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Director
Hume Cronyn
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 7668
IMDb ID: nm0002025
Known for: Acting
Born: July 18, 1911
Died: June 15, 2003
Age: 91
Place of birth: London, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1943 - 2004
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.69
Wikidata: Q395205
Also known as
Hume Blake Cronyn • Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.
Frequent jobs
Adaptation (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)Teleplay (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Hume Cronyn.
Adaptation
Rope
1948 • Movie
as Juror 9
12 Angry Men
1997 • Movie
as Herbie Hawkins
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 • Movie
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Lifeboat
1944 • Movie
as Capt. Munsey
Brute Force
1947 • Movie
as Prof. Rodney Elwell
People Will Talk
1951 • Movie
as Arthur Keats
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 • Movie
as Sosigenes
Cleopatra
1963 • Movie
as Dudley Whinner
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970 • Movie
as Bill Rintels
The Parallax View
1974 • Movie
as Marvin Wakefield
Marvin's Room
1996 • Movie
as Frank Riley
*batteries not included
1987 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hume Cronyn.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hume Cronyn.
as Sosigenes
Cleopatra
1963 • Movie
as Justice Rosenberg
The Pelican Brief
1993 • Movie
Adaptation
Rope
1948 • Movie
as Juror 9
12 Angry Men
1997 • Movie
as Joseph Finley
Cocoon
1985 • Movie
as Frank Riley
*batteries not included
1987 • Movie
as Herbie Hawkins
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 • Movie
as Capt. Munsey
Brute Force
1947 • Movie
as Marvin Wakefield
Marvin's Room
1996 • Movie
as Bill Rintels
The Parallax View
1974 • Movie
as Rupert Horn
Brewster's Millions
1985 • Movie
as Old Sonny Sutton
Yesterday's Children
2000 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hume Cronyn.
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Lewis Avery Filer • 2 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1968 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
American Experience
1988 • Series
as Reverend Mr. Muldoon • 1 eps
Climax!
1954 • Series
as Weller Martin • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
1 eps
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948 • Series
as Professor Henry J. Fallon • 1 eps
Naked City
1958 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 • Series
as Ben Hecht • 1 eps
Studio One
1948 • Series
2 eps
Omnibus
1952 • Series
as Dr. Violet • 1 eps
Suspense
1949 • Series
as Henry Daw • 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hume Cronyn.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hume Cronyn.
as Professor Carmichael
A Separate Peace
2004 • Movie
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 • Movie
as Self
The John Garfield Story
2003 • Movie
as Sam Clausner
Off Season
2001 • Movie
as Self
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001 • Movie
as Self
Rope Unleashed
2001 • Movie
as Old Sonny Sutton
Yesterday's Children
2000 • Movie
as Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000 • Movie
as Saint Nick
Santa and Pete
1999 • Movie
as Mr. John McRae
Sea People
1999 • Movie
as Pianist
Angel Passing
1998 • Movie
as John Webb
Alone
1997 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Hume Cronyn.
as Lonzo • 2 eps
Seasons of Love
1999 • Series
as Narrator (voice) • 1 eps
American Experience
1988 • Series
as Weller Martin • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 • Series
as Lewis Avery Filer • 2 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Charles King • 1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 • Series
as Professor Henry J. Fallon • 1 eps
Naked City
1958 • Series
as Uncle Pio • 1 eps
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 • Series
1 eps
Telephone Time
1956 • Series
as Henry Daw • 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 • Series
as Reverend Mr. Muldoon • 1 eps
Climax!
1954 • Series