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Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Acting

Born: July 18, 1911London, Ontario, Canada

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, Susan Cooper. Many of his wide-ranging stage and screen acting roles garnered critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.

Known For
Filmography
A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace

Professor Carmichael

2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

2003
The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story

Self

2003
Off Season

Off Season

Sam Clausner

2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Self

2001
Rope Unleashed

Rope Unleashed

Self

2001
Yesterday's Children

Yesterday's Children

Old Sonny Sutton

2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Self

2000
Santa and Pete

Santa and Pete

Saint Nick

1999

Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

Self - Narrator (voice)

1999
Sea People

Sea People

Mr. John McRae

1999
Angel Passing

Angel Passing

Pianist

1998
Alone

Alone

John Webb

1997
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

Juror 9

1997
Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

Marvin Wakefield

1996

An African love story

Self

1996
People: A Musical Celebration

People: A Musical Celebration

Grandpa (voice)

1995
Camilla

Camilla

Ewald

1994

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

Himself

1994
To Dance with the White Dog

To Dance with the White Dog

Robert Samuel Peek

1993
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

Justice Rosenberg

1993
Broadway Bound

Broadway Bound

Ben

1992
Christmas on Division Street

Christmas on Division Street

Cleveland Meriwether

1991
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

Self

1990
Age-Old Friends

Age-Old Friends

John Cooper

1989
Day One

Day One

James F. Byrnes

1989
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

Narrator (Voice)

1989
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

Joe Finley

1988
*batteries not included

*batteries not included

Frank Riley

1987
Foxfire

Foxfire

Hector Nations

1987
Cocoon

Cocoon

Joseph Finley

1985
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

Rupert Horn

1985
Impulse

Impulse

Dr. Carr

1984
The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

Mr. Fields

1982
Rollover

Rollover

Maxwell Emery

1981
Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

Sherm

1981
The Gin Game

The Gin Game

Weller Martin

1981
The Parallax View

The Parallax View

Bill Rintels

1974
Conrack

Conrack

Skeffington

1974
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Dudley Whinner

1970
Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily

Tim Grogan

1969
The Arrangement

The Arrangement

Arthur Houghton

1969
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Polonius

1964
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

Sosigenes

1963
Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

Louis Howe

1960
A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Krogstad

1959
The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence

Dirk Stroeve

1959
Crowded Paradise

Crowded Paradise

George Heath

1956
The Fourposter

The Fourposter

1955
People Will Talk

People Will Talk

Prof. Rodney Elwell

1951
Top o' the Morning

Top o' the Morning

Hughie Devine

1949
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

John McGrath

1948
Brute Force

Brute Force

Capt. Munsey

1947
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

1947
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart

Dinner Party Guest (Voice)

1946
The Green Years

The Green Years

Papa Leckie

1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Arthur Keats

1946
A Letter for Evie

A Letter for Evie

John Phineas McPherson

1946
The Sailor Takes a Wife

The Sailor Takes a Wife

Freddie Potts

1945
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

1945
Main Street After Dark

Main Street After Dark

Keller

1945
Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

1944
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

Paul Roeder

1944
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

Stanley "Sparks" Garrett

1944
The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine

Duval

1943
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

Gerard

1943
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

Herbie Hawkins

1943