Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

7/18/1911 – 6/15/2003London, Ontario, Canada

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 (89 titles)

A Separate Peace5.3Movie

A Separate Peace

Professor Carmichael · 2004

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There7.0Movie

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self · 2003

The John Garfield Story8.4Movie

The John Garfield Story

Self · 2003

Off Season4.4Movie

Off Season

Sam Clausner · 2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood7.2Movie

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Self · 2001

Rope Unleashed7.3Movie

Rope Unleashed

Self · 2001

Yesterday's Children7.3Movie

Yesterday's Children

Old Sonny Sutton · 2000

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film7.3Movie

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Self · 2000

Santa and Pete5.8Movie

Santa and Pete

Saint Nick · 1999

Movie

Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

Self - Narrator (voice) · 1999

Seasons of Love8.0Show

Seasons of Love

Lonzo · 1999

Sea People6.6Movie

Sea People

Mr. John McRae · 1999

Angel Passing8.0Movie

Angel Passing

Pianist · 1998

Alone6.7Movie

Alone

John Webb · 1997

12 Angry Men7.7Movie

12 Angry Men

Juror 9 · 1997

Marvin's Room6.7Movie

Marvin's Room

Marvin Wakefield · 1996

10.0Movie

An African love story

Self · 1996

People: A Musical Celebration6.6Movie

People: A Musical Celebration

Grandpa (voice) · 1995

Camilla5.6Movie

Camilla

Ewald · 1994

7.0Movie

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

Himself · 1994

To Dance with the White Dog7.2Movie

To Dance with the White Dog

Robert Samuel Peek · 1993

The Pelican Brief6.6Movie

The Pelican Brief

Justice Rosenberg · 1993

Broadway Bound6.5Movie

Broadway Bound

Ben · 1992

Christmas on Division Street6.5Movie

Christmas on Division Street

Cleveland Meriwether · 1991

Night of 100 Stars III4.0Movie

Night of 100 Stars III

Self · 1990

Age-Old Friends7.7Movie

Age-Old Friends

John Cooper · 1989

Day One6.2Movie

Day One

James F. Byrnes · 1989

The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness9.0Movie

The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

Narrator (Voice) · 1989

American Experience6.5Show

American Experience

Narrator (voice) · 1988

Cocoon: The Return6.5Movie

Cocoon: The Return

Joe Finley · 1988