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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

0.7

Known For

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 Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter
1968 • as Bishop of Durham
★ 7.4
The Horse Soldiers
The Horse Soldiers
1959 • as Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
★ 6.9
A Song Is Born
A Song Is Born
1948 • as Professor Oddly
★ 6.5
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
The Romance of Rosy Ridge
1947 • as Ninny Nat
★ 6.7
Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero!
1962 • as Hogan
★ 6.3
Summer Magic
Summer Magic
1963 • as Mr. Perkins
★ 6.6
Two Rode Together
Two Rode Together
1961 • as Lt. Whitehead
★ 6.4
Ma and Pa Kettle
Ma and Pa Kettle
1949 • as Mr. Billings
★ 7.2
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah
1958 • as Norman Cass Jr.
★ 7.2
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!
1958 • as Isaac Goodpasture
★ 5.2
For Men Only
For Men Only
1952 • as Prof. Bixby
★ 6.3
Beware, My Lovely
Beware, My Lovely
1952 • as Mr. Franks
★ 6.1
Comin' Round the Mountain
★ 6.1
movie
★ 9.0
Road House
Road House
1948 • as Arthur
★ 6.7
Ulysses
Ulysses
1967 • as Alexander J. Dowie
★ 5.9
The San Francisco Story
The San Francisco Story
1952 • as Alfey
★ 4.9
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
The Scarf
The Scarf
1951 • as Whoopie
★ 5.7
Journey Into Light
Journey Into Light
1951 • as Lippy
★ 6.5
The Hoodlum
The Hoodlum
1951 • as Breckenridge
★ 6.1
The Scoundrel
The Scoundrel
1935 • as Calhoun
★ 6.3
Philadelphia, Here I Come
Philadelphia, Here I Come
1975 • as Ben Burton
★ 7.0
FBI Girl
FBI Girl
1951 • as Chauncey
★ 6.2