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James Cromwell
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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), whe…
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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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BODY OF WORK
James Cromwell's Filmography
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Living with a Visionary
as Narrator (voice)
Rebel Ridge
as Judge
Merry Little Batman
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
as Bud
Emperor
as John Brown
Never Too Late
as Jack Bronson
The Immortal
as Grandfather
The Laundromat
as Joseph David Martin
No Poster
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
as Self
Countdown to Year Zero
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
as Benjamin Lockwood
Marshall
as The Judge
The Promise
as Henry Morgenthau Sr.
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Walking the Mile
as Self
Big Hero 6
as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
In Between Songs
as Narrator
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
as Zefram Cochrane (archive footage)
Night Vet
as Dr. Abel Evergood
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Justice Sumpter
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
as Self - Interviewee
La Classe américaine
as Self
Still Mine
as Craig Morrison
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
as Self
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
as Himself
Soldiers of Fortune
as Haussman
Cowgirls n' Angels
as Terence Parker
Hide Away
as The Ancient Mariner
Admissions
as The Clerk
The Artist
as Clifton
Memorial Day
as Bud Vogel
Farm to Fridge
as Narrator
Pope Pius XII
as Pope Pius XII
Secretariat
as Ogden Phipps
Beyond All Boundaries
as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
Surrogates
as Dr. Lionel Canter
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
as Hank Paulson
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
as Self
A Lonely Place for Dying
as Howard Simons
W.
as George H.W. Bush
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
as Self
Tortured
as Jack
Spider-Man 3
as Captain Stacy
Becoming Jane
as Mr. Austen
Dante's Inferno
as Virgil (voice)
No Poster
The Making of 'The Queen'
as Self
Looking For Else
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
as Self
The Queen
as Prince Philip
King Leopold's Ghost
Avenger
as Paul Devereaux
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
as Narrator
The Longest Yard
as Warden Hazen
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Self
I, Robot
as Dr. Alfred Lanning
A Carol Christmas
as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
The Snow Walker
as Walter "Shep" Shepherd
Blackball
as Ray Speight
The John Garfield Story
as Self
RFK
as President Lyndon Baines Johnson
The Sum of All Fears
as President Fowler
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
as The Colonel (voice)
Project Viper
as MP 1
A Death in the Family
as Joel Lynch
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Major Amberson
Space Cowboys
as Bob Gerson
No Poster
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self / Warden Hal Moores
Fail Safe
as Gordon Knapp
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Judge Fielding
The Green Mile
as Warden Hal Moores
RKO 281
as William Randolph Hearst
The Bachelor
as Priest
A Slight Case of Murder
as John Edgarson
The General's Daughter
as General Joseph Campbell
Babe: Pig in the City
as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Deep Impact
as Alan Rittenhouse
Species II
as Senator Ross
Owd Bob
as Adam MacAdam
The Education of Little Tree
as Nonno
L.A. Confidential
as Dudley Smith
The People vs. Larry Flynt
as Charles Keating
Star Trek: First Contact
as Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Eraser
as Donahue
Babe
as Farmer Hoggett
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
as Judge Pounders
The Shaggy Dog
as Charlie Mulvihill
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
as Mr. Skolnick
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Cage
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Mr. Skolnick
The Babe
as Brother Mathias
Miracle Landing
as B.J. Cocker
The Runnin' Kind
as Uncle Phil
Pink Cadillac
as Motel Desk Clerk
The Rescue
as Adm. Rothman
China Beach: Pilot
as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
as Mr. Skolnick
A Fine Mess
as Detective Blist
The Last Precinct
as Chief Bludhorn
Explorers
as Mr. Müller
Oh, God! You Devil
as Priest
Revenge of the Nerds
as Mr. Skolnick
Spraggue
as Lt. George Hurley
Tank
as Deputy Euclid
The House of God
as Officer Quick
The Man with Two Brains
as Realtor
The Rainmaker
as Noah Curry
Barefoot In the Park
as Harry Pepper
The Wall
as Francisek
Nobody's Perfekt
as Dr. Carson
A Christmas Without Snow
as Reverend Lohman
The Cheap Detective
as Schnell
Peeping Times
as Bernard Mantee
Deadly Game
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
Murder by Death
as Marcel Cassette
Get Lost
as Frederick (Red King)