Hume Cronyn
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Cleopatra
1963
as Sosigenes
Cocoon
1985
as Joseph Finley
12 Angry Men
1997
as Juror 9
The Pelican Brief
1993
as Justice Rosenberg
Brute Force
1947
as Capt. Munsey
*batteries not included
1987
as Frank Riley
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Arthur Keats
Brewster's Millions
1985
as Rupert Horn
Cocoon: The Return
1988
as Joe Finley
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Marvin's Room
1996
as Marvin Wakefield
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
as Self
Lifeboat
1944
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
The Parallax View
1974
as Bill Rintels
People Will Talk
1951
as Prof. Rodney Elwell
Impulse
1984
as Dr. Carr
The Green Years
1946
as Papa Leckie
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Herbie Hawkins
The World According to Garp
1982
as Mr. Fields
Santa and Pete
1999
as Saint Nick