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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Cocoon
as Joseph Finley
1985
Brewster's Millions
as Rupert Horn
1985
Cocoon: The Return
as Joe Finley
1988
*batteries not included
as Frank Riley
1987
The World According to Garp
as Mr. Fields
1982
Shadow of a Doubt
as Herbie Hawkins
1943
People Will Talk
as Prof. Rodney Elwell
1951
Cleopatra
as Sosigenes
1963
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
1997
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Arthur Keats
1946
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Dudley Whinner
1970
Marvin's Room
as Marvin Wakefield
1996
Lifeboat
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
1944
Brute Force
as Capt. Munsey
1947
Impulse
as Dr. Carr
1984
Phantom of the Opera
as Gerard
1943
Day One
as James F. Byrnes
1989
Rollover
as Maxwell Emery
1981
Yesterday's Children
as Old Sonny Sutton
2000
The Parallax View
as Bill Rintels
1974
TV Appearances
Hawaii Five-O
as Lewis Avery Filer
1968
Omnibus
1952
Naked City
as Professor Henry J. Fallon
1958
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Studio One
as Ben Hecht
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
General Electric Theater
as Ralph Whitemore
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nils Krogstad
1951
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Henry Daw
1955
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Wilbur Meeler
1951
Climax!
as Reverend Mr. Muldoon
1954
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948