Mar 6, 1991)
- Episode 3x09: Rebel Without a Clue - September 1, 1958 (Nov 30, 1990)
- Episode 3x08: The Great Spontini - May 9, 1974 (Nov 16, 1990)
- Episode 3x03: Leap of Faith - August 19, 1963 (Oct 12, 1990)
- Episode 2x08: Jimmy - October 14, 1964 (Nov 22, 1989)
21 Jump Street (1987)
Episode crew as Director
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x13: Mean Streets and Pastel Houses (Jun 28, 1987)
- Episode 1x12: 16 Blown to 35 (Jun 21, 1987)