Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-07-19

Day of Death

2003-06-15 (92 years old)

Place of Birth

London, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Hume Blake Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Biography

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. OC (July 18, 1911 – June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hume Cronyn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Cocoon

1985

Cocoon

as

Joseph Finley

Brewster's Millions

1985

Brewster's Millions

as

Rupert Horn

*batteries not included

1987

*batteries not included

as

Frank Riley

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Cocoon: The Return

as

Joe Finley

The World According to Garp

1982

The World According to Garp

as

Mr. Fields

Shadow of a Doubt

1943

Shadow of a Doubt

as

Herbie Hawkins

People Will Talk

1951

People Will Talk

as

Prof. Rodney Elwell

Cleopatra

1963

Cleopatra

as

Sosigenes

12 Angry Men

1997

12 Angry Men

as

Juror 9

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice

as

Arthur Keats

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

There Was a Crooked Man...

as

Dudley Whinner

Marvin's Room

1996

Marvin's Room

as

Marvin Wakefield

Lifeboat

1944

Lifeboat

as

Stanley "Sparks" Garrett

Brute Force

1947

Brute Force

as

Capt. Munsey

Impulse

1984

Impulse

as

Dr. Carr

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Phantom of the Opera

as

Gerard

Day One

1989

Day One

as

James F. Byrnes

Rollover

1981

Rollover

as

Maxwell Emery

Yesterday's Children

2000

Yesterday's Children

as

Old Sonny Sutton

The Parallax View

1974

The Parallax View

as

Bill Rintels

The Arrangement

1969

The Arrangement

as

Arthur Houghton

People: A Musical Celebration

1995

People: A Musical Celebration

as

Grandpa (voice)

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

Sunrise at Campobello

as

Louis Howe

Off Season

2001

Off Season

as

Sam Clausner

Santa and Pete

1999

Santa and Pete

as

Saint Nick

A Separate Peace

2004

A Separate Peace

as

Professor Carmichael

The Beginning or the End

1947

The Beginning or the End

as

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

The Seventh Cross

1944

The Seventh Cross

as

Paul Roeder

The Cross of Lorraine

1943

The Cross of Lorraine

as

Duval

Camilla

1994

Camilla

as

Ewald

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

as

Self

Main Street After Dark

1945

Main Street After Dark

as

Keller

Sea People

1999

Sea People

as

Mr. John McRae

The Green Years

1946

The Green Years

as

Papa Leckie

The Bride Goes Wild

1948

The Bride Goes Wild

as

John McGrath

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

1964

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

as

Polonius

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

as

Self

To Dance with the White Dog

1993

To Dance with the White Dog

as

Robert Samuel Peek

Gaily, Gaily

1969

Gaily, Gaily

as

Tim Grogan

Foxfire

1987

Foxfire

as

Hector Nations

Top o' the Morning

1949

Top o' the Morning

as

Hughie Devine

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

2000

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

as

Self

The Fourposter

1955

The Fourposter

as

A Letter for Evie

1946

A Letter for Evie

as

John Phineas McPherson

Christmas on Division Street

1991

Christmas on Division Street

as

Cleveland Meriwether

Rope Unleashed

2001

Rope Unleashed

as

Self

Age-Old Friends

1989

Age-Old Friends

as

John Cooper

The Sailor Takes a Wife

1945

The Sailor Takes a Wife

as

Freddie Potts

Night of 100 Stars III

1990

Night of 100 Stars III

as

Self

Alone

1997

Alone

as

John Webb

The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

1989

The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

as

Narrator (Voice)

Angel Passing

1998

Angel Passing

as

Conrack

1974

Conrack

as

Skeffington

The Pelican Brief

1993

The Pelican Brief

as

Justice Rosenberg

Broadway Bound

1992

Broadway Bound

as

Ben

Crowded Paradise

1956

Crowded Paradise

as

George Heath

The Gin Game

1981

The Gin Game

as

Weller Martin

Blonde Fever

1944

Blonde Fever

as

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

A Doll's House

1959

A Doll's House

as

Krogstad

The Secret Heart

1946

The Secret Heart

as

Dinner Party Guest (Voice)

Ziegfeld Follies

1945

Ziegfeld Follies

as

Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway

as

Sherm

The John Garfield Story

2003

The John Garfield Story

as

Self

The Moon and Sixpence

1959

The Moon and Sixpence

as

Dirk Stroeve

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

1994

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

as

Himself

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Lewis Avery Filer

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Naked City

Naked City

as

Professor Henry J. Fallon

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Studio One

Studio One

as

Ben Hecht

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Ralph Whitemore

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Nils Krogstad

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Henry Daw

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Wilbur Meeler

Climax!

Climax!

as

Reverend Mr. Muldoon

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Suspense

Suspense

as

Dr. Violet

Telephone Time

Telephone Time

as

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

as

Self

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Hap Martin

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Charles King

The Marriage

The Marriage

as

Ben Marriott

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

as

Henry Goodens

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Benedict Arnold Brummel

American Experience

American Experience

as

Narrator (voice)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Fitzhugh Oldham

Studio One

Studio One

as

Mr. Moore

Studio One

Studio One

as

Ellis Davenport

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Hector

Studio One

Studio One

as

Pop Thatcher

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

as

Uncle Pio

Suspense

Suspense

as

Suspense

Suspense

as

Sig

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Ben Marriott

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Self - Actor and Friend

Production

Crew

Directing