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Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early film roles included Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Lifeboat (1944). He performed frequently alongside his second wife Jessica Tandy, including in the films The World According to Garp (1982), Cocoon (1985), and *batteries not included (1987). Their marriage lasted from 1942 until her death in 1994. He wrote the play Foxfire and television film The Dollmaker with his third wife,

Born

Jul 18, 1911

London, Ontario, Canada

Died

Jun 15, 2003

Known For

Acting

Movies

68 acting

6 crew

Popularity

0.7

Known For

Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963 • as Sosigenes
★ 7.1
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
1993 • as Justice Rosenberg
★ 6.6
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
1943 • as Gerard
★ 6.2
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1985 • as Rupert Horn
★ 6.6
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1997 • as Juror 9
★ 7.7
Cocoon
Cocoon
1985 • as Joseph Finley
★ 6.6
*batteries not included
*batteries not included
1987 • as Frank Riley
★ 6.7
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 • as Herbie Hawkins
★ 7.5
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 • as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
★ 7.4
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
1982 • as Mr. Fields
★ 6.7
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 • as Bill Rintels
★ 6.8
Marvin's Room
Marvin's Room
1996 • as Marvin Wakefield
★ 6.7
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return
1988 • as Joe Finley
★ 6.4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 • as Arthur Keats
★ 7.1
Brute Force
Brute Force
1947 • as Capt. Munsey
★ 7.3
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 • as Dudley Whinner
★ 6.8
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1951 • as Rodney Elwell
★ 7.1
The Arrangement
The Arrangement
1969 • as Arthur Houghton
★ 6.6
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 • as Self
★ 4.3
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 • as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
★ 6.0
Hamlet
Hamlet
1964 • as Polonius
★ 6.9
Impulse
Impulse
1984 • as Dr. Carr
★ 5.3
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 • as Paul Roeder
★ 6.8
Day One
Day One
1989 • as James F. Byrnes
★ 6.5
James Dean: Forever Young
James Dean: Forever Young
2005 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 5.9
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story
2003 • as Self
★ 8.4
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild
1948 • as John McGrath
★ 6.7
Rollover
Rollover
1981 • as Maxwell Emery
★ 5.1
Alone
Alone
1997 • as John Webb
★ 6.7
Foxfire
Foxfire
1987 • as Hector Nations
★ 7.2
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947 • as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
★ 6.4
The Green Years
The Green Years
1946 • as Papa Leckie
★ 6.4
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello
1960 • as Louis Howe
★ 6.0
Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981 • as Sherm
★ 5.4
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 • as Duval
★ 6.5
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
★ 7.0
To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog
1993 • as Robert Samuel Peek
★ 7.2
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
1959 • as Dirk Stroeve
★ 7.0
Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
2000 • as Old Sonny Sutton
★ 7.5
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily
1969 • as Tim Grogan
★ 4.3
Conrack
Conrack
1974 • as Skeffington
★ 6.7
Top o' the Morning
Top o' the Morning
1949 • as Hughie Devine
★ 5.6
Main Street After Dark
Main Street After Dark
1945 • as Keller
★ 4.5
Angel Passing
Angel Passing
1998 • as Pianist
★ 8.0
A Letter for Evie
A Letter for Evie
1946 • as John Phineas McPherson
★ 6.9
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
1999 • as Saint Nick
★ 5.8
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 • as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
★ 6.5
Christmas on Division Street
Christmas on Division Street
1991 • as Cleveland Meriwether
★ 6.5
People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration
1995 • as Grandpa (voice)
★ 6.6
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace
2004 • as Professor Carmichael
★ 5.3
Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise
1956 • as George Heath
★ 8.0
Sea People
Sea People
1999 • as Mr. John McRae
★ 6.6
Rope Unleashed
Rope Unleashed
2001 • as Self
★ 7.3
Camilla
Camilla
1994 • as Ewald
★ 5.6
The Sailor Takes a Wife
The Sailor Takes a Wife
1945 • as Freddie Potts
★ 8.0
Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever
1944 • as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
★ 4.4
Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound
1992 • as Ben
★ 6.5
Age-Old Friends
Age-Old Friends
1989 • as John Cooper
★ 7.7
Off Season
Off Season
2001 • as Sam Clausner
★ 4.4
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1959 • as Krogstad
★ 10.0
movie
An African love story
1996 • as Self
★ 10.0
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 • as Weller Martin
★ 8.5
The Fourposter
★ 10.0
movie
Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
1999 • as Self - Narrator (voice)