Hume Cronyn
ActingAlso Known As
Hume Blake Cronyn, Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.
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.
Movies
(66 total)
The Pelican Brief
as Justice Rosenberg
Cocoon
as Joseph Finley
Shadow of a Doubt
as Herbie Hawkins
Cocoon: The Return
as Joe Finley
Cleopatra
as Sosigenes
*batteries not included
as Frank Riley
Brewster's Millions
as Rupert Horn
Marvin's Room
as Marvin Wakefield
Lifeboat
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
The World According to Garp
as Mr. Fields
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Arthur Keats
The Parallax View
as Bill Rintels
Phantom of the Opera
as Gerard
Brute Force
as Capt. Munsey
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Dudley Whinner
People Will Talk
as Prof. Rodney Elwell
The Arrangement
as Arthur Houghton
Ziegfeld Follies
as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Impulse
as Dr. Carr
TV Shows
(30 total)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Henry Daw
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fitzhugh Oldham
Hawaii Five-O
as Lewis Avery Filer
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Studio One
as Ben Hecht
Studio One
as Ellis Davenport
Studio One
as Mr. Moore
Studio One
as Pop Thatcher
Naked City
as Professor Henry J. Fallon
Climax!
as Reverend Mr. Muldoon
Suspense
as Dr. Violet
Suspense
as Sig
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nils Krogstad
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hector
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Ben Marriott