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TürkçeStuart Whitman (Stuart Maxwell Whitman)
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Biography
San Francisco, California, USA
Stuart Maxwell Whitman is an American leading man, known for his rugged roles. He was born in San Francisco, California, the elder of two sons of Cecilia (Gold) and Joseph Whitman, a realtor. His mother was a Russian Jewish immigrant, while his paternal grandparents were Polish Jews. His family moved often. He graduated from high school in Los Angeles and spent three post-war years with the Army Corps of Engineers. In the army, he won 32 fights as a light-heavyweight boxer. Upon his discharge from service, he attended Los Angeles City College, where his interest in acting emerged. Read more... Los Angeles Academy of Dramatic Art and with Michael Chekhov and Ben Bard. He toured the U.S. in a stage company of "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" and began to get small roles in television and film. Eventually his athleticism, his handsome features, and his talent for portraying either tough or vulnerable characters led him to a level of stardom. He earned an Academy Award nomination for his leading role of a child molester in The Mark (1961), and starred in the television series Cimarron Strip (1967). A shrewd investor, he amassed a substantial fortune while continuing his career even after its peak in the mid-Sixties.
Actor
Character:
Officer
One Minute to Zero 1952
2
Character:
Cattle-Buyer
Barbed Wire 1952
2
Character:
Patient
Walking My Baby Back Home 1953
4
Character:
Dick in Play
All I Desire 1953
2
Character:
New York Club Patron
Brigadoon 1954
32
Character:
Dove
Rhapsody 1954
3
Character:
Man on Beach
Interrupted Melody 1955
27
Character:
Man at the Arena
The Magnificent Matador 1955
2
Character:
Cavalry Lt. Collins
Seven Men from Now 1956
2
Character:
Maj. Sam Weisberg
Bombers B-52 1957
3
Character:
Prentiss
The Girl in Black Stockings 1957
1
Character:
Johnny Smith
War Drums 1957
3
Character:
Johnny Chandler
Johnny Trouble 1957
1
Character:
Charlie Busch
The Sound and the Fury 1959
8
Character:
Tom Ping
These Thousand Hills 1959
1
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Blackie Scantling
Hound-Dog Man 1959
8
Character:
Joey Collins
Murder, Inc. 1960
3
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Lt. Sheen
The Longest Day 1962
3
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Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in Leading Role
The 34th Annual Academy Awards 1962
6
Character:
Capt. Allan Morley
Le jour et l'heure 1963
1
1
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Stephen Richard Rojack
An American Dream 1966
1
Character:
The Prisoner
Ternos Caçadores 1970
8
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Deputy Rakes
Welcome to Arrow Beach 1974
1
Character:
Vince Kemper
Ruby 1977
2
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Tony
Cuba Crossing 1980
5
Character:
Sam - Movie Director
The Monster Club 1981
10
Character:
Jake Lance
Wounded Heart 1995
0
Character:
Laredo Jake Boyd
Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion 1994
0
Character:
Emmett, Valerie's Father
Trial by Jury 1994
2
Character:
Frost
Improper Conduct 1994
0
Character:
George Larson
The Color of Evening 1994
0
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Un homme du futur
La classe américaine 1993
0
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Isaac Tensor
Sandman 1993
0
Character:
Jonah Otterman
Lightning in a Bottle 1993
0
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Narrator
Ten to Chi to 1990
0
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Dr. Latimer
Omega Cop 1990
0
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Lt. Gallagher
Smoothtalker 1990
0
Character:
Joe Frank
Bersaglio sull'autostrada 1988
5
Character:
Carlos 'Carl' Garcia
Vultures 1987
1
Character:
Rev. Rivers
Butterfly 1982
1
Character:
Robert Riselli
Land of Milk & Honey 1996
0
Character:
Buddy
Second Chances 1998
8
Character:
George Williams
The President's Man 2000
1
Character:
Frank Sanderson
Knight Rider 1982
0
Character:
Sal Pinelli
Hotel 1983
0
Character:
Arthur Rubin
Harry O 1973
0
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Steve
ABC Stage 67 1966
0
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Chuck Easterland
The A-Team 1983
0
0
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Hellman
The Master 1984
0
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Virgil Bassett
Hec Ramsey 1972
0
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Paul Regret
The Comancheros 1961
3
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Nick Carl
The Streets of San Francisco 1972
0
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Capt. Sam McCurdy
Alcoa Theatre 1957
0
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Capt. Haven
Rio Conchos 1964
0
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Capt. Hendrick Lindemann
Night Gallery 1969
0
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Orderly
The Man from the Alamo 1953
0
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Jim Fuller
The Mark 1961
0
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Bob
Four Star Playhouse 1952
0
Character:
Colonel Hiram Elkhart
The Last Convertible 1979
0
Character:
Sam Jenner
Tales of the Unexpected 1979
0
Character:
Carl 'The Champ' Ross
Matt Houston 1982
0
Character:
Jonathan Kent
Superboy 1988
0
Character:
Edward Osborne
Tales from the Darkside 1983
0
Character:
Teddy Hendrix
Hardcastle and McCormick 1983
0
Character:
Dr. Hemingway
Hemingway 1988
0
Character:
Bill Johnson
Goodyear Theatre 1957
0
Character:
Charley Bongiorno
Ten North Frederick 1958
7
Character:
Sentry
The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951
0
Character:
Dave Jordan
Zane Grey Theater 1956
0
Character:
Sheriff Tyler
Blacke's Magic 1986
0