Born 1911 (age 91) · London, Ontario, Canada
Appears in 92 titles

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.

Filmography

The Pelican Brief
6.6
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Justice Rosenberg
Cocoon
6.6
Cocoon
1985
as Joseph Finley
Shadow of a Doubt
7.5
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Herbie Hawkins
Cocoon: The Return
6.5
Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Joe Finley
Cleopatra
7.1
Cleopatra
1963
as Sosigenes
*batteries not included
6.7
*batteries not included
1987
as Frank Riley
Brewster's Millions
6.6
Brewster's Millions
1985
as Rupert Horn
Marvin's Room
6.7
Marvin's Room
1996
as Marvin Wakefield
Lifeboat
7.4
Lifeboat
1944
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
12 Angry Men
7.7
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 9
The World According to Garp
6.7
The World According to Garp
1982
as Mr. Fields
The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.1
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Arthur Keats
The Parallax View
6.8
The Parallax View
1974
as Bill Rintels
Phantom of the Opera
6.2
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Gerard
Brute Force
7.3
Brute Force
1947
as Capt. Munsey
There Was a Crooked Man...
6.8
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
as Dudley Whinner
People Will Talk
7.1
People Will Talk
1951
as Prof. Rodney Elwell
The Arrangement
6.6
The Arrangement
1969
as Arthur Houghton
Ziegfeld Follies
6.0
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Impulse
5.2
Impulse
1984
as Dr. Carr