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James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Acting January 27, 1940 (86 years old) Los Angeles, California, USA

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 the character of Farmer Hoggett in the movie Babe in 1995. He frequently speaks out on issues regarding animal cruelty for PETA, largely the treatment of pigs. Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 to 1986. They had three children. He married his second wife, Julie Cobb, on May 29, 1986.

Movies 117

The Green Mile 8.5

The Green Mile

as Warden Hal Moores

1999
Big Hero 6 7.7

Big Hero 6

as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)

2014
Spider-Man 3 6.5

Spider-Man 3

as Captain Stacy

2007
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 6.5

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

as Benjamin Lockwood

2018
Rebel Ridge 7.0

Rebel Ridge

as Judge

2024
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron 7.7

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

as The Colonel (voice)

2002
I, Robot 7.0

I, Robot

as Dr. Alfred Lanning

2004
L.A. Confidential 7.8

L.A. Confidential

as Dudley Smith

1997
Deep Impact 6.3

Deep Impact

as Alan Rittenhouse

1998
The Longest Yard 6.7

The Longest Yard

as Warden Hazen

2005
Star Trek: First Contact 7.3

Star Trek: First Contact

as Dr. Zefram Cochrane

1996
Babe 6.3

Babe

as Farmer Hoggett

1995
The Sum of All Fears 6.4

The Sum of All Fears

as President Fowler

2002
Eraser 6.1

Eraser

as Donahue

1996
Surrogates 6.2

Surrogates

as Dr. Lionel Canter

2009
The Artist 7.4

The Artist

as Clifton

2011
Space Cowboys 6.4

Space Cowboys

as Bob Gerson

2000
Species II 5.2

Species II

as Senator Ross

1998
Babe: Pig in the City 5.7

Babe: Pig in the City

as Farmer Arthur Hoggett

1998
The People vs. Larry Flynt 7.0

The People vs. Larry Flynt

as Charles Keating

1996
The General's Daughter 6.4

The General's Daughter

as General Joseph Campbell

1999
The Laundromat 6.0

The Laundromat

as Joseph David Martin

2019
Revenge of the Nerds 6.4

Revenge of the Nerds

as Mr. Skolnick

1984
Explorers 6.3

Explorers

as Mr. Müller

1985
Becoming Jane 7.3

Becoming Jane

as Mr. Austen

2007
Secretariat 7.4

Secretariat

as Ogden Phipps

2010
The Promise 6.8

The Promise

as Henry Morgenthau Sr.

2016
The Queen 6.9

The Queen

as Prince Philip

2006
Merry Little Batman 6.6

Merry Little Batman

as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

2023
Murder by Death 7.1

Murder by Death

as Marcel Cassette

1976
Marshall 7.3

Marshall

as The Judge

2017
The Trials of Cate McCall 6.4

The Trials of Cate McCall

as Justice Sumpter

2013
Romeo Is Bleeding 6.2

Romeo Is Bleeding

as Cage

1993
The Man with Two Brains 6.2

The Man with Two Brains

as Realtor

1983
The Bachelor 5.1

The Bachelor

as Priest

1999
Prancer: A Christmas Tale 6.5

Prancer: A Christmas Tale

as Bud

2022
W. 6.1

W.

as George H.W. Bush

2008
The Babe 5.7

The Babe

as Brother Mathias

1992
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 5.6

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

as Mr. Skolnick

1987
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love 4.6

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love

as Mr. Skolnick

1994
Tank 5.6

Tank

as Deputy Euclid

1984
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation 4.6

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

as Mr. Skolnick

1992
Snow Falling on Cedars 6.1

Snow Falling on Cedars

as Judge Fielding

1999
Pink Cadillac 5.5

Pink Cadillac

as Motel Desk Clerk

1989
The Snow Walker 7.0

The Snow Walker

as Walter "Shep" Shepherd

2003
Soldiers of Fortune 4.7

Soldiers of Fortune

as Haussman

2012
Indictment: The McMartin Trial 6.9

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

as Judge Pounders

1995
The Cheap Detective 6.4

The Cheap Detective

as Schnell

1978
Tortured 5.5

Tortured

as Jack

2008
Blackball 5.2

Blackball

as Ray Speight

2003
Hide Away 4.7

Hide Away

as The Ancient Mariner

2011
Fail Safe 6.9

Fail Safe

as Gordon Knapp

2000
50 Years of Star Trek 6.2

50 Years of Star Trek

as Self

2016
RKO 281 6.5

RKO 281

as William Randolph Hearst

1999
Oh, God! You Devil 5.7

Oh, God! You Devil

as Priest

1984
RFK 5.9

RFK

as President Lyndon Baines Johnson

2002
Emperor 7.6

Emperor

as John Brown

2020
The Education of Little Tree 6.6

The Education of Little Tree

as Nonno

1997
A Slight Case of Murder 6.5

A Slight Case of Murder

as John Edgarson

1999
Nobody's Perfekt 3.8

Nobody's Perfekt

as Dr. Carson

1981
Still Mine 6.9

Still Mine

as Craig Morrison

2012
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile 7.4

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

as Self / Warden Hal Moores

2000
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird 7.8

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

as Self

2006
Never Too Late 5.8

Never Too Late

as Jack Bronson

2020
The Rescue 5.3

The Rescue

as Adm. Rothman

1988
Avenger 6.1

Avenger

as Paul Devereaux

2006
The Girl in the Empty Grave 7.1

The Girl in the Empty Grave

as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.

1977
Miracle Landing 5.8

Miracle Landing

as B.J. Cocker

1990
A Fine Mess 4.5

A Fine Mess

as Detective Blist

1986
Cowgirls n' Angels 6.0

Cowgirls n' Angels

as Terence Parker

2012
Dante's Inferno 6.3

Dante's Inferno

as Virgil (voice)

2007
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers 5.5

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

as Hank Paulson

2009
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly

Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly

as Zefram Cochrane (archive footage)

2014
The John Garfield Story 8.4

The John Garfield Story

as Self

2003
A Carol Christmas 5.8

A Carol Christmas

as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)

2003
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy 9.3

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

as Narrator

2005
Barefoot In the Park 6.3

Barefoot In the Park

as Harry Pepper

1982
Owd Bob 6.2

Owd Bob

as Adam MacAdam

1998
The Magnificent Ambersons 5.9

The Magnificent Ambersons

as Major Amberson

2002
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil 4.8

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

as Self

2009
The House of God 3.2

The House of God

as Officer Quick

1984
Living with a Visionary 2.0

Living with a Visionary

as Narrator (voice)

2026
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde 6.0

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

as Self

2004
King Leopold's Ghost 8.0

King Leopold's Ghost

2006
Beyond All Boundaries 6.7

Beyond All Boundaries

as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey

2009
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' 8.0

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

as Self

2008
Walking the Mile 5.0

Walking the Mile

as Self

2014
Spraggue 7.0

Spraggue

as Lt. George Hurley

1984
The Shaggy Dog 5.0

The Shaggy Dog

as Charlie Mulvihill

1994
The Runnin' Kind 4.5

The Runnin' Kind

as Uncle Phil

1989
Countdown to Year Zero

Countdown to Year Zero

2019
A Christmas Without Snow 5.7

A Christmas Without Snow

as Reverend Lohman

1980
A Lonely Place for Dying 3.5

A Lonely Place for Dying

as Howard Simons

2009
Project Viper 4.9

Project Viper

as MP 1

2002
La Classe américaine 6.5

La Classe américaine

as Self

2012
A Death in the Family 5.5

A Death in the Family

as Joel Lynch

2002
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb 4.7

The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2016
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington 7.0

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

as Self - Interviewee

2012
The Making of 'The Queen' 4.0

The Making of 'The Queen'

as Self

2007
The Wall 6.6

The Wall

as Francisek

1982
Peeping Times 3.0

Peeping Times

as Bernard Mantee

1978
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance 4.0

The Artist: The Making of an American Romance

as Self

2012
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars 1.7

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

as Self

2019
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist 2.0

Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist

as Himself

2012
Night Vet

Night Vet

as Dr. Abel Evergood

2014
Get Lost

Get Lost

as Frederick (Red King)

China Beach: Pilot

China Beach: Pilot

as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth

1988
Memorial Day 6.2

Memorial Day

as Bud Vogel

2011
The Last Precinct

The Last Precinct

as Chief Bludhorn

1986
Pope Pius XII 5.0

Pope Pius XII

as Pope Pius XII

2010
Deadly Game 7.7

Deadly Game

as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.

1977
The Rainmaker 7.4

The Rainmaker

as Noah Curry

1982
Looking For Else

Looking For Else

as Self

2007
Admissions

Admissions

as The Clerk

2011
The Immortal 3.5

The Immortal

as Grandfather

2019
Farm to Fridge 7.5

Farm to Fridge

as Narrator

2011
In Between Songs

In Between Songs

as Narrator

2014

TV Shows 77

American Horror Story 8.1

American Horror Story

as Dr. Arthur Arden

2011
24 7.8

24

as Phillip Bauer

2001
Star Trek: The Next Generation 8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Prime Minister Nayrok

1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation 8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as Jaglom Shrek

1987
The West Wing 8.3

The West Wing

as President D. Wire Newman

1999
ER 7.8

ER

as Bishop Stewart

1994
Dallas 6.9

Dallas

as Gerald Kane

1978
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine 7.9

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

as Hanok

1993
M*A*S*H 8.0

M*A*S*H

1972
Little House on the Prairie 8.0

Little House on the Prairie

as Harve Miller

1974
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Audience Member

1944
Boardwalk Empire 8.0

Boardwalk Empire

as Andrew W. Mellon

2010
Star Trek: Enterprise 7.5

Star Trek: Enterprise

as Dr. Zefram Cochran (uncredited)

2001
Home Improvement 7.4

Home Improvement

as Fred

1991
Succession 8.3

Succession

as Ewan Roy

2018
Knight Rider 7.5

Knight Rider

as Curtis

1982
The Rockford Files 7.6

The Rockford Files

as Terry

1974
Six Feet Under 8.1

Six Feet Under

as George Sibley

2001
Hill Street Blues 7.6

Hill Street Blues

1981
Night Court 7.3

Night Court

as Alan

1984
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 7.3

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

as Reverend Buryfield

1976
Family Ties 7.2

Family Ties

as John Hancock

1982
Barney Miller 7.4

Barney Miller

as Wilkinson

1975
Barney Miller 7.4

Barney Miller

as Neil Spencer

1975
Barney Miller 7.4

Barney Miller

as Dr. Edmund Danworth

1975
Barney Miller 7.4

Barney Miller

as Jason Parrish

1975
Alice 7.0

Alice

1976
Law & Order: Organized Crime 7.9

Law & Order: Organized Crime

as Miles Darman

2021
Three's Company 7.6

Three's Company

as Detective Lannigan

1977
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Judge Raymond Price

1986
Star Trek: Lower Decks 7.6

Star Trek: Lower Decks

as Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice)

2020
All in the Family 7.8

All in the Family

as Stretch Cunningham

1971
Hunter 7.1

Hunter

as Seymour Robbins

1984
The Twilight Zone 7.7

The Twilight Zone

as (segment "A Message From Charity")

1985
Scarecrow and Mrs. King 6.6

Scarecrow and Mrs. King

1983
Jake and the Fatman 6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987
Eight Is Enough 6.2

Eight Is Enough

1977
Murder in a Small Town 6.7

Murder in a Small Town

as George Wilcox

2024
Picket Fences 7.4

Picket Fences

as The Bishop

1992
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 5.3

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

as Self - Guest

1999
Amazing Stories 7.5

Amazing Stories

as Francis

1985
Sugar 7.1

Sugar

as Jonathan Siegel

2024
Halt and Catch Fire 7.9

Halt and Catch Fire

as Jacob Wheeler

2014
China Beach 7.4

China Beach

1988
Police Story 7.0

Police Story

1973
Counterpart 7.5

Counterpart

as Yanek

2017
Murder in the First 5.8

Murder in the First

as Warren Daniels

2014
Berlin Station 7.2

Berlin Station

as Gilbert Dorn

2016
The White Shadow 7.1

The White Shadow

as Mr. Hamilton

1978
The White Shadow 7.1

The White Shadow

as Art Commings

1978
The Detour 7.1

The Detour

as J.R.

2016
The Young Pope 7.7

The Young Pope

as Cardinal Michael Spencer

2016
Buffalo Bill 6.5

Buffalo Bill

as Staunton McMoller

1983
BAT-FAM 4.2

BAT-FAM

as Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (voice)

2025
The Client 7.0

The Client

as Officer Joe Denton

1995
Angels in America 7.6

Angels in America

as Roy's Doctor

2003
Barbary Coast 8.3

Barbary Coast

as Roy

1975
Salem's Lot 6.0

Salem's Lot

as Donald Callahan

2004
Partners 9.0

Partners

1995
My Own Worst Enemy 6.4

My Own Worst Enemy

as Alistair Trumbull

2008
Flo 6.0

Flo

1980
American Dreamer 5.3

American Dreamer

1990
All's Fair 7.7

All's Fair

1976
Once an Eagle 6.8

Once an Eagle

as J.L. Cleghorne

1976
The Family 6.7

The Family

as Douglas Coe

2019
Impact 5.8

Impact

as Lloyd

2009
The Nancy Walker Show 7.5

The Nancy Walker Show

as Glen

1976
Operation Buffalo 6.1

Operation Buffalo

as Cranky

2020
Diff'rent Strokes 7.1

Diff'rent Strokes

1978
Citizen Baines 7.0

Citizen Baines

as Elliott Baines

2001
Easy Street 6.8

Easy Street

1986
Foul Play 5.0

Foul Play

as Bebet

1981
Pope John Paul II 6.5

Pope John Paul II

as Cardinal Adam Sapieha

2005
Christine Cromwell 7.8

Christine Cromwell

1989
Wildside 6.8

Wildside

1985
Hot l Baltimore 5.2

Hot l Baltimore

1975
Sotto il cielo di Roma

Sotto il cielo di Roma

as Pope Pius XII

2010

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