Editing Stuart Whitman (section)

=== 1970 to 1987: Subsequent projects ===
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In 1967, Whitman admitted, "I'm the type who must work constantly."<ref name="don32">{{cite news|last=Page|first=Don|date=October 8, 1967|title=Whitman: Gotta Have Heart|page=TV channels: 6|work=Detroit Free Press}}</ref> In the early 1970s, he worked increasingly in Europe. "I left Hollywood because it was getting to be a mad mess!" he said. "There are only about two really good scripts going around and they always go to the industry's two top stars. I thought that in Europe, something better might come my way—and it did! I've made mistakes in the past, but I kept bouncing back. I always thought that an actor is destined to act, but I now realize that if you do one role well, you get stuck with it!"{{citation needed|date=December 2021|reason=It is unclear if this quotation is derived from the aforementioned 1967 article or somewhere else.}}

On September 25, 1970, Whitman was seen in the ''[[Bracken's World]]'' episode "Murder Off-Camera".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bracken's World {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/brackens-world/episode-642624/200209|access-date=December 13, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> Also that year, Whitman appeared in the films ''[[The Last Escape (1970 film)|The Last Escape]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/20663-THE-LAST-ESCAPE?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> and ''[[The Invincible Six]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/22645-THE-INVINCIBLE-SIX?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> He was also in an episode of ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'', and appeared in several more.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

On October 26, 1971, Whitman acted in ''[[Captain Apache]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54479-CAPTAIN-APACHE?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 24, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> ''[[City Beneath the Sea (1971 film)|The City Beneath the Sea]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=City Beneath the Sea |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/city-beneath-the-sea/2000344383/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> and the television film ''[[Revenge!]]''<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 31, 1971|title=Saturday|page=15G|work=The Charlotte Observer}}</ref>

On January 12, 1972, "Lindemann's Catch", an episode of [[Rod Serling]]'s ''[[Night Gallery]],'' aired, written by Rod Serling and directed by [[Jeff Corey]]. The story is about a cold hearted sea captain (Whitman) who captures a mermaid.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Night Gallery {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/night-gallery/episode-46-season-2/lindemanns-catch/203447|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

In July, Whitman acted in [[William F. Claxton]]'s newly released horror film ''[[Night of the Lepus]].'' In it, Whitman and [[Janet Leigh]] play a couple of zoologists who are looking for ways to reduce the rabbit population that has infested a nearby ranch. They test a serum on some rabbit specimens that would cause them birth defects, and hence reduce the population. One of them escapes, and soon after the area is infested and under attack by giant rabbits.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54665-NIGHT-OF-THE-LEPUS?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> The production was troubled and the film was critically lambasted upon release.<ref name="King Kong22">{{cite news|last=Canby|first=Vincent|date=July 16, 1972|title=King Kong, Where Are You?|pages=D1, D5–D6|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="Greenspun NYT22">{{cite news|last=Greenspun|first=Peter|date=October 5, 1972|title=Night of the Lepus Shoes Peter Rabbit's Other Side|page=56|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref name="MFB22">{{cite magazine|last=Milne|first=Tom|date=March 1973|title=Monthly Film Bulletin|volume=40|issue=468/479|page=55|issn=0027-0407|title-link=Monthly Film Bulletin}}</ref><ref name="Dark Dream22">{{cite book|last=Derry|first=Charles|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=loUaJC9VBMUC|title=Dark Dreams 2.0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film|publisher=McFarland|year=2009|isbn=978-0-7864-3397-1|page=71}}</ref> Whitman said that he ended up with the role because at the time he was working with [[Lee Remick]] on a film called ''The Candy Man'', which was cancelled. When he requested his salary and was turned down, he was told he would be compensated only if he took the lead in ''Night of the Lepus'', the screenplay of which he found to be ridiculous right from the start. He went on to say that the film damaged his reputation and wasn't bankable.<ref name=":322"/><ref name=":422"/><ref name=":522"/><ref name=":622"/> Despite its poor reputation, the film developed a [[Cult following|cult status]], but was retrospectively described by critics as ridiculous and unintentionally funny.<ref name="AllMovie Review22">{{cite web|last=Wheeler|first=Jeremy|title=Night of the Lepus Review|url=https://allmovie.com/work/night-of-the-lepus-103974/review|access-date=January 3, 2010|website=[[Allmovie]]}}</ref><ref name="HorrorShow22">{{cite book|last=Mayo|first=Mike|title=VideoHound's Horror Show: 999 Hair-Raising, Hellish and Humorous Movies|date=February 1, 1998|publisher=Visible Ink Press|isbn=1-57859-047-7|location=Detroit|page=257|oclc=39052368}}</ref><ref name="Stories22">{{cite book|last1=Davis|first1=Susan E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCS5yfJ7NAEC|title=Stories Rabbits Tell: A Natural and Cultural History of a Misunderstood Creature|last2=DeMello|first2=Margo|publisher=[[Lantern Books]]|year=2003|isbn=1-59056-044-2|location=New York, New York|pages=195–197|chapter=4. Trix Are for Kids!: The Rabbit as Contemporary Icon}}</ref><ref name="DVD Town22">{{cite web|last=Puccio|first=John J.|date=October 9, 2005|title=Night Of The Lepus – DVD review|url=http://www.dvdtown.com/review/night-of-the-lepus/dvd/3182|access-date=January 4, 2010|publisher=DVDTown.com}}</ref><ref name="AMC22">{{cite web|last=Null|first=Christopher|year=2005|title=Night of the Lepus|url=http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Night-of-the-Lepus|access-date=January 4, 2010|publisher=[[AMC (TV channel)|AMC's Filmcritic.com]]}}</ref><ref name="Classic Horror22">{{cite web|last=Merriam|first=Julia|date=April 30, 2007|title=Night of the Lepus (1972)|url=http://classic-horror.com/reviews/night_of_the_lepus_1972|access-date=January 4, 2010|publisher=Classic-Horror.com}}</ref><ref name="Horror films22">{{cite book|last=Muir|first=John Kenneth|title=Horror Films of the 1970s|date=August 20, 2002|publisher=[[McFarland & Company]]|isbn=0-7864-1249-6|pages=216–219|chapter=1972: Night of the Lepus}}</ref>

October 18 was the premiere of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[Run, Cougar, Run]]'', directed by [[Jerome Courtland]] and starring Whitman.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 24, 1972|title=Liberty to help premiere Disney film|page=Tv: 13|work=Great Falls Tribune}}</ref> On December 2, Whitman appeared in the "Carnival/The Vaudevillians" episode of ''[[Fantasy Island]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fantasy Island {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/fantasy-island/episode-10-season-2/carnival-the-vaudevillians/201302|access-date=December 14, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> That same month, on the 10th, Whitman made a second appearance on ''Night Gallery'' in an episode titled ''Fright Night''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Night Gallery {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/night-gallery/episode-8-season-3/fright-night/203447|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> Another TV show in which he appeared was ''[[Ghost Story (TV series)|Ghost Story]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ghost Story {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ghost-story/episode-1045052/201654|access-date=December 13, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> Whitman also appeared in ''[[The Woman Hunter]]'' that year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Woman Hunter, The (1972) – Overview – TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/23557/the-woman-hunter|access-date=December 24, 2019|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}</ref>

On January 25, 1973, Whitman guest starred in an episode of ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'' titled "The Set Up".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Streets of San Francisco {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-streets-of-san-francisco/episode-17-season-1/the-set-up/100525|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On April 13, the made-for-television film ''The Man Who Died Twice'' premiered, with Whitman in the lead role.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 13, 1973|title=Today's TV Programs|volume=54|page=92|work=Daily News|issue=251}}</ref> On September 21, Whitman appeared in the "Love and the Lifter; The Comedienne; The Lie; The Suspicious Husband" episode of ''[[Love, American Style]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Love, American Style {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/love-american-style/episode-2-season-5/love-and-the-lifter-the-comedienne-the-lie-the-suspicious/202795|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On November 23, Whitman acted in the ''[[Hec Ramsey]]'' episode "A Hard Road to Vengeance".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hec Ramsey {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/hec-ramsey/episode-682620/201932|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 1974, Whitman acted in the horror movie ''[[Welcome to Arrow Beach]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55425-WELCOME-TO-ARROW-BEACH?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 11, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

During the week of October 20, 1975, ''[[Shatter (film)|Call Him Mr Shatter]]'' premiered, in which Whitman had the lead role.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 20, 1975|title=8 film opening this week|page=27|work=The San Francisco Examiner}}</ref> On October 29, Whitman guest starred in the "Man in the Middle" episode of ''[[Cannon (TV series)|Cannon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cannon {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/cannon/episode-8-season-5/man-in-the-middle/200348|access-date=December 12, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On November 27, [[Fred Williamson]]'s ''[[Mean Johnny Barrows]]'' premiered, in which Whitman played a supporting role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55909-MEAN-JOHNNY-BARROWS?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 11, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> Also that year, Whitman acted in [[Jonathan Demme]]'s ''[[Crazy Mama]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/67752-CRAZY-MAMA?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 11, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

On January 24, 1976, Whitman appeared in part one of the two-part episode "The Running Man" of the show ''[[S.W.A.T. (1975 TV series)|S.W.A.T.]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S.W.A.T. {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/swat/episode-15-season-2/the-running-man/204177|access-date=December 13, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=S.W.A.T. {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/swat/episode-16-season-2/the-running-man/204177|access-date=December 13, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On March 9, Whitman was the leading man in the [[Cinema of Italy|Italian]] action film ''[[Strange Shadows in an Empty Room]]'', premiering in Italy before going worldwide. It was shot in Canada, both in [[Ottawa]] and [[Montreal]]. According to director [[Alberto de Martino]], Whitman agreed to the project in order to work outside of Hollywood.<ref>{{cite book|last=Curti|first=Roberto|title=Italian Crime Filmography, 1968–1980|publisher=McFarland|year=2013|isbn=978-0-7864-6976-5}}</ref> On the 23rd of that month, ''[[Las Vegas Lady]]'' was released, in which Whitman took part.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55933-LAS-VEGAS-LADY?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 11, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> Also that year, the film ''[[The Treasure Seekers (1979 film)|The Treasure Seekers]]'' wrapped, where Whitman played a role. It was written by and starred [[Rod Taylor]], and co-starred [[Elke Sommer]]. Due to problems while shooting and in post production, the film only achieved a limited release a number of years later.<ref>Stephen Vagg, ''Rod Taylor: An Aussie in Hollywood'' (Bear Manor Media, 2010) p188-189</ref> Finally he acted in ''[[Harry O]],'' and ''[[Ellery Queen (TV series)|Ellery Queen]]''.''{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}''

On the second of January 1977, the episode "Hot Ice Cold Hearts" of the TV show ''[[Quincy, M.E.]]'' aired, with Whitman as a guest star.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Quincy {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/quincy/episode-4-season-1/hot-ice-cold-hearts/100365|access-date=December 13, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On February 19, he guest starred in ''[[Most Wanted (1976 TV series)|Most Wanted]]'', in the episode "Tunnel Killer".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Most Wanted {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/most-wanted/episodes/203202|access-date=December 13, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> In early June, Whitman appeared in ''[[Ruby (1977 film)|Ruby]]'', which opened theatrically.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56066-RUBY?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 10, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> On October 5, Whitman appeared in [[J. Lee Thompson]]'s ''[[The White Buffalo]]'', starring [[Charles Bronson]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/67646-THE-WHITE-BUFFALO?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 10, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> On October 16, Whitman appeared in ''[[The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries]]''<nowiki/> episode "The Mystery of the African Safari".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hardy Boys {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-hardy-boys/episode-6-season-2/the-mystery-of-the-african-safari/201877|access-date=December 10, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> As early as October 19, Whitman appeared in the newly released ''Maniac!''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56087-MANIAC?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 10, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> On November 30, [[Tobe Hooper]]'s ''[[Eaten Alive]]'' premiered, with Whitman in a supporting role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56025-EATEN-ALIVE?cxt=filmography|access-date=December 10, 2019|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> That year, he also acted in [[Mircea Drăgan]]'s ''[[Cuibul salamandrelor|Oil – The Billion Dollar Fire]].'' Whitman said that he found shooting a Romanian film problematic because extras would talk during rehearsals and takes. When Whitman complained to the assistant director, who then reported the issue to the director, he returned telling him to continue or they would shoot him. From that point on, Whitman accepted the work conditions.<ref name=":322" /><ref name=":422" /><ref name=":522" /><ref name=":622" />

In 1978, Whitman acted in a [[Miniseries|television miniseries]] directed by Ken Annakin called [[The Pirate (1978 film)|''The Pirate'']].<ref>{{cite news|last=Howard Pearson|date=September 21, 1978|title=Franco Nero In Pirate Mini-series|newspaper=Deseret News|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gSVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-X8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5236,5620322&dq=the-pirate+franco-nero&hl=en|access-date=30 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Harold Robbins' The Pirate (1978) – Overview – TCM.com|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/20206/harold-robbins-the-pirate|access-date=December 24, 2019|website=Turner Classic Movies|language=en}}</ref> Also that year, he appeared in the [[Henry Levin (film director)|Henry Levin]] film ''[[Run for the Roses (film)|Run for the Roses]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Run For The Roses {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/run-for-the-roses/cast/116411|access-date=December 10, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

On February 8, 1979, the three-part mini-series ''Women in White'' first aired, and Whitman shared the lead with [[Susan Flannery]].<ref>{{cite news|date=February 3, 1979|title=Stars of 'Women in white'|page=Tv Section: 13|work=The Daily Journal}}</ref> On November 14 and 15, 1979, the four-hour, two-part mini-series ''[[The Seekers (miniseries)|The Seekers]]'' aired, in which Whitman played a supporting role.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Seekers {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-seekers/204305|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> That year, Whitman also acted in the film ''Delta Fox''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delta Fox {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/delta-fox/112669|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

In 1980, Whitman acted in [[René Cardona Jr.]]'s ''[[Guyana: Cult of the Damned]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Guyana, Cult Of The Damned {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/guyana-cult-of-the-damned/125355|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> and ''Los Traficantes De Panico'', also known as ''Under Siege''.<ref name=":222">{{Cite web|title=Los TRAFICANTES DE PÁNICO (1979)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75438b75|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191209224731/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75438b75|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=BFI|language=en}}</ref> On November 29, Whitman guest starred in ''[[Condominium (film)|Condominium]]'', which first aired on WPIX. The [[telefilm]] is a two-part episode of the four-hour long adaptation of the [[John D. MacDonald]] novel.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 16, 1980|title='Condominium' debuts on WPIX|work=Star-Gazette}}</ref> Whitman also acted in ''[[Cuba Crossing]],''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cuba Crossing {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/cuba-crossing/review/111919|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> and ''[[The Monster Club]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Monster Club {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-monster-club/106615|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

On April 19, 1981, Whitman appeared in the ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' episode "The Boy Who Talked with Animals".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tales of the Unexpected {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/tales-of-the-unexpected/episode-3-season-4/the-boy-who-talked-with-animals/395490|access-date=December 24, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> Whitman also appeared in the season 5 episode of ''[[Fantasy Island]]'' called "The Lady and the Monster; The Last Cowboy".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fantasy Island {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/fantasy-island/episode-4-season-5/the-lady-and-the-monster-the-last-cowboy/201302|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> In films, Whitman appeared in ''[[Demonoid (film)|Demonoid]],''<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 3, 1981|title=Friday|page=Family leisure: 14|work=Indiana Gazette}}</ref> ''When I Am King'',<ref>{{cite AV media|title=When I am King|date=1981|people=Wanda Appleton|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=Video Associates|location=Hollywood, California}}</ref> and ''Horror Safari''.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Invaders of the lost gold|last=Birkinshaw|first=Alan|type=DVD|language=en|publisher=Mondo Crash|id=669657808829}}</ref>

In 1982, he appeared in [[Matt Cimber]]'s film ''[[Butterfly (1982 film)|Butterfly]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/56739|access-date=2021-08-18|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> On October 16, Whitman appeared in the "Curse of the Moreaus; My Man Friday" episode of ''[[Fantasy Island]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fantasy Island {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/fantasy-island/episode-1-season-6/curse-of-the-moreaus-my-man-friday/201302|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On November 18, Whitman appeared in the ''[[Simon & Simon]]'' episode called "The Rough Rider Rides Again".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Simon & Simon {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/simon-simon/episode-6-season-2/the-rough-rider-rides-again/204408|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

On April 5, 1983, Whitman appeared in the season one episode of ''[[The A-Team]]'' titled "West-Coast Turnaround".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The A-Team {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-a-team/episode-10-season-1/west-coast-turnaround/100010|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

On April 30, 1984, Whitman hosted the documentary ''Hollywood Roughcuts''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 28, 1984|title=Monday April 30, 1984|page=The weekend scene: 26|work=The Daily Journal}}</ref> On May 27, Whitman appeared in the "Big Iron" episode of ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Knight Rider {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/knight-rider/episode-24-season-2/big-iron/195611|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On November 25, Whitman appeared in "Hit, Run, and Homicide", an episode of ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Murder, She Wrote {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/murder-she-wrote/episode-7-season-1/hit-run-and-homicide/100310|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On December 7, Whitman played a killer in the show ''[[Matt Houston]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Matt Houston {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/matt-houston/episode-592802/202988|access-date=December 24, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On the 8th of that month, Whitman also appeared in the "Midnight Highway" episode of the show ''[[Cover Up (TV series)|Cover Up]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cover Up {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/cover-up/episode-11-season-1/midnight-highway/200702|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> Also that year, he appeared in episodes of ''[[Hotel (U.S. TV series)|Hotel]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} In films, Whitman appeared in ''First Strike''.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=USS Cobra|date=1984|people=Allan Kuskoski|type=VHS|language=fi|publisher=Juno Media|location=Finland|id=85207}}</ref>

In 1985, Whitman appeared in ''[[Deadly Intruder]]''<ref>{{Cite news|date=March 8, 1985|title=Guess what all movies at 2.50|page=7|work=Tulare Advance-Register|url=}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=December 2019}} and René Cardona Jr.'s ''The Treasure of the Amazon''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Treasure Of The Amazon {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-treasure-of-the-amazon/cast/121205|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> On television, Whitman appeared in the series ''[[Finder of Lost Loves]]'',{{citation needed|date=February 2017}} an episode of ''[[Tales from the Darkside]]'',{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}, the ''[[Hunter (1984 American TV series)|Hunter]]'' episode "The Biggest Man in Town",<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hunter {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/hunter/episode-3-season-2/the-biggest-man-in-town/198186|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> and ''[[The A-Team]]'' episode "Blood, Sweat and Cheers".<ref>{{Cite web|title=The A-Team {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-a-team/episode-8-season-4/blood-sweat-and-cheers/100010|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> That year, [[CBS]] aired the television film ''Beverly Hills Cowgirl Blues'', starring [[James Brolin]] and [[Lisa Hartman Black|Lisa Hartman]] with a supporting turn from Whitman.<ref>{{Cite news|date=September 24, 1985|title=Cowgirl brings blues to policeman on CBS|page=Shopping guide: 15|work=The Deming Headlight}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=December 2019}}

In 1986, the film ''Vultures'' aired on TV, starring Whitman and [[Meredith MacRae]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=January 15, 1988|title=Broadcast movies|page=4 Heartland|work=The Tampa Tribune}}</ref> It also had a home video release.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Vultures|date=1986|last=Leder|first=Paul|type=VHS|language=en|publisher=Prism entertainment corporation|location=Los Angeles, California|id=1680}}</ref> On January 22, 1986, Whitman was a guest star on ''[[Blacke's Magic]]''.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 19, 1986|title=Ghost ship befuddles quartet|volume=80|page=Tennessean Showcase: 32|work=The Tennessean}}</ref> On February 17, Whitman was also the guest on TV-show ''[[Hardcastle and McCormick]]''.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 17, 1986|title=Tonight on tv|page=Part V: 9|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> On October 9, Whitman appeared in the episode "Phil After All These Years" of the show ''Simon & Simon''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Simon & Simon {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/simon-simon/episode-3-season-6/still-phil-after-all-these-years/204408|access-date=December 9, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref>

On February 10, 1987, CBS first aired the television-film adaptation of [[Mary Higgins Clark]]'s novel ''Stillwatch'', where Whitman played a supporting role.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Buck|first=Jerry|date=February 10, 1987|title=Angie Dickinson Stars as Senator|page=17|work=Lancaster New Era}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=February 8, 1987|title=Highlights and movies Tuesday|page=18 F|work=Great Falls Tribune}}</ref> On May 27, Whitman appeared in the season finale of ''Hotel''.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 27, 1987|title=Dinal Shore Guests on 'Hotel'|page=39|work=Lancaster New Era|url=}}</ref> In November, he appeared in the "Trouble in Eden" episode of ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Murder, She Wrote {{!}} TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/murder-she-wrote/episode-9-season-4/trouble-in-eden/100310|access-date=December 23, 2019|website=TVGuide.com|language=en}}</ref> Also that year, Whitman appeared in one episode of ''[[Jack and Mike]].''<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 19, 1987|title=The TV pages (Part 2)|page=5E|work=Detroit Free Press|url=}}</ref>