Biography
Stuart Maxwell Whitman was an American actor, known for his lengthy career in film and television. Whitman was born in San Francisco and raised in New York until the age of 12, when his family relocated to Los Angeles. In 1948, Whitman was discharged from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and started to study acting and appear in plays. From 1951 to 1957, Whitman had a streak working in mostly bit parts in films, including When Worlds Collide (1951), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Barbed Wire (1952) and The Man from the Alamo (1952). On television, Whitman guest-starred in series such as Dr. Christian, The Roy Rogers Show, and Death Valley Days, and also had a recurring role on Highway Patrol. Whitman's first lead role was in John H. Auer's Johnny Trouble (1957).
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Awards & recognition
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1962 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Night Gallery
Second Chances
The Longest Day
Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Murder, She Wrote
The A-Team
Knight Rider
Quincy, M.E.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Story of Ruth
Have Gun, Will Travel
China Doll
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Hunter
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
S.W.A.T.
Walker, Texas Ranger
Knots Landing
Run for the Roses
Police Story
The Streets of San Francisco
All I Desire
Tales of the Unexpected
The Last Escape
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The Day and the Hour
7 Men from Now
Four Star Playhouse
Simon & Simon
The Comancheros
Gunsmoke
Revenge!
Rhapsody
The Man from the Alamo
Hardcastle and McCormick
Fantasy Island
Ransom
Darby's Rangers
Brigadoon
Superboy
Sands of the Kalahari
Rio Conchos
The Mark
Silver Lode
Miracle at St. Anna
The Girl in Black Stockings
Crime of Passion
Highway Patrol
The White Buffalo