James Whitmore
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"James Allen Whitmore, Jr." was an American film, theatre and television actor. He won a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award, and was nominated for two Academy Awards.

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My steamer trunk was packed to go, ... when my sister told me about a friend of hers in New York, a former center at Michigan who was coaching the centers at Yale. His name was Jerry Ford, the future president of the United States.

I could maintain this level for at least a couple of months.

I certainly wasn't the idol of millions. I just happened to get good parts. And so I wasn't worried... because I could see these character parts stretching on into the, you know, dim days of the future.