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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

0.6

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