Hume Cronyn
Born
July 19, 1911
Died
June 15, 2003 (91 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
London, 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.
A Separate Peace
Professor Carmichael
2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
The John Garfield Story
Self
2003
Off Season
Sam Clausner
2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self
2001
Rope Unleashed
Self
2001
Yesterday's Children
Old Sonny Sutton
2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
2000
Santa and Pete
Saint Nick
1999
Sea People
Mr. John McRae
1999
Angel Passing
Pianist
1998
Alone
John Webb
1997
12 Angry Men
Juror 9
1997
Marvin's Room
Marvin Wakefield
1996
People: A Musical Celebration
Grandpa (voice)
1995
Camilla
Ewald
1994
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
Himself
1994
To Dance with the White Dog
Robert Samuel Peek
1993
The Pelican Brief
Justice Rosenberg
1993
Broadway Bound
Ben
1992
Christmas on Division Street
Cleveland Meriwether
1991
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990
Age-Old Friends
John Cooper
1989
Day One
James F. Byrnes
1989
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
Narrator (Voice)
1989
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1988
Cocoon: The Return
Joe Finley
1988
*batteries not included
Frank Riley
1987
Foxfire
Hector Nations
1987
Cocoon
Joseph Finley
1985
Brewster's Millions
Rupert Horn
1985
Impulse
Dr. Carr
1984
The World According to Garp
Mr. Fields
1982
Rollover
Maxwell Emery
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway
Sherm
1981
The Gin Game
Weller Martin
1981
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
1978
The Parallax View
Bill Rintels
1974
Conrack
Skeffington
1974
There Was a Crooked Man...
Dudley Whinner
1970
Gaily, Gaily
Tim Grogan
1969
The Arrangement
Arthur Houghton
1969
Hawaii Five-O
Lewis Avery Filer · (2 episodes)
1968
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Polonius
1964
Cleopatra
Sosigenes
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Sunrise at Campobello
Louis Howe
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Charles King · (1 episode)
1960
A Doll's House
Krogstad
1959
The Moon and Sixpence
Dirk Stroeve
1959
Naked City
Professor Henry J. Fallon · (1 episode)
1958
DuPont Show of the Month
Uncle Pio · (1 episode)
1957
Crowded Paradise
George Heath
1956
Telephone Time
(1 episode)
1956
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Henry Daw · (1 episode)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Fitzhugh Oldham · (1 episode)
1955
The Fourposter
1955
Climax!
Reverend Mr. Muldoon · (1 episode)
1954
The Marriage
Ben Marriott · (8 episodes)
1954
Letter to Loretta
Hap Martin · (1 episode)
1953
Letter to Loretta
Henry Goodens · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Ralph Whitemore · (1 episode)
1953
General Electric Theater
Benedict Arnold Brummel · (1 episode)
1953
Omnibus
(2 episodes)
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Nils Krogstad · (1 episode)
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hector · (1 episode)
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Wilbur Meeler · (1 episode)
1951
People Will Talk
Prof. Rodney Elwell
1951
Top o' the Morning
Hughie Devine
1949
Suspense
Dr. Violet · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
Sig · (1 episode)
1949
Suspense
(1 episode)
1949
Studio One
Ben Hecht · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Ellis Davenport · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Mr. Moore · (1 episode)
1948
Studio One
Pop Thatcher · (1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
(1 episode)
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
Ben Marriott · (1 episode)
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (4 episodes)
1948
The Bride Goes Wild
John McGrath
1948
Brute Force
Capt. Munsey
1947
The Beginning or the End
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
1947
The Secret Heart
Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
1946
The Green Years
Papa Leckie
1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Arthur Keats
1946
A Letter for Evie
John Phineas McPherson
1946
The Sailor Takes a Wife
Freddie Potts
1945
Ziegfeld Follies
Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
1945
Main Street After Dark
Keller
1945
Blonde Fever
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1944
The Seventh Cross
Paul Roeder
1944
Lifeboat
Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
1944
The Cross of Lorraine
Duval
1943
Phantom of the Opera
Gerard
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Herbie Hawkins
1943