Hume Cronyn
Known for 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.
Filmography
Cleopatra
1963
as Sosigenes
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Justice Rosenberg
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 9
Cocoon
1985
as Joseph Finley
Rope
1948
Adaptation
*batteries not included
1987
as Frank Riley
Lifeboat
1944
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Marvin's Room
1996
as Marvin Wakefield
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Arthur Keats
Brewster's Millions
1985
as Rupert Horn
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Herbie Hawkins
Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Joe Finley
The Parallax View
1974
as Bill Rintels
Brute Force
1947
as Capt. Munsey
Phantom of the Opera
1943
as Gerard
Honky Tonk Freeway
1981
as Sherm
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Alone
1997
as John Webb
Conrack
1974
as Skeffington
Day One
1989
as James F. Byrnes