James Cromwell
Acting
Born: Jan 27, 1940
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. | George H.W. Bush | 2008 | 6.164 |
| Tortured | Jack | 2008 | 5.4 |
| Spider-Man 3 | Captain Stacy | 2007 | 6.455 |
| Becoming Jane | Mr. Austen | 2007 | 7.311 |
| The Queen | Prince Philip | 2006 | 6.954 |
| The Longest Yard | Warden Hazen | 2005 | 6.668 |
| I, Robot | Dr. Alfred Lanning | 2004 | 6.96 |
| Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | 2004 | 6.0 |
| The Sum of All Fears | President Fowler | 2002 | 6.369 |
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | The Colonel (voice) | 2002 | 7.686 |
| Space Cowboys | Bob Gerson | 2000 | 6.391 |
| Fail Safe | Gordon Knapp | 2000 | 6.937 |
| The Green Mile | Warden Hal Moores | 1999 | 8.504 |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | Judge Fielding | 1999 | 6.088 |
| The General's Daughter | General Joseph Campbell | 1999 | 6.4 |
| The Bachelor | Priest | 1999 | 5.15 |
| Species II | Senator Ross | 1998 | 5.166 |
| Deep Impact | Alan Rittenhouse | 1998 | 6.231 |
| Babe: Pig in the City | Farmer Arthur Hoggett | 1998 | 5.67 |
| L.A. Confidential | Dudley Smith | 1997 | 7.8 |
| Star Trek: First Contact | Dr. Zefram Cochrane | 1996 | 7.297 |
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | Charles Keating | 1996 | 6.975 |
| Eraser | William Donohue | 1996 | 6.088 |
| Babe | Farmer Hoggett | 1995 | 6.266 |
| Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love | Mr. Skolnick | 1994 | 4.608 |
| Romeo Is Bleeding | Cage | 1993 | 6.277 |
| Explorers | Mr. Müller | 1985 | 6.275 |
| Tank | Deputy Euclid | 1984 | 5.707 |
| The Cheap Detective | Schnell | 1978 | 6.35 |
| Murder by Death | Marcel Cassette | 1976 | 7.16 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1940 |
| From | Los Angeles, California, … |