Hume Cronyn
Acting
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
2004A Separate Peace
Professor Carmichael
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003The John Garfield Story
Self
2001Off Season
Sam Clausner
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self
2001Rope Unleashed
Self
2000Yesterday's Children
Old Sonny Sutton
2000Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
1999Santa and Pete
Saint Nick
1999Sea People
Mr. John McRae
1998Angel Passing
Pianist
199712 Angry Men
Juror 9
1997Alone
John Webb
1996Marvin's Room
Marvin Wakefield
1995People: A Musical Celebration
Grandpa (voice)
1994Camilla
Ewald
1993To Dance with the White Dog
Robert Samuel Peek
1993The Pelican Brief
Justice Rosenberg
1992Broadway Bound
Ben
1991Christmas on Division Street
Cleveland Meriwether
1990Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1989Day One
James F. Byrnes
1989Age-Old Friends
John Cooper
1989The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
Narrator (Voice)
