7.9
Movie
Acting
Hume Cronyn
- Born
- Died
- (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- London, Ontario, Canada
- Credits
- 94 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
6.6
Movie
The Pelican Brief
6.6
Movie
Cocoon
7.5
Movie
Shadow of a Doubt
6.5
Movie
Cocoon: The Return
7.1
Movie
Cleopatra
6.7
Movie
*batteries not included
6.6
Movie
Brewster's Millions
6.7
Movie
Marvin's Room
7.4
Movie
Lifeboat
7.7
Movie
12 Angry Men
6.7
Movie
The World According to Garp
6.8
Movie
The Parallax View
7.1
Movie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.3
Movie
Brute Force
6.2
Movie
Phantom of the Opera
6.0
Movie
Under Capricorn
Acting credits 90
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | James Dean: Forever Young Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | A Separate Peace Film | Professor Carmichael |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Film | Self |
| 2003 | The John Garfield Story Film | Self |
| 2001 | Off Season Film | Sam Clausner |
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Film | Self |
| 2001 | Rope Unleashed Film | Self |
| 2000 | Yesterday's Children Film | Old Sonny Sutton |
| 2000 | Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Film | Self |
| 1999 | Santa and Pete Film | Saint Nick |
| 1999 | Omnibus: Television's Golden Age Film | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 1999 | Seasons of Love TV | Lonzo (2 ep) |
| 1999 | Sea People Film | Mr. John McRae |
| 1998 | Angel Passing Film | Pianist |
| 1997 | Alone Film | John Webb |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men Film | Juror 9 |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room Film | Marvin Wakefield |
| 1996 | An African love story Film | Self |
| 1995 | People: A Musical Celebration Film | Grandpa (voice) |
| 1994 | Camilla Film | Ewald |
| 1994 | Hitchcock: Alfred the Great Film | Self |
| 1993 | To Dance with the White Dog Film | Robert Samuel Peek |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief Film | Justice Rosenberg |
| 1992 | Broadway Bound Film | Ben |
| 1991 | Christmas on Division Street Film | Cleveland Meriwether |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III Film | Self |
| 1989 | Age-Old Friends Film | John Cooper |
| 1989 | Day One Film | James F. Byrnes |
| 1989 | The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness Film | Narrator (Voice) |
| 1988 | American Experience TV | Narrator (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return Film | Joe Finley |
| 1987 | *batteries not included Film | Frank Riley |
| 1987 | Foxfire Film | Hector Nations |
| 1985 | Cocoon Film | Joseph Finley |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions Film | Rupert Horn |
| 1984 | Impulse Film | Dr. Carr |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp Film | Mr. Fields |
| 1982 | American Playhouse TV | Weller Martin (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Rollover Film | Maxwell Emery |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway Film | Sherm |
| 1981 | The Gin Game Film | Weller Martin |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Parallax View Film | Bill Rintels |
| 1974 | Conrack Film | Skeffington |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... Film | Dudley Whinner |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily Film | Tim Grogan |
| 1969 | The Arrangement Film | Arthur Houghton |
| 1969 | Hawaii Five-O TV | Lewis Avery Filer (2 ep) |
| 1964 | Hamlet Film | Polonius |
| 1963 | Cleopatra Film | Sosigenes |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello Film | Louis Howe |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show TV | Charles King (1 ep) |
| 1959 | A Doll's House Film | Krogstad |
| 1959 | The Moon and Sixpence Film | Dirk Stroeve |
| 1958 | Naked City TV | Professor Henry J. Fallon (1 ep) |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month TV | Uncle Pio (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Crowded Paradise Film | George Heath |
| 1956 | Telephone Time TV | (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Henry Daw, Fitzhugh Oldham (1 ep) |
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Rope Film | Story |
| 1987 | Foxfire Film | Writer |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker Film | Teleplay |
| 1949 | Under Capricorn Film | Screenplay, Adaptation |
| 1948 | Rope Film | Adaptation |