Stuart Whitman

Stuart Maxwell Whitman (born February 1, 1928 in San Francisco - † March 16, 2020 in Montecito , California ) was an American actor .

life and career

He attended Hollywood High School in Hollywood together with the future film actress Mitzi Gaynor and the future postmaster General Anthony M. Frank . After graduating from high school, Stuart Whitman went to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for three years . He then studied at the Los Angeles Academy of Dramatic Art . Whitman then toured across the United States with the play Here Comes Mr. Jordan . At the same time he was seen in first films and television series.

In 1960, Stuart Whitman got his first leading role in the gangster film Underworld with May Britt and Peter Falk . In 1961 he played alongside Maria Schell and Rod Steiger in Brandmarked . For his leading role in this film, Whitman was nominated for an Oscar in 1962 . The 1960s were his most successful years as a film actor, he took on major roles in films such as The Comancheros (1961) with John Wayne , The Longest Day (1962), Guide to Murder (1964) and The Daredevil Men in Their Flying Chests (1965 ). Between 1967 and 1968 Whitman played the title role in the television series The Marshall of Cimarron . Then Stuart Whitman played in numerous television productions and individual films, but from the 1970s were often of no great importance. He most recently appeared in the action film The President's Man alongside Chuck Norris in 2000 . His work encompassed more than 180 film and television productions.

In 1998 Whitman was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . The actor had five children and was married three times, most recently to Julia Vadimovna Paradiz since 2006. Whitman, who had made his fortune from real estate business alongside acting, retired on his ranch near Santa Barbara .

Filmography (selection)

• 1951: Doomsday (When Worlds Collide)
• 1952: Korea (One Minute to Zero)
• 1953: The All-American
• 1953: The Veils of Bagdad
• 1954: Brigadoon
• 1954: Where the wind dies (Passion)
• 1954: Prisoner of War
• 1954: Symphony of the Heart (Rhapsody)
• 1954: City of the Damned (Silver Lode)
• 1955: Broken melody (Interrupted Melody)
• 1955: King of the Carnival
• 1956: It's the turn of the seventh (Seven Men from Now)
• 1957: That Was Murder, Mr. Doyle (Crime of Passion)
• 1957: Hell Bound
• 1957: Rebel of the Red Mountains (War Drums)
• 1957: Overrun by tanks (Darby's Rangers)
• 1958: China Doll
• 1958: A Man in His Prime (Ten North Frederick)
• 1958: Killer on Board (The Decks Ran Red)
• 1959: Pirates of the South (The Sound and the Fury)
• 1959: A Thousand Mountains (These Thousand Hills)
• 1960: The Book of Ruth (The Story of Ruth)
• 1960: Underworld (Murder, Inc.)
• 1961: Francis of Assisi (Francis of Assisi)
• 1961: The Comancheros (The Comancheros)
• 1961: The Fiercest Heart
• 1961: Branded (The Mark)
• 1962: The Longest Day (The Longest Day)
• 1964: The Murderer with Secateurs (Shock Treatment)
• 1964: Signpost to Murder
• 1965: Sands of the Kalahari
• 1965: Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines (Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines)
• 1966: Second Hand Murder (An American Dream)
• 1967: The Marshall of Cimarron ( Cimarron Strip ; TV series, 23 episodes)
• 1969: Ternos Cacadores
• 1970: The Last Escape (TV)
• 1970: The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever (TV)
• 1971: Captain Apache (Captain Apache)
• 1971: At 9 am, the earth goes under (City Beneath the Sea) (TV)
• 1972: Rabbits (Night of the Lepus)
• 1972: The Escape of the Pumas (Run, Cougar, Run)
• 1972: The Woman Hunter (TV)
• 1973: The Cat Creature (TV)
• 1973: The Man Who Died Twice
• 1974: Ti Lung - The Deadly Shadow of Mr. Shatter (Call Him Mr. Shatter)
• 1974: Arrow Beach (Welcome to Arrow Beach)
• 1975: Crazy Mama (Crazy Mama)
• 1975: The Mafia Knows No Mercy (Mean Johnny Barrows)
• 1976: Burst of Fire (Una Magnum special by Tony Saitta)
• 1976: Las Vegas Lady
• 1976: The Devil's Prodigal Sons (Cuibul Salamandrilor)
• 1976: Bloodlust (Eaten Alive)
• 1977: Delta Fox
• 1977: The Ransomware
• 1977: Ruby
• 1977: The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the African Safari (TV episode)
• 1977: Run for the Roses
• 1977: The White Buffalo (The White Buffalo)
• 1978: Two Ladies in the Wild West (Go West, Young Girl)
• 1978: The Pirate (The Pirate) (TV movie)
• 1978: The woman from the hot river (La mujer de la tierra caliente)
• 1978: Juanito's great friend (Run for the Roses)
• 1979: The agony of the hostages (Traficantes de panico)
• 1979: The Treasure Seekers
• 1979: Women in White (TV)
• 1979: Guiana - Cult of the Damned (Guyana, el crimen del siglo)
• 1980: Condominium (TV)
• 1980: Solo for two super killers (Cuba Crossing)
• 1981: Macabra - The Hand of the Devil (Demonoid: Messenger of Death)
• 1981: Monster Club (The Monster Club)
• 1982: Butterfly - The blonde butterfly (Butterfly)
• 1982: Mercenaries of Death (Horror Safari)
• 1983: Time of the Vultures
• 1984: The Secret of the Blue Diamonds (El Tesoro del Amazonas)
• 1985: Hollywood Connection (Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues) (TV)
• 1985: First Strike - nuclear submarine on a secret mission (First Strike)
• 1986: Knight Rider (Big Iron, TV series)
• 1987: The Senator's Past (Stillwatch) (TV)
• 1987: Murder is Her Hobby ( Murder, She Wrote , TV series)
• 1988: The Magnificent Nine (Once Upon a Texas Train)
• 1989: Reactor (Deadly Reactor)
• 1990: Mob Boss - A family to shoot (Mob Boss)
• 1990: Omega Cop
• 1991: I never lie ... (Smooth Talker)
• 1992: Your Conscience (Lightning in a Bottle)
• 1993: Defender (Private Wars)
• 1994: Bad Girls
• 1998: Second Chances
• 2000: The President's Man (TV movie)

Awards

• 1959: Nomination for the Laurel Award for Best Young Actor
• 1962: Nomination for the Laurel Award for Best Actor in an Action Film for The Comancheros
• 1962: Oscar nomination for Best Actor for Branded
• 1998: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (Film category, located at 7083 Hollywood Blvd)
• 2002: Golden Boot Award for his life's work

literature

• Frank, Anthony M. In: Charles Moritz (Ed.): Current Biography Yearbook 1991 , Volume 52. New York 1991, Pages 226-229, here 227.

Web links

• Stuart Whitman in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stuart Whitman. In: The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 22, 2013 ; accessed on March 18, 2020 (English). 
2. ↑ Mike Barnes: Stuart Whitman, Star of 'Cimarron Strip' and 'The Mark,' Dies at 92. In: HollywoodReporter.com . March 17, 2020, accessed on March 17, 2020 .