Hume Cronyn
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.
Acting
Movie
The Pelican Brief
as Justice Rosenberg
1993
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Cocoon
as Joseph Finley
1985
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Shadow of a Doubt
as Herbie Hawkins
1943
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Cocoon: The Return
as Joe Finley
1988
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Cleopatra
as Sosigenes
1963
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*batteries not included
as Frank Riley
1987
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Brewster's Millions
as Rupert Horn
1985
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Marvin's Room
as Marvin Wakefield
1996
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Lifeboat
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
1944
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12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
1997
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The World According to Garp
as Mr. Fields
1982
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The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Arthur Keats
1946
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The Parallax View
as Bill Rintels
1974
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Henry Daw
1955
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fitzhugh Oldham
1955
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Phantom of the Opera
as Gerard
1943
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Brute Force
as Capt. Munsey
1947
TV
Hawaii Five-O
as Lewis Avery Filer
1968
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There Was a Crooked Man...
as Dudley Whinner
1970
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People Will Talk
as Prof. Rodney Elwell
1951
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The Arrangement
as Arthur Houghton
1969
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Ziegfeld Follies
as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
1945
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Impulse
as Dr. Carr
1984
TV
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)
1988
