Basically what you're saying is "He was a working actor."Mister Tee wrote
I honestly had no idea he was still around. I coincidentally just watched An American Dream a week or two ago --a fairly terrible movie that's sadly reflective of most of his filmography. He's a perfectly decent but not particularly distinctive actor, who had an extensive list of credit,s with almost no movies anyone cares about.
I've read these quotes:
"I've had to battle and say what is an actor? It's a fellow who plays someone else. But now I realize it's the image that makes a star. John Wayne is a great example of a super actor. Gary Cooper is another one. My image? I think it's being free and easy and all man. I say to myself I want to become an actor, I want to lose myself in each role. But that's not the way to become an actor."
Whitman's private fortune continued to grow on a combination of his property developments and acting income.
"I didn't need to act to make a living, but had a real passion for it – I just loved to act."
