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O.Z. Whitehead

O.Z. Whitehead

American character actor of rather bizarre range, a member of the so-called John Ford Stock Company. Originally a New York stage actor of some repute, Whitehead entered films in the 1930s. He played a wide variety of character parts, often quite different from his own actual age and type. He is probably most familiar as Al Joad in John Ford's The Grapes of Wrath (1940). But twenty-two years later, in his fifth film for Ford, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), Whitehead at 51 was playing

Born

Mar 01, 1911

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Jul 29, 1998

Known For

Acting

Movies

28 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

Known For

The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
1968 as Bishop of Durham
★ 7.4
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 as Herbert Carruthers
★ 7.8
The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 as Al Joad
★ 7.8
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959 as Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
★ 7.0
Journey Into Light
Journey Into Light
1951 as Lippy
★ 6.5
Ulysses
Ulysses
1967 as Alexander J. Dowie
★ 5.9
Two Rode Together
Two Rode Together
1961 as Lt. Whitehead
★ 6.4
Summer Magic
Summer Magic
1963 as Mr. Perkins
★ 6.7
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born
1948 as Professor Oddly
★ 6.4
Road House
Road House
1948 as Arthur
★ 6.7
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 as Norman Cass Jr.
★ 7.2
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel
1935 as Calhoun
★ 6.3
Comin' Round the Mountain
★ 6.0
FBI Girl
FBI Girl
1951 as Chauncey
★ 6.2
Beware, My Lovely
Beware, My Lovely
1952 as Mr. Franks
★ 6.1
The Scarf
The Scarf
1951 as Whoopie
★ 5.7
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
1952 as Alfey
★ 4.9
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 as Ninny Nat
★ 6.7
Ma and Pa Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949 as Mr. Billings
★ 7.2
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958 as Isaac Goodpasture
★ 5.2
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum
1951 as Breckenridge
★ 6.2
Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero!
1962 as Hogan
★ 6.3
For Men Only
For Men Only
1952 as Prof. Bixby
★ 6.3
Philadelphia, Here I Come
Philadelphia, Here I Come
1975 as Ben Burton
★ 7.0
movie
The Body Beautiful
1953 as Oscar Blunt
★ 9.0
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 as Mr. Puddy
★ 7.5
movie
★ 9.0