Hume Cronyn
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 18, 1911 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
| 2004 | A Separate PeaceProfessor Carmichael | |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf | |
| 2003 | The John Garfield StorySelf | |
| 2001 | Off SeasonSam Clausner | |
| 2001 | Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf | |
| 2001 | Rope UnleashedSelf | |
| 2000 | Yesterday's ChildrenOld Sonny Sutton | |
| 2000 | Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite FilmSelf | |
| 1999 | Santa and PeteSaint Nick | |
| 1999 | Sea PeopleMr. John McRae | |
| 1999 | Omnibus: Television's Golden AgeSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 1999 | Seasons of LoveLonzo | |
| 1998 | Angel PassingPianist | |
| 1997 | 12 Angry MenJuror 9 | |
| 1997 | AloneJohn Webb | |
| 1996 | Marvin's RoomMarvin Wakefield | |
| 1996 | An African love storySelf | |
| 1995 | People: A Musical CelebrationGrandpa (voice) | |
| 1994 | CamillaEwald | |
| 1994 | Hitchcock: Alfred the GreatHimself | |
| 1993 | To Dance with the White DogRobert Samuel Peek | |
| 1993 | The Pelican BriefJustice Rosenberg | |
| 1992 | Broadway BoundBen | |
| 1991 | Christmas on Division StreetCleveland Meriwether | |
| 1990 | Night of 100 Stars IIISelf | |
| 1989 | Day OneJames F. Byrnes | |
| 1989 | Age-Old FriendsJohn Cooper | |
| 1989 | The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for WildernessNarrator (Voice) | |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The ReturnJoe Finley | |
| 1988 | American ExperienceNarrator (voice) | |
| 1987 | *batteries not includedFrank Riley | |
| 1987 | FoxfireHector Nations | |
| 1985 | CocoonJoseph Finley | |
| 1985 | Brewster's MillionsRupert Horn | |
| 1984 | ImpulseDr. Carr | |
| 1982 | The World According to GarpMr. Fields | |
| 1981 | RolloverMaxwell Emery | |
| 1981 | The Gin GameWeller Martin | |
| 1981 | Honky Tonk FreewaySherm | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf | |
| 1974 | The Parallax ViewBill Rintels | |
| 1974 | ConrackSkeffington | |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man...Dudley Whinner | |
| 1969 | The ArrangementArthur Houghton | |
| 1969 | Gaily, GailyTim Grogan | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-OLewis Avery Filer | |
| 1964 | HamletPolonius | |
| 1963 | CleopatraSosigenes | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | Sunrise at CampobelloLouis Howe | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck ShowCharles King | |
| 1959 | A Doll's HouseKrogstad | |
| 1959 | The Moon and SixpenceDirk Stroeve | |
| 1958 | Naked CityProfessor Henry J. Fallon | |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the MonthUncle Pio | |
| 1956 | Crowded ParadiseGeorge Heath | |
| 1956 | Telephone Time | |
| 1955 | The Fourposter | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsHenry Daw | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsFitzhugh Oldham | |
| 1954 | Climax!Reverend Mr. Muldoon | |
| 1954 | The MarriageBen Marriott | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterRalph Whitemore | |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaHap Martin | |
| 1953 | Letter to LorettaHenry Goodens | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterBenedict Arnold Brummel | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | People Will TalkProf. Rodney Elwell | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameNils Krogstad | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of StarsWilbur Meeler | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameHector | |
| 1949 | Top o' the MorningHughie Devine | |
| 1949 | SuspenseDr. Violet | |
| 1949 | Suspense | |
| 1949 | SuspenseSig | |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes WildJohn McGrath | |
| 1948 | Studio OneBen Hecht | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television Playhouse | |
| 1948 | Studio OneEllis Davenport | |
| 1948 | Studio OneMr. Moore | |
| 1948 | Studio OnePop Thatcher | |
| 1948 | The Philco Television PlayhouseBen Marriott | |
| 1947 | Brute ForceCapt. Munsey | |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the EndDr. J. Robert Oppenheimer | |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings TwiceArthur Keats | |
| 1946 | The Green YearsPapa Leckie | |
| 1946 | A Letter for EvieJohn Phineas McPherson | |
| 1946 | The Secret HeartDinner Party Guest (Voice) | |
| 1945 | Main Street After DarkKeller | |
| 1945 | The Sailor Takes a WifeFreddie Potts | |
| 1945 | Ziegfeld FolliesMonty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") | |
| 1944 | LifeboatStanley "Sparks" Garrett | |
| 1944 | The Seventh CrossPaul Roeder | |
| 1944 | Blonde FeverRestaurant Patron (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Shadow of a DoubtHerbie Hawkins | |
| 1943 | Phantom of the OperaGerard | |
| 1943 | The Cross of LorraineDuval |
| 1987 | FoxfireWriter | |
| 1984 | The DollmakerTeleplay | |
| 1949 | Under CapricornScreenplay | |
| 1948 | RopeAdaptation | |
| - | RopeStory |