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He is the son of actor James Whitmore.
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James Whitmore, Junior.
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Born in Manhattan, New York, Whitmore has had recurring guest-starring roles on the television series The Rockford Files and Hunter. He also appeared in two episodes of Magnum, Philippine Islands and an episode of Battlestar Galactica before directing many episodes of series by Donald P. Bellisario, the creator of Magnum and a writer on Galactica. Whitmore has the distinction of occasionally acting in the episodes he directs, such as two episodes of Quantum Leap ("8 1/2 Months," and "Trilogy, Pt 1").
In that series as well as several others, he played different characters in each appearance, rather than recurring roles.
In addition to directing episodes of shows for Bellisario (Quantum Leap, Tequila and Bonetti, Judge Advocate General, NCIS, and NCIS: Los Angeles), Whitmore directed episodes of more than one series for Joss Whedon. Whitmore directed the final episodes of two different series (Dawson"s Creek and the aforementioned Quantum Leap).
After Leap, Whitmore would again direct Scott Bakula in episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise, NCIS: New Orleans (including the Dean Stockwell reunion episode) and Smith. He would also direct David Boreanaz in both Angel and Bones.
The Pretender reunited Whitmore with much of the same writing staff as Quantum Leap.
