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.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 for many years.
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. Monster Island News is dedicated to Sci Fi and Monster movie fans around the world. Inspired by the great pulp horror and monster movie magazines of the 1970s, like "Famous Monsters of Filmland" and "Starlog."
