Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

🎂 18th July 1911 (114 yrs) 📍 London, Ontario, Canada

Known For

The Pelican Brief

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.

Hume Cronyn

Movies Featuring Hume Cronyn

A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace (2004)

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

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

as Self
The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story (2003)

as Self
Off Season

Off Season (2001)

as Sam Clausner
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001)

as Self
Rope Unleashed

Rope Unleashed (2001)

as Self
Yesterday's Children

Yesterday's Children (2000)

as Old Sonny Sutton
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (2000)

as Self
Santa and Pete

Santa and Pete (1999)

as Saint Nick
No Image

Omnibus: Television's Golden Age (1999)

as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sea People

Sea People (1999)

as Mr. John McRae
Angel Passing

Angel Passing (1998)

as Pianist
Alone

Alone (1997)

as John Webb
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men (1997)

as Juror 9
Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room (1996)

as Marvin Wakefield
People: A Musical Celebration

People: A Musical Celebration (1995)

as Grandpa (voice)
Camilla

Camilla (1994)

as Ewald
No Image

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great (1994)

as Himself
To Dance with the White Dog

To Dance with the White Dog (1993)

as Robert Samuel Peek
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief (1993)

as Justice Rosenberg
Broadway Bound

Broadway Bound (1992)

as Ben
Christmas on Division Street

Christmas on Division Street (1991)

as Cleveland Meriwether
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III (1990)

as Self
Age-Old Friends

Age-Old Friends (1989)

as John Cooper
Day One

Day One (1989)

as James F. Byrnes
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

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

as Narrator (Voice)
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return (1988)

as Joe Finley
*batteries not included

*batteries not included (1987)

as Frank Riley
Foxfire

Foxfire (1987)

as Hector Nations
Cocoon

Cocoon (1985)

as Joseph Finley
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions (1985)

as Rupert Horn
Impulse

Impulse (1984)

as Dr. Carr
The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp (1982)

as Mr. Fields
Rollover

Rollover (1981)

as Maxwell Emery
Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)

as Sherm
The Gin Game

The Gin Game (1981)

as Weller Martin
The Parallax View

The Parallax View (1974)

as Bill Rintels
Conrack

Conrack (1974)

as Skeffington
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

as Dudley Whinner
Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily (1969)

as Tim Grogan
The Arrangement

The Arrangement (1969)

as Arthur Houghton
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (1964)

as Polonius
Cleopatra

Cleopatra (1963)

as Sosigenes
Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello (1960)

as Louis Howe
A Doll's House

A Doll's House (1959)

as Krogstad
The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence (1959)

as Dirk Stroeve
Crowded Paradise

Crowded Paradise (1956)

as George Heath
The Fourposter

The Fourposter (1955)

People Will Talk

People Will Talk (1951)

as Prof. Rodney Elwell
Top o' the Morning

Top o' the Morning (1949)

as Hughie Devine
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild (1948)

as John McGrath
Brute Force

Brute Force (1947)

as Capt. Munsey
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End (1947)

as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart (1946)

as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
The Green Years

The Green Years (1946)

as Papa Leckie
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

as Arthur Keats
A Letter for Evie

A Letter for Evie (1946)

as John Phineas McPherson
The Sailor Takes a Wife

The Sailor Takes a Wife (1945)

as Freddie Potts
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Main Street After Dark

Main Street After Dark (1945)

as Keller
Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever (1944)

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross (1944)

as Paul Roeder
Lifeboat

Lifeboat (1944)

as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine (1943)

as Duval
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera (1943)

as Gerard
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

as Herbie Hawkins