James Whitmore

February 6, 2009: James Whitmore, 87, American actor who played presidents Truman and Roosevelt, and racounteur Will Rogers in popular one-man stage shows. He also appeared in the movies The Shawshank Redemption, Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma!, The Asphalt Jungle, Tora! Tora! Tora! and Battleground, and the TV series Gunsmoke and Temperatures Rising.
Links: SF Chronicle