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, 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.
Filmography
A Separate Peace
as Professor Carmichael
A Separate Peace
as Professor Carmichael
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
The John Garfield Story
as Self
The John Garfield Story
as Self
Off Season
as Sam Clausner
Off Season
as Sam Clausner
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self
Rope Unleashed
as Self
Rope Unleashed
as Self
Yesterday's Children
as Old Sonny Sutton
Yesterday's Children
as Old Sonny Sutton
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self
Santa and Pete
as Saint Nick
Santa and Pete
as Saint Nick
Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sea People
as Mr. John McRae
Sea People
as Mr. John McRae
Angel Passing
as Pianist
Angel Passing
as Pianist
Alone
as John Webb
Alone
as John Webb
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
Marvin's Room
as Marvin Wakefield
Marvin's Room
as Marvin Wakefield
An African love story
as Self
An African love story
as Self
People: A Musical Celebration
as Grandpa (voice)
People: A Musical Celebration
as Grandpa (voice)
Camilla
as Ewald
Camilla
as Ewald
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
as Himself
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
as Himself
To Dance with the White Dog
as Robert Samuel Peek
To Dance with the White Dog
as Robert Samuel Peek
The Pelican Brief
as Justice Rosenberg
The Pelican Brief
as Justice Rosenberg
Broadway Bound
as Ben
Broadway Bound
as Ben
Christmas on Division Street
as Cleveland Meriwether
Christmas on Division Street
as Cleveland Meriwether
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
Age-Old Friends
as John Cooper
Age-Old Friends
as John Cooper
Day One
as James F. Byrnes
Day One
as James F. Byrnes
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
as Narrator (Voice)
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
as Narrator (Voice)
Cocoon: The Return
as Joe Finley
Cocoon: The Return
as Joe Finley
*batteries not included
as Frank Riley
*batteries not included
as Frank Riley
Foxfire
as Hector Nations
Foxfire
as Hector Nations
Cocoon
as Joseph Finley
Cocoon
as Joseph Finley
Brewster's Millions
as Rupert Horn
Brewster's Millions
as Rupert Horn
Impulse
as Dr. Carr
Impulse
as Dr. Carr
The World According to Garp
as Mr. Fields
The World According to Garp
as Mr. Fields
Rollover
as Maxwell Emery
Rollover
as Maxwell Emery
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Sherm
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Sherm
The Gin Game
as Weller Martin
The Gin Game
as Weller Martin
The Parallax View
as Bill Rintels
The Parallax View
as Bill Rintels
Conrack
as Skeffington
Conrack
as Skeffington
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Dudley Whinner
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Dudley Whinner
Gaily, Gaily
as Tim Grogan
Gaily, Gaily
as Tim Grogan
The Arrangement
as Arthur Houghton
The Arrangement
as Arthur Houghton
Hamlet
as Polonius
Hamlet
as Polonius
Cleopatra
as Sosigenes
Cleopatra
as Sosigenes
Sunrise at Campobello
as Louis Howe
Sunrise at Campobello
as Louis Howe
A Doll's House
as Krogstad
A Doll's House
as Krogstad
The Moon and Sixpence
as Dirk Stroeve
The Moon and Sixpence
as Dirk Stroeve
Crowded Paradise
as George Heath
Crowded Paradise
as George Heath
The Fourposter
The Fourposter
People Will Talk
as Rodney Elwell
People Will Talk
as Rodney Elwell
Top o' the Morning
as Hughie Devine
Top o' the Morning
as Hughie Devine
The Bride Goes Wild
as John McGrath
The Bride Goes Wild
as John McGrath
Brute Force
as Capt. Munsey
Brute Force
as Capt. Munsey
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Secret Heart
as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
The Secret Heart
as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
The Green Years
as Papa Leckie
The Green Years
as Papa Leckie
A Letter for Evie
as John Phineas McPherson
A Letter for Evie
as John Phineas McPherson
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Arthur Keats
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Arthur Keats
The Sailor Takes a Wife
as Freddie Potts
The Sailor Takes a Wife
as Freddie Potts
Ziegfeld Follies
as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Ziegfeld Follies
as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Main Street After Dark
as Keller
Main Street After Dark
as Keller
Blonde Fever
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Blonde Fever
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross
as Paul Roeder
The Seventh Cross
as Paul Roeder
Lifeboat
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Lifeboat
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
The Cross of Lorraine
as Duval
The Cross of Lorraine
as Duval
Phantom of the Opera
as Gerard
Phantom of the Opera
as Gerard
Shadow of a Doubt
as Herbie Hawkins
Shadow of a Doubt
as Herbie Hawkins