Hume Cronyn

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

2001

Off Season
Movie

Sam Clausner

1999

1999

1999

1999

Sea People
Movie

Mr. John McRae

1997

Alone
Movie

John Webb

1996

Marvin's Room
Movie

Marvin Wakefield

1994

1993

1993

The Pelican Brief
Movie

Justice Rosenberg

1989

1989

Day One
Movie

James F. Byrnes

1988

American Experience
Tv

Narrator (voice)

1985

Cocoon
Movie

Joseph Finley

1984

Impulse
Movie

Dr. Carr

1981

Rollover
Movie

Maxwell Emery

1981

The Gin Game
Movie

Weller Martin

1974

1974

Conrack
Movie

Skeffington

1969

1969

The Arrangement
Movie

Arthur Houghton

1968

Hawaii Five-O
Tv

Lewis Avery Filer

1963

1955

1952

Omnibus
Tv

Unknown

1951

1951

People Will Talk
Movie

Prof. Rodney Elwell

1949

1948

Studio One
Tv

Pop Thatcher

1948

Studio One
Tv

Ellis Davenport

1948

Studio One
Tv

Ben Hecht

1948

Studio One
Tv

Mr. Moore

1948

1947

Brute Force
Movie

Capt. Munsey

1946

The Secret Heart
Movie

Dinner Party Guest (Voice)

1946

1945

Ziegfeld Follies
Movie

Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

1944

1944

Lifeboat
Movie

Stanley "Sparks" Garrett

1943

Writing

1949

1948

Rope
Movie

Adaptation

Infos

Full Name
Hume Cronyn
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
7/18/1911
Date of Death
6/15/2003
Also Known As

Hume Blake Cronyn

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.