James Whitmore Jr. American actor and director (born 1948)
James Whitmore Jr.
Born James Allen Whitmore Jr
(1948-10-24 ) October 24, 1948 (age 77) Occupations Actor, director Years active 1975– present Father James Whitmore
James Allen Whitmore Jr. (born October 24, 1948), is an American actor and television director. He is best known for his roles as Captain Jim Gutterman on the television program Baa Baa Black Sheep The Rockford Files – 1979), and Sgt Bernie Terwilliger in Hunter – 1986), and since the 1980s as a prolific television director. He is the son of actor James Whitmore .[ 1]
Life and career
Born in Manhattan , New York , Whitmore Jr. is the son of Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actor James Whitmore and Nancy Mygatt.[ 2] The Rockford Files Hunter Magnum, P.I. Battlestar Galactica Donald P. Bellisario , the creator of Magnum and a writer on Galactica. [ 3]
Whitmore occasionally acts in the episodes he directs, such as two episodes of Quantum Leap [ 3]
In addition to directing episodes of shows for Bellisario (Quantum Leap, Tequila and Bonetti ,JAG NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles Joss Whedon . Whitmore directed the final episodes of two different series (Dawson's Creek Quantum Leap ). After Leap , Whitmore again directed Scott Bakula in episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise NCIS: New Orleans Dean Stockwell reunion episode), and Mr. and Mrs. Smith .David Boreanaz in both Angel Bones The Pretender Quantum Leap .
Filmography
Actor
Baa Baa Black Sheep The Rockford Files Lou Grant The Boys in Company C The Gypsy Warriors Battlestar Galactica The Eddie Capra Mysteries A Force of One The Long Riders Magnum, P.I. The Greatest American Hero Simon & Simon Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder Purple Hearts Airwolf Highway to Heaven Hardcastle and McCormick Hunter The Twilight Zone Quantum Leap Stringer (1992) as GunmanExternal links
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