Photo: James Whitmore, right, with James Arness in "Them!""Them!" Star James Whitmore Dies
by Armand Vaquer
Actor James Whitmore died at age 87 of cancer.
The star of one-man shows, including "Give 'Em Hell, Harry!" (as in President Harry S Truman) and the science-fiction classic Them!, died at his home in Malibu of lung cancer. He was diagnosed with the disease a week before Thanksgiving.
Whitmore played one of the police officers who found a young girl in deep shock wandering around in the New Mexico desert. They discover that she and her family were camping in the desert when a mutated giant ant attacked their camping trailer.
Whitmore also played President Theodore Roosevelt in the play, "Bully" and was a spokesman for Miracle-Gro plant food products for many years.
James Arness, who appeared with Mr. Whitmore in the movies Battleground and Them!, said Mr. Whitmore was "an actor's actor," adding that "it was always a treat to work with him."
The Asphalt Jungle, Them!, Kiss Me Kate, Battle Cry, Oklahoma!, Planet of the Apes, Tora! Tora! Tora! , The Shawshank Redemption and The Majestic were just some of the many movies Whitmore appeared in.
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