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Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

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,

Born

Jul 18, 1911

London, Ontario, Canada

Died

Jun 15, 2003

Known For

Acting

Movies

67 acting

5 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963 as Sosigenes
★ 7.0
Marvin's Room
Marvin's Room
1996 as Marvin Wakefield
★ 6.7
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
1993 as Justice Rosenberg
★ 6.6
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 as Herbie Hawkins
★ 7.5
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 as Arthur Keats
★ 7.1
Cocoon
Cocoon
1985 as Joseph Finley
★ 6.6
*batteries not included
*batteries not included
1987 as Frank Riley
★ 6.7
Brute Force
Brute Force
1947 as Capt. Munsey
★ 7.3
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
★ 7.4
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 as Bill Rintels
★ 6.8
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
★ 6.0
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
1982 as Mr. Fields
★ 6.7
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1997 as Juror 9
★ 7.7
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1951 as Prof. Rodney Elwell
★ 7.1
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1985 as Rupert Horn
★ 6.6
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
1943 as Gerard
★ 6.2
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return
1988 as Joe Finley
★ 6.5
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 as Paul Roeder
★ 6.8
The Sailor Takes a Wife
The Sailor Takes a Wife
1945 as Freddie Potts
★ 6.0
The Arrangement
The Arrangement
1969 as Arthur Houghton
★ 6.5
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 as Dudley Whinner
★ 6.8
Conrack
Conrack
1974 as Skeffington
★ 6.8
Rollover
Rollover
1981 as Maxwell Emery
★ 5.1
Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 as Self
★ 4.0
Alone
Alone
1997 as John Webb
★ 6.5
Day One
Day One
1989 as James F. Byrnes
★ 5.8
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 as Duval
★ 6.2
Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
2000 as Old Sonny Sutton
★ 7.3
Off Season
Off Season
2001 as Sam Clausner
★ 3.2
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947 as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
★ 6.1
Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981 as Sherm
★ 5.2
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello
1960 as Louis Howe
★ 6.0
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily
1969 as Tim Grogan
★ 3.7
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1959 as Krogstad
★ 10.0
Impulse
Impulse
1984 as Dr. Carr
★ 5.2
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story
2003 as Self
★ 8.0
Hamlet
Hamlet
1964 as Polonius
★ 6.5
A Letter for Evie
A Letter for Evie
1946 as John Phineas McPherson
★ 6.7
Foxfire
Foxfire
1987 as Hector Nations
★ 7.0
A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace
2004 as Professor Carmichael
★ 4.8
The Green Years
The Green Years
1946 as Papa Leckie
★ 6.3
Camilla
Camilla
1994 as Ewald
★ 5.5
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
1999 as Saint Nick
★ 5.3
To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog
1993 as Robert Samuel Peek
★ 7.0
Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever
1944 as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
★ 3.9
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
★ 6.3
Main Street After Dark
Main Street After Dark
1945 as Keller
★ 4.0
Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound
1992 as Ben
★ 6.3
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 as Weller Martin
★ 8.0
movie
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
1994 as Himself
Christmas on Division Street
Christmas on Division Street
1991 as Cleveland Meriwether
★ 6.2
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
1959 as Dirk Stroeve
Sea People
Sea People
1999 as Mr. John McRae
★ 6.3
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild
1948 as John McGrath
★ 6.2
People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration
1995 as Grandpa (voice)
★ 6.2
Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise
1956 as George Heath
Age-Old Friends
Age-Old Friends
1989 as John Cooper
★ 7.7
Rope Unleashed
Rope Unleashed
2001 as Self
★ 6.9
Top o' the Morning
Top o' the Morning
1949 as Hughie Devine
★ 5.4
Angel Passing
Angel Passing
1998 as Pianist
movie
Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
1999 as Self - Narrator (voice)
movie
An African love story
1996 as Self