James Cromwell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 27, 1940 (age 86)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in “Star Trek: First Contact,” as well as his roles in “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Spider-Man 3.” He has been nominated for an Oscar, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career. Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. He was adopted by actress Kay Johnson and actor, director and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied engineering. Like both his parents, he was drawn to the theater, doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays. He has long been an advocate of leftist causes. In an October 2008 interview, he strongly attacked the Republican Party and the George W. Bush administration, saying their controversial foreign policy would "either destroy us or the entire planet." He became a vegetarian in 1974 after seeing a stockyard in Texas and experiencing the "smell, terror and anxiety." He became an ethical vegan while playing the character of Farmer Hoggett in the movie Babe in 1995. He frequently speaks out on issues regarding animal cruelty for PETA, largely the treatment of pigs. Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 to 1986. They had three children. He married his second wife, Julie Cobb, on May 29, 1986.
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Filmography
Get Lost
Movie · as Frederick (Red King)
Living with a Visionary
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
BAT-FAM
TV · as Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (voice) · 10 eps
Rebel Ridge
Movie · as Judge
Sugar
TV · as Jonathan Siegel · 9 eps
Murder in a Small Town
TV · as George Wilcox · 1 ep
Merry Little Batman
Movie · as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
Movie · as Bud
Law & Order: Organized Crime
TV · as Miles Darman · 2 eps
Emperor
Movie · as John Brown
Never Too Late
Movie · as Jack Bronson
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · as Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice) · 1 ep
Operation Buffalo
TV · as Cranky · 6 eps
Countdown to Year Zero
Movie
The Immortal
Movie · as Grandfather
The Laundromat
Movie · as Joseph David Martin
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Movie · as Self
The Family
TV · as Douglas Coe · 5 eps
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Movie · as Benjamin Lockwood
Succession
TV · as Ewan Roy · 7 eps
Marshall
Movie · as The Judge
Counterpart
TV · as Yanek · 10 eps
The Promise
Movie · as Henry Morgenthau Sr.
50 Years of Star Trek
Movie · as Self
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Young Pope
TV · as Cardinal Michael Spencer · 10 eps
The Detour
TV · as J.R. · 3 eps
Berlin Station
TV · as Gilbert Dorn · 1 ep
In Between Songs
Movie · as Narrator
Big Hero 6
Movie · as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
Walking the Mile
Movie · as Self
Night Vet
Movie · as Dr. Abel Evergood
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
Movie · as Zefram Cochrane (archive footage)
Halt and Catch Fire
TV · as Jacob Wheeler · 8 eps
Murder in the First
TV · as Warren Daniels · 1 ep
The Trials of Cate McCall
Movie · as Justice Sumpter
Cowgirls n' Angels
Movie · as Terence Parker
Soldiers of Fortune
Movie · as Haussman
Still Mine
Movie · as Craig Morrison
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
Movie · as Self
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
Movie · as Himself
La Classe américaine
Movie · as Self
The Artist
Movie · as Clifton
Memorial Day
Movie · as Bud Vogel
Hide Away
Movie · as The Ancient Mariner
Farm to Fridge
Movie · as Narrator
Admissions
Movie · as The Clerk
American Horror Story
TV · as Dr. Arthur Arden · 13 eps
Secretariat
Movie · as Ogden Phipps
Pope Pius XII
Movie · as Pope Pius XII
Boardwalk Empire
TV · as Andrew W. Mellon · 1 ep
Sotto il cielo di Roma
TV · as Pope Pius XII · 2 eps
A Lonely Place for Dying
Movie · as Howard Simons
Surrogates
Movie · as Dr. Lionel Canter
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Movie · as Hank Paulson
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Movie · as Self
Beyond All Boundaries
Movie · as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
Impact
TV · as Lloyd · 2 eps
W.
Movie · as George H.W. Bush
Tortured
Movie · as Jack
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
Movie · as Self
My Own Worst Enemy
TV · as Alistair Trumbull · 6 eps
Spider-Man 3
Movie · as Captain Stacy
Becoming Jane
Movie · as Mr. Austen
Dante's Inferno
Movie · as Virgil (voice)
Looking For Else
Movie · as Self
The Making of 'The Queen'
Movie · as Self
The Queen
Movie · as Prince Philip
Avenger
Movie · as Paul Devereaux
King Leopold's Ghost
Movie
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
Movie · as Self
The Longest Yard
Movie · as Warden Hazen
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Movie · as Narrator
Pope John Paul II
TV · as Cardinal Adam Sapieha · 2 eps
I, Robot
Movie · as Dr. Alfred Lanning
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Movie · as Self
Salem's Lot
TV · as Donald Callahan · 2 eps
The Snow Walker
Movie · as Walter "Shep" Shepherd
Blackball
Movie · as Ray Speight
A Carol Christmas
Movie · as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
The John Garfield Story
Movie · as Self
Angels in America
TV · as Roy's Doctor · 4 eps
The Sum of All Fears
Movie · as President Fowler
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Movie · as The Colonel (voice)
RFK
Movie · as President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Project Viper
Movie · as MP 1
A Death in the Family
Movie · as Joel Lynch
The Magnificent Ambersons
Movie · as Major Amberson
Six Feet Under
TV · as George Sibley · 27 eps
Citizen Baines
TV · as Elliott Baines · 9 eps
24
TV · as Phillip Bauer · 8 eps
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV · as Dr. Zefram Cochran (uncredited) · 1 ep
Space Cowboys
Movie · as Bob Gerson
Fail Safe
Movie · as Gordon Knapp
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Movie · as Self / Warden Hal Moores
The Green Mile
Movie · as Warden Hal Moores
Snow Falling on Cedars
Movie · as Judge Fielding
The General's Daughter
Movie · as General Joseph Campbell
The Bachelor
Movie · as Priest
A Slight Case of Murder
Movie · as John Edgarson
RKO 281
Movie · as William Randolph Hearst
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The West Wing
TV · as President D. Wire Newman · 1 ep
Species II
Movie · as Senator Ross
Deep Impact
Movie · as Alan Rittenhouse
Babe: Pig in the City
Movie · as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Owd Bob
Movie · as Adam MacAdam
L.A. Confidential
Movie · as Dudley Smith
The Education of Little Tree
Movie · as Nonno
Star Trek: First Contact
Movie · as Dr. Zefram Cochrane
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Movie · as Charles Keating
Eraser
Movie · as Donahue
Babe
Movie · as Farmer Hoggett
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Movie · as Judge Pounders
Partners
TV · 2 eps
The Client
TV · as Officer Joe Denton · 1 ep
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Movie · as Mr. Skolnick
The Shaggy Dog
Movie · as Charlie Mulvihill
ER
TV · as Bishop Stewart · 4 eps
Romeo Is Bleeding
Movie · as Cage
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Hanok · 1 ep
The Babe
Movie · as Brother Mathias
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Movie · as Mr. Skolnick
Picket Fences
TV · as The Bishop · 1 ep
Home Improvement
TV · as Fred · 1 ep
Miracle Landing
Movie · as B.J. Cocker
American Dreamer
TV · 1 ep
The Runnin' Kind
Movie · as Uncle Phil
Pink Cadillac
Movie · as Motel Desk Clerk
Christine Cromwell
TV · 1 ep
The Rescue
Movie · as Adm. Rothman
China Beach: Pilot
Movie · as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth
China Beach
TV · 2 eps
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Movie · as Mr. Skolnick
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · as Prime Minister Nayrok, Jaglom Shrek · 1 ep
Jake and the Fatman
TV · 1 ep
The Last Precinct
Movie · as Chief Bludhorn
A Fine Mess
Movie · as Detective Blist
Matlock
TV · as Judge Raymond Price · 2 eps
Easy Street
TV · 22 eps
Explorers
Movie · as Mr. Müller
The Twilight Zone
TV · as (segment "A Message From Charity") · 1 ep
Wildside
TV · 1 ep
Amazing Stories
TV · as Francis · 1 ep
Tank
Movie · as Deputy Euclid
Revenge of the Nerds
Movie · as Mr. Skolnick
The House of God
Movie · as Officer Quick
Oh, God! You Devil
Movie · as Priest
Spraggue
Movie · as Lt. George Hurley
Night Court
TV · as Alan · 1 ep
Hunter
TV · as Seymour Robbins · 1 ep
The Man with Two Brains
Movie · as Realtor
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
TV · 2 eps
Buffalo Bill
TV · as Staunton McMoller · 1 ep
Barefoot In the Park
Movie · as Harry Pepper
The Rainmaker
Movie · as Noah Curry
The Wall
Movie · as Francisek
Family Ties
TV · as John Hancock · 1 ep
Knight Rider
TV · as Curtis · 1 ep
Nobody's Perfekt
Movie · as Dr. Carson
Hill Street Blues
TV · 1 ep
Foul Play
TV · as Bebet · 1 ep
A Christmas Without Snow
Movie · as Reverend Lohman
Flo
TV · 1 ep
The Cheap Detective
Movie · as Schnell
Peeping Times
Movie · as Bernard Mantee
Diff'rent Strokes
TV · 1 ep
Dallas
TV · as Gerald Kane · 3 eps
The White Shadow
TV · as Mr. Hamilton, Art Commings · 1 ep
The Girl in the Empty Grave
Movie · as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
Deadly Game
Movie · as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
Three's Company
TV · as Detective Lannigan · 1 ep
Eight Is Enough
TV · 1 ep
Murder by Death
Movie · as Marcel Cassette
Alice
TV · 1 ep
All's Fair
TV · 1 ep
The Nancy Walker Show
TV · as Glen · 12 eps
Once an Eagle
TV · as J.L. Cleghorne · 7 eps
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
TV · as Reverend Buryfield · 5 eps
Barney Miller
TV · as Wilkinson, Neil Spencer, Dr. Edmund Danworth, Jason Parrish · 1 ep
Hot l Baltimore
TV · 13 eps
Barbary Coast
TV · as Roy · 1 ep
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Harve Miller · 2 eps
The Rockford Files
TV · as Terry · 1 ep
Police Story
TV · 1 ep
M*A*S*H
TV · 1 ep
All in the Family
TV · as Stretch Cunningham · 3 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Audience Member · 1 ep