Hume Cronyn
Actor
- Born
- July 18, 1911 · London, Ontario, Canada
- Died
- June 15, 2003 (age 91)
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.
Known for
The Pelican Brief
September 17, 1993
Cocoon
June 21, 1985
Shadow of a Doubt
January 15, 1943
Cocoon: The Return
September 13, 1988
Cleopatra
June 12, 1963
*batteries not included
December 18, 1987
Brewster's Millions
May 22, 1985
Marvin's Room
December 18, 1996
Lifeboat
January 28, 1944
12 Angry Men
August 17, 1997
The World According to Garp
July 23, 1982
The Parallax View
June 14, 1974
Acting68
- 2005James Dean: Forever Young as Self (archive footage)
- 2004A Separate Peace as Professor Carmichael
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self
- 2003The John Garfield Story as Self
- 2001Off Season as Sam Clausner
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood as Self
- 2001Rope Unleashed as Self
- 2000Yesterday's Children as Old Sonny Sutton
- 2000Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film as Self
- 1999