Hume Cronyn

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.

Known for

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

2003 ⭐ 7.0

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The John Garfield Story

2003 ⭐ 8.4

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001 ⭐ 7.2

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Rope Unleashed

2001 ⭐ 7.3

Career timeline

2004

A Separate Peace

Professor Carmichael · 2004

⭐ 5.3

2003

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

Self · 2003

⭐ 7.0

The John Garfield Story Notable

Self · 2003

⭐ 8.4

2001

Off Season

Sam Clausner · 2001

⭐ 4.7

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Notable

Self · 2001

⭐ 7.2

Rope Unleashed Notable

Self · 2001

⭐ 7.3

2000

Yesterday's Children Notable

Old Sonny Sutton · 2000

⭐ 7.4

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

Self · 2000

⭐ 7.3

1999

Santa and Pete

Saint Nick · 1999

⭐ 5.8

Sea People

Mr. John McRae · 1999

⭐ 6.6

1998

Angel Passing Notable

Pianist · 1998

⭐ 8.0

1997

Alone

John Webb · 1997

⭐ 6.7

12 Angry Men Notable

Juror 9 · 1997

⭐ 7.7

1996

Marvin's Room

Marvin Wakefield · 1996

⭐ 6.7

1995

People: A Musical Celebration

Grandpa (voice) · 1995

⭐ 6.6

1994

Camilla

Ewald · 1994

⭐ 5.6

1993

To Dance with the White Dog Notable

Robert Samuel Peek · 1993

⭐ 7.2

The Pelican Brief Notable

Justice Rosenberg · 1993

⭐ 6.6

1992

Broadway Bound

Ben · 1992

⭐ 6.5

1991

Christmas on Division Street

Cleveland Meriwether · 1991

⭐ 6.5

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

Self · 1990

⭐ 4.0

1989

Age-Old Friends Notable

John Cooper · 1989

⭐ 7.7

Day One

James F. Byrnes · 1989

⭐ 6.2

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

Narrator (Voice) · 1989

⭐ 9.0

1988

Cocoon: The Return Notable

Joe Finley · 1988

⭐ 6.5

1987

*batteries not included

Frank Riley · 1987

⭐ 6.7

Foxfire Notable

Hector Nations · 1987

⭐ 7.2

1985

Cocoon Notable

Joseph Finley · 1985

⭐ 6.6

Brewster's Millions

Rupert Horn · 1985

⭐ 6.6

1984

Impulse

Dr. Carr · 1984

⭐ 5.2

1982

The World According to Garp

Mr. Fields · 1982

⭐ 6.7

Frequently appears with

Edie Adams

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Bea Arthur

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Elizabeth Ashley

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Alec Baldwin

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Kaye Ballard

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Julie Garfield

Narrator / Self

Full filmography

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A Separate Peace

2004 ⭐ 5.3

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

2003 ⭐ 7.0

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The John Garfield Story

2003 ⭐ 8.4

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Off Season

2001 ⭐ 4.7

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001 ⭐ 7.2

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Rope Unleashed

2001 ⭐ 7.3

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Yesterday's Children

2000 ⭐ 7.4

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Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

2000 ⭐ 7.3

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Santa and Pete

1999 ⭐ 5.8

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Sea People

1999 ⭐ 6.6

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Angel Passing

1998 ⭐ 8.0

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Alone

1997 ⭐ 6.7

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12 Angry Men

1997 ⭐ 7.7

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Marvin's Room

1996 ⭐ 6.7

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People: A Musical Celebration

1995 ⭐ 6.6

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Camilla

1994 ⭐ 5.6

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To Dance with the White Dog

1993 ⭐ 7.2

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The Pelican Brief

1993 ⭐ 6.6

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Broadway Bound

1992 ⭐ 6.5

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Christmas on Division Street

1991 ⭐ 6.5