Hume Cronyn

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Hume Cronyn

Acting July 18, 1911

London, 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…

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Rope

Rope

7.9 1948 Movie
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

6.6 1993 Movie
Cocoon

Cocoon

6.6 1985 Movie
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

7.5 1943 Movie
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

6.5 1988 Movie
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

7.1 1963 Movie
*batteries not included

*batteries not included

6.7 1987 Movie
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.8 1962 TV Show
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

6.6 1985 Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 1955 TV Show
Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

6.7 1996 Movie
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.2 1969 TV Show

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2004
    A Separate Peace

    Movie Professor Carmichael

  2. 2003
    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Movie Self

  3. 2003
    The John Garfield Story

    Movie Self

  4. 2001
    Off Season

    Movie Sam Clausner

  5. 2001
    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Movie Self

  6. 2001
    Rope Unleashed

    Movie Self

  7. 2000
    Yesterday's Children

    Movie Old Sonny Sutton

  8. 2000
    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

    Movie Self

  9. 1999
    Santa and Pete

    Movie Saint Nick

  10. 1999
    Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

    Movie Self - Narrator (voice)

  11. 1999
    Seasons of Love

    TV show Lonzo

  12. 1999
    Sea People

    Movie Mr. John McRae

  13. 1998
    Angel Passing

    Movie Pianist

  14. 1997
    Alone

    Movie John Webb

  15. 1997
    12 Angry Men

    Movie Juror 9

  16. 1996
    Marvin's Room

    Movie Marvin Wakefield

More credits
  1. 1996
    An African love story

    Movie Self

  2. 1995
    People: A Musical Celebration

    Movie Grandpa (voice)

  3. 1994
    Camilla

    Movie Ewald

  4. 1994
    Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

    Movie Himself

  5. 1993
    To Dance with the White Dog

    Movie Robert Samuel Peek

  6. 1993
    The Pelican Brief

    Movie Justice Rosenberg

  7. 1992
    Broadway Bound

    Movie Ben

  8. 1991
    Christmas on Division Street

    Movie Cleveland Meriwether

  9. 1990
    Night of 100 Stars III

    Movie Self

  10. 1989
    Age-Old Friends

    Movie John Cooper

  11. 1989
    Day One

    Movie James F. Byrnes

  12. 1989
    The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

    Movie Narrator (Voice)

  13. 1988
    American Experience

    TV show Narrator (voice)

  14. 1988
    Cocoon: The Return

    Movie Joe Finley

  15. 1987
    *batteries not included

    Movie Frank Riley

  16. 1987
    Foxfire

    Movie Hector Nations

  17. 1985
    Cocoon

    Movie Joseph Finley

  18. 1985
    Brewster's Millions

    Movie Rupert Horn

  19. 1984
    Impulse

    Movie Dr. Carr

  20. 1984
    The Dollmaker

    Movie Teleplay

  21. 1982
    The World According to Garp

    Movie Mr. Fields

  22. 1982
    American Playhouse

    TV show Weller Martin

  23. 1981
    Rollover

    Movie Maxwell Emery

  24. 1981
    Honky Tonk Freeway

    Movie Sherm