Hume Cronyn
Jul 18, 1911 - Jun 15, 2003 (91 years old) in London, Ontario, Canada
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. 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
Climax!
Reverend Mr. Muldoon
Hawaii Five-O
Lewis Avery Filer
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Naked City
Professor Henry J. Fallon
Studio One
Ben Hecht
Suspense
Dr. Violet
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Henry Daw
Credits
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A Separate Peace 2004Professor Carmichael★ 4.8 -
Self★ 7 -
Self★ 8 -
Off Season 2001Sam Clausner★ 3.2 -
Self★ 7.2 -
Rope Unleashed 2001Self★ 6.9 -
Yesterday's Children 2000Old Sonny Sutton★ 7.3 -
Self★ 7 -
Santa and Pete 1999Saint Nick★ 5.3 -
Self - Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Sea People 1999Mr. John McRae★ 6.3 -
Angel Passing 1998Pianist★ NR -
Alone 1997John Webb★ 6.5 -
12 Angry Men 1997Juror 9★ 7.7 -
Marvin's Room 1996Marvin Wakefield★ 6.7 -
Grandpa (voice)★ 6.2 -
Camilla 1994Ewald★ 5.7 -
Himself★ NR
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Robert Samuel Peek★ 7 -
The Pelican Brief 1993Justice Rosenberg★ 6.6 -
Broadway Bound 1992Ben★ 6.3 -
Cleveland Meriwether★ 6.2 -
Self★ 4 -
Age-Old Friends 1989John Cooper★ 7.7 -
Day One 1989James F. Byrnes★ 6.3 -
Narrator (Voice)★ NR -
American Experience 1988Narrator (voice)★ 7.4 -
Cocoon: The Return 1988Joe Finley★ 6.5 -
Frank Riley★ 6.7 -
Foxfire 1987Hector Nations★ 7 -
Cocoon 1985Joseph Finley★ 6.6 -
Brewster's Millions 1985Rupert Horn★ 6.6 -
Impulse 1984Dr. Carr★ 5.1 -
Mr. Fields★ 6.7 -
Rollover 1981Maxwell Emery★ 5.1 -
Honky Tonk Freeway 1981Sherm★ 5.2 -
The Gin Game 1981Weller Martin★ 8 -
Self★ 7.4 -
The Parallax View 1974Bill Rintels★ 6.8 -
Conrack 1974Skeffington★ 6.8 -
Dudley Whinner★ 6.8 -
Gaily, Gaily 1969Tim Grogan★ 4 -
The Arrangement 1969Arthur Houghton★ 6.7 -
Hawaii Five-O 1968Lewis Avery Filer★ 7.1 -
Polonius★ 6.5 -
Cleopatra 1963Sosigenes★ 7 -
Louis Howe★ 6 -
Charles King★ 6.2 -
A Doll's House 1959Krogstad★ 10 -
Dirk Stroeve★ NR -
Naked City 1958Professor Henry J. Fallon★ 5.5 -
Uncle Pio★ 6.8 -
Crowded Paradise 1956George Heath★ NR -
Telephone Time 1956★ 6.3 -
Henry Daw★ 7.7 -
The Fourposter 1955★ NR -
Climax! 1954Reverend Mr. Muldoon★ 3.3 -
The Marriage 1954Ben Marriott★ NR
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Letter to Loretta 1953Hap Martin★ 6.5 -
Ralph Whitemore★ 6.3 -
Nils Krogstad★ 8.6 -
Wilbur Meeler★ 7.3 -
People Will Talk 1951Prof. Rodney Elwell★ 7.1 -
Top o' the Morning 1949Hughie Devine★ 5.8 -
Suspense 1949Dr. Violet★ 4.9 -
Studio One 1948Ben Hecht★ 5 -
★ 6.3 -
The Bride Goes Wild 1948John McGrath★ 6 -
Brute Force 1947Capt. Munsey★ 7.3 -
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer★ 6.5 -
The Secret Heart 1946Dinner Party Guest (Voice)★ 6.3 -
The Green Years 1946Papa Leckie★ 6.5 -
Arthur Keats★ 7 -
A Letter for Evie 1946John Phineas McPherson★ 6.7 -
Freddie Potts★ 6 -
Ziegfeld Follies 1945Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")★ 6.1 -
Keller★ 4.8 -
Blonde Fever 1944Restaurant Patron (uncredited)★ 4.4 -
The Seventh Cross 1944Paul Roeder★ 6.7 -
Lifeboat 1944Stanley "Sparks" Garrett★ 7.4 -
Duval★ 6.2 -
Phantom of the Opera 1943Gerard★ 6.2 -
Shadow of a Doubt 1943Herbie Hawkins★ 7.5
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