Actor info
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Name :
Jim Whittaker
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Born :
February 10, 1929 in Seattle, WA, USA (97 years at death)
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Died :
April 7, 2026
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
10 films (1965–2018)
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Also known as :
James Warren Whittaker, James Whittaker
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Biography
James Warren Whittaker was an American climber and mountain guide. On May 1, 1963, he became the first American to reach the summit of Mount Everest as a member of the American Mount Everest Expedition led by Norman Dyhrenfurth, alongside the Sherpa Nawang Gombu, a nephew of Tenzing Norgay. They ran out of oxygen, but managed to reach the summit.
Notable films
- Nawang Gombu - Heart of a Tiger (2013) as self
- Sherpa: The Proving Grounds (2002) as Self
- Everest - Blood, Sweat and Tears (1993) as related character
- Americans on Everest (1965) as Self
- Pilgrimage to a Mountain Peak (1965) as Self
