DIRECTOR · FROM HARLEM, USA

James Whitmore Jr.

Born 1948 · 77 years old119 credits since 1971

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ABOUT JAMES

James Whitmore Jr. is an American actor and director for film and television.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born24 October 1948

BirthplaceHarlem, USA

Known forDirecting

On Cineora81 of 115 titles

Known for

The titles people know James from.

Series

Suits

2011–2019IMDb8.4

Series

The X-Files

1993–2018IMDb8.6

Series

Person of Interest

2011–2016IMDb8.5

Series

2001–2014IMDb8.4

Series

Bones

2005–2017IMDb7.8

Series

NCIS

2003–IMDb7.8

Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

1997–2003IMDb8.3

Series

Ray Donovan

2013–2020IMDb8.3

Series

Charmed

1998–2006IMDb7.2

Series

The Good Wife

2009–2016IMDb8.3

Series

Angel

1999–2004IMDb7.9

Series

Quantico

2015–2018IMDb6.7

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 81
Average IMDb: 7.4
Highest rated: The X-FilesIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1971

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

119 credits

The 2020s

3 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Series

NCIS: Origins

2024–IMDb7.6

Director · 1 episode

Series

Elsbeth

2024–IMDb7.5

Director · 1 episode

Series

NCIS: Hawaiʻi

2021–2024IMDb6.8

Director · 3 episodes

The 2010s

10 titles · IMDb 7.8 on average

Series

Evil

2019–2024IMDb7.7

Director · 2 episodes

Series

The Resident

2018–2023IMDb7.8

Director · 3 episodes

Series

The Good Fight

2017–2022IMDb8.3

Director · 4 episodes

Series

Quantico

2015–2018IMDb6.7

Director · 1 episode

Series

NCIS: New Orleans

2014–2021IMDb6.8

Director · 10 episodes

Series

Madam Secretary

2014–2019IMDb7.8

Director · 6 episodes

Series

Ray Donovan

2013–2020IMDb8.3

Director · 1 episode

Series

Person of Interest

2011–2016IMDb8.5

Director · 1 episode

The 2000s

25 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average

Series

The Good Wife

2009–2016IMDb8.3

Director · 12 episodes

Series

NCIS: Los Angeles

2009–2023IMDb6.8

Director · 9 episodes

Series

Harper's Island

2009IMDb7.4

Director · 2 episodes

Series

The Cleaner

2008–2009IMDb7.2

Director · 1 episode

Series

Moonlight

2007–2008IMDb7.6

Director · 1 episode

Series

Cane

2007IMDb7.1

Director · 1 episode

Series

Jericho

2006–2008IMDb7.9

Director · 3 episodes

Series

The Unit

2006–2009IMDb8.0

Director · 5 episodes

The 1990s

31 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Series

Roswell

1999–2002IMDb7.5

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Angel

1999–2004IMDb7.9

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Get Real

1999

Director · 3 episodes

Series

Providence

1999–2002IMDb6.8

Director · 3 episodes

Series

Charmed

1998–2006IMDb7.2

Director · 1 episode

Series

Dawson's Creek

1998–2003IMDb6.8

Director · 7 episodes

Not on Cineora

Sleepwalkers

1997

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Brooklyn South

1997

Director · 2 episodes

The 1980s

6 titles · IMDb 7.3 on average

Series

Booker

1989–1990IMDb6.3

Director · 1 episode

Series

Quantum Leap

1989–1993IMDb8.2

Director · 15 episodes

Not on Cineora

J.J. Starbuck

1987

Director · 2 episodes

Series

Wiseguy

1987–1990IMDb7.8

Director · 1 episode

Series

21 Jump Street

1987–1991IMDb7.2

Director · 8 episodes

Series

Hunter

1984–1991IMDb6.9

Director · 22 episodes

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in James’s titles.

Stephen J. Cannell21 Jump Street, The Rockford Files and 8 more

Donald P. BellisarioCreator · NCIS, Quantum Leap and 4 more

Robert KingCreator · The Good Wife, Evil and 2 more

Michelle KingCreator · The Good Wife, Evil and 2 more

Tom SelleckBlue Bloods, Magnum, P.I. and 1 more

Scott BakulaStar Trek: Enterprise, Quantum Leap and 1 more

Glen A. LarsonCreator · Knight Rider, Magnum, P.I. and 1 more