Hume Cronyn
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.
Filmography
A Separate Peace
2004
as Professor Carmichael
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
The John Garfield Story
2003
as Self
Off Season
2001
as Sam Clausner
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self
Rope Unleashed
2001
as Self
Yesterday's Children
2000
as Old Sonny Sutton
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
2000
as Self
Santa and Pete
1999
as Saint Nick
- No poster
Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
1999
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Sea People
1999
as Mr. John McRae
Angel Passing
1998
as Pianist
Alone
1997
as John Webb
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 9
Marvin's Room
1996
as Marvin Wakefield
- No poster
An African love story
1996
as Self
People: A Musical Celebration
1995
as Grandpa (voice)
Camilla
1994
as Ewald
- No poster
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
1994
as Himself
To Dance with the White Dog
1993
as Robert Samuel Peek
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Justice Rosenberg
Broadway Bound
1992
as Ben
Christmas on Division Street
1991
as Cleveland Meriwether
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self