Hume Cronyn profile
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Hume Cronyn

18th July 1911 London, Ontario, Canada Acting

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.

67 Movies 21 TV Shows 88 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Alone poster
Alone 21st December 1997 as John Webb
Day One poster
Day One 12th May 1989 as James F. Byrnes
Foxfire poster
Foxfire 13th December 1987 as Hector Nations
Cocoon poster
Cocoon 21st June 1985 as Joseph Finley
Impulse poster
Impulse 28th September 1984 as Dr. Carr
Rollover poster
Rollover 11th October 1981 as Maxwell Emery
Conrack poster
Conrack 27th March 1974 as Skeffington
Hamlet poster
Hamlet 23rd September 1964 as Polonius
Blonde Fever poster
Blonde Fever 5th December 1944 as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Lifeboat poster
Lifeboat 28th January 1944 as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Naked City poster
Naked City 30th September 1958 as Professor Henry J. Fallon
Climax! poster
Climax! 7th October 1954 as Reverend Mr. Muldoon