Hume Cronyn
Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
Acting (68)
2005
James Dean: Forever Youngas Self (archive footage)
5.9
2004
A Separate Peaceas Professor Carmichael
5.3
7.0
2003
The John Garfield Storyas Self
8.4
2001
Off Seasonas Sam Clausner
4.4
2001
7.3
2001
Rope Unleashedas Self
7.3
2000
Yesterday's Childrenas Old Sonny Sutton
7.5
7.3
1999
Santa and Peteas Saint Nick
5.8
1999
Omnibus: Television's Golden Ageas Self - Narrator (voice)
1999
Sea Peopleas Mr. John McRae
6.6
1998
Angel Passingas Pianist
8.0
1997
Aloneas John Webb
6.7
1997
12 Angry Menas Juror 9
7.7
1996
Marvin's Roomas Marvin Wakefield
6.7
1996
An African love storyas Self
10.0
1995
People: A Musical Celebrationas Grandpa (voice)
6.6
1994
Camillaas Ewald
5.6
1994
Hitchcock: Alfred the Greatas Himself
7.0
1993
To Dance with the White Dogas Robert Samuel Peek
7.2
1993
The Pelican Briefas Justice Rosenberg
6.6
1992
Broadway Boundas Ben
6.5
1991
Christmas on Division Streetas Cleveland Meriwether
6.5
1990
Night of 100 Stars IIIas Self
4.3
1989
Age-Old Friendsas John Cooper
7.7
1989
Day Oneas James F. Byrnes
6.2
1989
9.0
1988
Cocoon: The Returnas Joe Finley
6.5
1987
*batteries not includedas Frank Riley
6.7
1987
Foxfireas Hector Nations
7.2
1985
Cocoonas Joseph Finley
6.6
1985
Brewster's Millionsas Rupert Horn
6.6
1984
Impulseas Dr. Carr
5.3
1982
The World According to Garpas Mr. Fields
6.7
1981
Rolloveras Maxwell Emery
5.1
1981
Honky Tonk Freewayas Sherm
5.4
1981
The Gin Gameas Weller Martin
8.5
1974
The Parallax Viewas Bill Rintels
6.8
1974
Conrackas Skeffington
6.7
1970
There Was a Crooked Man...as Dudley Whinner
6.8
1969
Gaily, Gailyas Tim Grogan
4.3
1969
The Arrangementas Arthur Houghton
6.5
1964
Hamletas Polonius
6.9
1963
Cleopatraas Sosigenes
7.1
1960
Sunrise at Campobelloas Louis Howe
6.0
1959
A Doll's Houseas Krogstad
10.0
1959
The Moon and Sixpenceas Dirk Stroeve
7.0
1956
Crowded Paradiseas George Heath
8.0
1955
10.0
1951
People Will Talkas Rodney Elwell
7.1
1949
Top o' the Morningas Hughie Devine
5.6
1948
The Bride Goes Wildas John McGrath
6.7
1947
Brute Forceas Capt. Munsey
7.3
1947
The Beginning or the Endas Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
6.4
1946
The Secret Heartas Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
6.5
1946
The Green Yearsas Papa Leckie
6.4
1946
A Letter for Evieas John Phineas McPherson
6.9
1946
The Postman Always Rings Twiceas Arthur Keats
7.1
1945
The Sailor Takes a Wifeas Freddie Potts
8.0
1945
Ziegfeld Folliesas Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
6.0
1945
Main Street After Darkas Keller
4.5
1944
Blonde Feveras Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
4.4
1944
The Seventh Crossas Paul Roeder
6.8
1944
Lifeboatas Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
7.4
1943
The Cross of Lorraineas Duval
6.5
1943
Phantom of the Operaas Gerard
6.2
1943
Shadow of a Doubtas Herbie Hawkins
7.5
Production & Directing (6)
1987
FoxfireWriter
7.2
1984
The DollmakerTeleplay
7.7
1949
Under CapricornScreenplay
6.0
1949
Under CapricornAdaptation
6.0
1948
RopeAdaptation
7.9
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