Hume Cronyn
Born
July 18, 1911 (age 91)
Died
June 15, 2003
Birthplace
London, Ontario, Canada

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.

Movies

A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace
2004 ★ 4.8
Professor Carmichael
Off Season
Off Season
2001 ★ 3.2
Sam Clausner
Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
2000 ★ 7.3
Old Sonny Sutton
Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
1999 ★ 5.3
Saint Nick
Sea People
Sea People
1999 ★ 6.3
Mr. John McRae
Angel Passing
Angel Passing
1998
Pianist
Alone
Alone
1997 ★ 6.5
John Webb
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1997 ★ 7.7
Juror 9
Marvin's Room
Marvin's Room
1996 ★ 6.7
Marvin Wakefield
People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration
1995 ★ 6.2
Grandpa (voice)
Camilla
Camilla
1994 ★ 5.5
Ewald
To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog
1993 ★ 7.0
Robert Samuel Peek
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
1993 ★ 6.6
Justice Rosenberg
Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound
1992 ★ 6.3
Ben
Christmas on Division Street
Christmas on Division Street
1991 ★ 6.2
Cleveland Meriwether
Age-Old Friends
Age-Old Friends
1989 ★ 7.7
John Cooper
Day One
Day One
1989 ★ 5.8
James F. Byrnes
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
1989
Narrator (Voice)
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return
1988 ★ 6.5
Joe Finley
*batteries not included
*batteries not included
1987 ★ 6.7
Frank Riley
Foxfire
Foxfire
1987 ★ 7.0
Hector Nations
Cocoon
Cocoon
1985 ★ 6.6
Joseph Finley
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
1985 ★ 6.6
Rupert Horn
Impulse
Impulse
1984 ★ 5.1
Dr. Carr
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
1982 ★ 6.7
Mr. Fields
Rollover
Rollover
1981 ★ 5.1
Maxwell Emery
Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981 ★ 5.2
Sherm
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 ★ 8.0
Weller Martin
The Parallax View
The Parallax View
1974 ★ 6.8
Bill Rintels
Conrack
Conrack
1974 ★ 6.8
Skeffington
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 ★ 6.8
Dudley Whinner
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily
1969 ★ 3.7
Tim Grogan
The Arrangement
The Arrangement
1969 ★ 6.5
Arthur Houghton
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
1964 ★ 6.5
Polonius
Cleopatra
Cleopatra
1963 ★ 7.0
Sosigenes
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello
1960 ★ 6.0
Louis Howe
A Doll's House
A Doll's House
1959 ★ 10.0
Krogstad
The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
1959
Dirk Stroeve
Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise
1956
George Heath
The Fourposter
The Fourposter
1955
People Will Talk
People Will Talk
1951 ★ 7.2
Prof. Rodney Elwell
Top o' the Morning
Top o' the Morning
1949 ★ 5.4
Hughie Devine
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild
1948 ★ 6.2
John McGrath
Brute Force
Brute Force
1947 ★ 7.3
Capt. Munsey
The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
1947 ★ 6.1
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
1946 ★ 6.3
Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
The Green Years
The Green Years
1946 ★ 6.3
Papa Leckie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 ★ 7.0
Arthur Keats
A Letter for Evie
A Letter for Evie
1946 ★ 6.7
John Phineas McPherson
The Sailor Takes a Wife
The Sailor Takes a Wife
1945 ★ 6.0
Freddie Potts
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
1945 ★ 6.0
Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Main Street After Dark
Main Street After Dark
1945 ★ 4.0
Keller
Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever
1944 ★ 3.9
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
1944 ★ 6.7
Paul Roeder
Lifeboat
Lifeboat
1944 ★ 7.4
Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 ★ 6.3
Duval
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
1943 ★ 6.2
Gerard
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 ★ 7.5
Herbie Hawkins

TV Series