Hume Cronyn
Actor, Writer, Producer
July 18, 1911 — 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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Filmography
| 2004 | A Separate Peace · as Professor Carmichael |
| 2001 | Off Season · as Sam ClausnerOn Plex |
| 2000 | Yesterday's Children · as Old Sonny SuttonOn Plex |
| 2000 | 20th Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Joseph Finley |
| 1999 | Santa and Pete · as Saint NickOn Plex |
| 1999 | Seasons of Love · as Lonzo |
| 1999 | Sea People · as Mr. John McraeOn Plex |
| 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 · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1987 | *batteries not included · as Frank Riley |
| 1987 | Foxfire · as Hector NationsOn Plex |
| 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 WhinnerOn Plex |
| 1969 | The Arrangement · as Arthur Houghton |
| 1969 | Gaily, Gaily · as Tim Grogan |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O · 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 · as Charles King |
| 1959 | A Doll's House · as Krogstad |
| 1959 | The Moon and Sixpence · as Dirk Stroeve |
| 1959 | The Play of the Week · as Jack Boyle |
| 1958 | Naked City · as Professor Henry J. Fallon |
| 1957 | The DuPont Show of the Month · as Uncle Pio |
| 1956 | Kaiser Aluminum Hour · as Holtz |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | Alcoa Hour · as Ralph Grimes |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents · as Henry Daw |
| 1954 | Producers' Showcase · as Michael |
| 1954 | Climax! · as Reverend Mr. Muldoon |
| 1954 | Studio 57 · as Mr. Shaw |
| 1953 | The United States Steel Hour · as Priam Farll |
| 1953 | The Loretta Young Show · as Henry Goodens |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater · as Benedict Arnold Brummel |
| 1952 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame · as Hector |
| 1951 | Goodyear Television Playhouse · as Ben Marriott |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · as Wilbur Meeler |
| 1951 | People Will Talk · as Prof. Rodney ElwellOn Plex |
| 1950 | The Pulitzer Prize Playhouse · as Charles Ponzi |
| 1949 | Top o' the Morning · as Hughie Devine |
| 1949 | Suspense · as Dr. Violet |
| 1948 | Studio One · as Mr. Moore |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre · as Harry Binion |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse · as Ben Marriott |
| 1948 | The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre · as Cast |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild · as John Mcgrath |
| 1947 | Brute Force · as Capt. MunseyOn Plex |
| 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 KeatsOn Plex |
| 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 DuvalOn Plex |
| 1943 | Phantom of the Opera · as Gerard |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt · as Herbie Hawkins |
| 1987 | FoxfireOn Plex |
| 1949 | Under Capricorn · as ScreenplayOn Plex |
| 1954 | |
| 1948 |
| 1984 | The Dollmaker · as TeleplayOn Plex |
| 1948 | Rope · as Adaptation |