9.5
9.5
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
as Narrator
James Cromwell
Also known as: James Oliver Cromwell
Acting
Born:January 27, 1940(age 86)
Birthplace:Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality:United States
Height:2'7" (79 cm)
Education:Carnegie Mellon University, Middlebury College, The Hill School, HB Studio, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
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James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in “Star Trek: First Contact,” as well as his roles in “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Spider-Man 3.” He has been nominated for an Oscar, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career. Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. He was adopted by actress Kay Johnson and actor, director and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied engineering. Like both his parents, he was drawn to the theater, doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays. He has long been an advocate of leftist causes. In an October 2008 interview, he strongly attacked the Republican Party and the George W. Bush administration, saying their controversial foreign policy would "either destroy us or the entire planet." He became a vegetarian in 1974 after seeing a stockyard in Texas and experiencing the "smell, terror and anxiety." He became an ethical vegan while playing the character of Farmer Hoggett in the movie Babe in 1995. He frequently speaks out on issues regarding animal cruelty for PETA, largely the treatment of pigs. Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 to 1986. They had three children. He married his second wife, Julie Cobb, on May 29, 1986.
Notable Works
BabeSix Feet Under
Filmography (116 movies)
8.5
8.5
The Green Mile
1999
as Warden Hal Moores
8.0
8.0
The John Garfield Story
2003
as Self
7.8
7.8
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Dudley Smith
7.8
7.8
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
as Self
7.7
7.7
Big Hero 6
2014
as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
7.7
7.7
Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary
2018
Executive Producer
7.7
7.7
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002
as The Colonel (voice)
7.6
7.6
King Leopold's Ghost
2006
7.6
7.6
Emperor
2020
as John Brown
7.5
7.5
Farm to Fridge
2011
as Narrator
7.5
7.5
The Artist
2011
as Clifton
7.4
7.4
Secretariat
2010
as Ogden Phipps
7.3
7.3
Becoming Jane
2007
as Mr. Austen
7.3
7.3
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
as Dr. Zefram Cochrane
7.2
7.2
Marshall
2017
as The Judge
7.2
7.2
Murder by Death
1976
as Marcel Cassette
7.1
7.1
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
7.0
7.0
Rebel Ridge
2024
as Judge
7.0
7.0
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
as Self / Warden Hal Moores
7.0
7.0
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
as Self
7.0
7.0
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012
as Self - Interviewee
7.0
7.0
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
as Judge Pounders
7.0
7.0
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
as Charles Keating
7.0
7.0
I, Robot
2004
as Dr. Alfred Lanning
7.0
7.0
The Queen
2006
as Prince Philip
6.9
6.9
The Snow Walker
2003
as Walter "Shep" Shepherd
6.9
6.9
Still Mine
2012
as Craig Morrison
6.9
6.9
Fail Safe
2000
as Gordon Knapp
6.9
6.9
The Promise
2016
as Henry Morgenthau Sr.
6.8
6.8
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
6.8
6.8
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
2022
as Bud
6.7
6.7
The Rainmaker
1982
as Noah Curry
6.7
6.7
Imminent Threat
2015
Executive Producer
6.7
6.7
The Longest Yard
2005
as Warden Hazen
6.6
6.6
Merry Little Batman
2023
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
6.5
6.5
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
as Benjamin Lockwood
6.5
6.5
Deadly Game
1977
as Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr.
6.5
6.5
Revenge of the Nerds
1984
as Mr. Skolnick
6.5
6.5
La Classe américaine
2012
as Self
6.5
6.5
Spider-Man 3
2007
as Captain Stacy
6.4
6.4
The Education of Little Tree
1997
as Nonno
6.4
6.4
The General's Daughter
1999
as General Joseph Campbell
6.4
6.4
Space Cowboys
2000
as Bob Gerson
6.4
6.4
RKO 281
2000
as William Randolph Hearst
6.4
6.4
The Sum of All Fears
2002
as President Fowler
6.4
6.4
Daddy Long Legs
1955
as Extra (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
as Justice Sumpter
6.3
6.3
A Slight Case of Murder
1999
as John Edgarson
6.3
6.3
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Cage
6.3
6.3
Explorers
1985
as Mr. Müller
6.3
6.3
Babe
1995
as Farmer Hoggett
6.2
6.2
Deep Impact
1998
as Alan Rittenhouse
6.2
6.2
The Man with Two Brains
1983
as Realtor
6.2
6.2
Dante's Inferno
2007
as Virgil (voice)
6.2
6.2
W.
2008
as George H.W. Bush
6.1
6.1
Surrogates
2009
as Dr. Lionel Canter
6.1
6.1
Memorial Day
2011
as Bud Vogel
6.1
6.1
Mondo Hollywoodland
2021
Executive Producer
6.1
6.1
Eraser
1996
as William Donohue
6.0
6.0
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
as Judge Fielding
6.0
6.0
Cowgirls n' Angels
2012
as Terence Parker
6.0
6.0
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
2012
as Self
6.0
6.0
The Making of 'The Queen'
2007
as Self
5.9
5.9
Avenger
2006
as Paul Devereaux
5.8
5.8
RFK
2002
as President Lyndon Baines Johnson
5.8
5.8
Never Too Late
2020
as Jack Bronson
5.8
5.8
The Wall
1982
as Francisek
5.8
5.8
Barefoot In the Park
1982
as Harry Pepper
5.7
5.7
Miracle Landing
1990
as B.J. Cocker
5.7
5.7
Tank
1984
as Deputy Euclid
5.7
5.7
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
5.6
5.6
Owd Bob
1998
as Adam MacAdam
5.6
5.6
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
as Reverend Lohman
5.6
5.6
The Magnificent Ambersons
2002
as Major Amberson
5.6
5.6
A Carol Christmas
2003
as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
5.6
5.6
Oh, God! You Devil
1984
as Priest
5.6
5.6
The Babe
1992
as Brother Mathias
5.6
5.6
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
1987
as Mr. Skolnick
5.5
5.5
Pink Cadillac
1989
as Motel Desk Clerk
5.5
5.5
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
as Hank Paulson
5.5
5.5
Tortured
2008
as Jack
5.3
5.3
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
2009
as Self
5.3
5.3
The Rescue
1988
as Adm. Rothman
5.2
5.2
Blackball
2003
as Ray Speight
5.2
5.2
Species II
1998
as Senator Ross
5.1
5.1
The Bachelor
1999
as Priest
5.0
5.0
Walking the Mile
2014
as Self
4.9
4.9
Soldiers of Fortune
2012
as Haussman
4.8
4.8
The Shaggy Dog
1994
as Charlie Mulvihill
4.7
4.7
Project Viper
2002
as MP 1
4.7
4.7
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
4.7
4.7
Hide Away
2011
as The Ancient Mariner
4.7
4.7
A Death in the Family
2002
as Joel Lynch
4.5
4.5
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992
as Mr. Skolnick
4.5
4.5
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
1994
as Mr. Skolnick
4.5
4.5
A Fine Mess
1986
as Detective Blist
4.2
4.2
Pope Pius XII
2010
as Pope Pius XII
4.0
4.0
Peeping Times
1978
as Bernard Mantee
3.5
3.5
A Lonely Place for Dying
2009
as Howard Simons
3.3
3.3
Nobody's Perfekt
1981
as Dr. Carson
2.3
2.3
The House of God
1984
as Officer Quick
2.0
2.0
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
as Self
1.5
1.5
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
2019
as Self
1.0
1.0
The Runnin' Kind
1989
as Uncle Phil
Countdown to Year Zero
2019
The Last Precinct
1986
as Chief Bludhorn
Get Lost
TBA
as Frederick (Red King)
China Beach: Pilot
1988
as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth
Spraggue
1984
as Lt. George Hurley
Looking For Else
2007
as Self
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
2012
as Himself
In Between Songs
2014
as Narrator
Admissions
2011
as The Clerk
Night Vet
TBA
as Dr. Abel Evergood
The Immortal
2019
as Grandfather
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