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Hume Cronyn
Actor, Writer, Producer, Additional Credits
Born July 18, 1911Died June 15, 2003 (91 years)
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.
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Hume Cronyn Filmography
| 2004 | A Separate Peace · as Professor Carmichael |
| 2001 | Off Season · as Sam Clausner |
| 2000 | Yesterday's Children · as Old Sonny Sutton |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Joseph Finley |
| 1999 | Santa and Pete · as Saint Nick |
| 1999 | Seasons of Love (TV Series) · as Lonzo |
| 1999 | Sea People · as Mr. John Mcrae |
| 1997 | Alone · as John Webb |
| 1997 | 12 Angry Men · as Juror 9 |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room · as Marvin Wakefield |
| 1995 | People: A Musical Celebration · as Grandpa (voice) |
| 1994 | Camilla · as Ewald |
| 1993 | To Dance with the White Dog · as Robert Samuel Peek |
| 1993 | The Pelican Brief · as Justice Rosenberg |
| 1992 | Broadway Bound · as Ben |
| 1991 | Christmas on Division Street · as Cleveland Meriwether |
| 1989 | Age-Old Friends · as John Cooper |
| 1989 | Day One · as James F. Byrnes |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return · as Joe Finley |
| 1988 | American Experience (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | *batteries not included · as Frank Riley |
| 1987 | Foxfire · as Hector Nations |
| 1985 | Cocoon · as Joseph Finley |
| 1985 | Brewster's Millions · as Rupert Horn |
| 1984 | Impulse · as Dr. Carr |
| 1982 | The World According to Garp · as Mr. Fields |
| 1981 | Rollover · as Maxwell Emery |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk Freeway · as Sherm |
| 1981 | The Gin Game · as Weller Martin |
| 1974 | The Parallax View · as Bill Rintels |
| 1974 | Conrack · as Skeffington |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... · as Dudley Whinner |
| 1969 | The Arrangement · as Arthur Houghton |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily · as Tim Grogan |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Lewis Avery Filer |
| 1964 | Hamlet · as Polonius |
| 1963 | Cleopatra · as Sosigenes |
| 1960 | Spartacus · as Gladiator |
| 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello · as Louis Howe |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Charles King |
| 1959 | A Doll's House · as Krogstad |
| 1959 | The Moon and Sixpence · as Dirk Stroeve |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Jack Boyle |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Professor Henry J. Fallon |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Uncle Pio |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV Series) · as Holtz |
| 1956 | Telephone Time (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour (TV Series) · as Ralph Grimes |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Fitzhugh Oldham |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Reverend Mr. Muldoon |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Mr. Shaw |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour (TV Series) · as Priam Farll |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show (TV Series) · as Hap Martin |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Ralph Whitemore |
| 1952 | Omnibus (TV Series) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Hector |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ben Marriott |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Wilbur Meeler |
| 1951 | People Will Talk · as Prof. Rodney Elwell |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV Series) · as Charles Ponzi |
| 1949 | Top o' the Morning · as Hughie Devine |
| 1949 | Suspense (TV Series) · as Dr. Violet |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Ben Hecht |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre (TV Series) · as Harry Binion |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Ben Marriott |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild · as John Mcgrath |
| 1947 | Brute Force · as Capt. Munsey |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer |
| 1946 | The Secret Heart · as Dinner Party Guest (voice) |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice · as Arthur Keats |
| 1946 | The Green Years · as Papa Leckie |
| 1946 | A Letter for Evie · as John Phineas Mcpherson |
| 1945 | The Sailor Takes a Wife · as Freddie Potts |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld Follies · as Monty (segment "a Sweepstakes Ticket") |
| 1945 | Main Street After Dark · as Keller |
| 1944 | Blonde Fever · as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Seventh Cross · as Paul Roeder |
| 1944 | Lifeboat · as Stanley "sparks" Garrett |
| 1943 | The Cross of Lorraine · as Duval |
| 1943 | Phantom of the Opera · as Gerard |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt · as Herbie Hawkins |
| 2005 | James Dean: Forever Young · as Self |
| 2004 | The 76th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2004 | 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The John Garfield Story · as Self |
| 2001 | |
| 1996 | The 50th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The 48th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient |
| 1994 | Hitchcock: Alfred the Great · as Himself |
| 1992 | The 64th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars III · as Self |
| 1990 | Intimate Portrait (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | The 62nd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts · as Self - Honoree |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | The 35th Annual Tony Awards · as Self |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center Honors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1978 | The 32nd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1974 | Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1968 | What's My Line? (1968) (TV Series) · as Self - Mystery Guest |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1961 | Password (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1960 | Here's Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1956 | To Tell the Truth (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1956 | Tony Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1953 | Person to Person (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1949 | The Fred Waring Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | |
| 1949 | Under Capricorn · as Screenplay |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase (TV Series) |
| 1948 | Actors Studio (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker · as Teleplay |
| 1948 | Rope · as Adaptation |