James Cromwell
Acting
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.
Born: January 27, 1940
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (voice)
as George Wilcox
as Judge
as Jonathan Siegel
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
as Miles Darman
as John Brown
as Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice)
as Cranky
as Jack Bronson
as Grandfather
as Joseph David Martin
as Douglas Coe
as Benjamin Lockwood
as Ewan Roy
as Yanek
as The Judge
as Henry Morgenthau Sr.
as Cardinal Michael Spencer
as Gilbert Dorn
as Self
as J.R.
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self
as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
as Narrator
as Warren Daniels
as Jacob Wheeler
as Justice Sumpter
as Self - Interviewee
as Self
as Craig Morrison
as Haussman
as Terence Parker
as The Ancient Mariner
as The Clerk
as Clifton
as Dr. Arthur Arden
as Bud Vogel
as Narrator
as Pope Pius XII
as Pope Pius XII
as Andrew W. Mellon
as Ogden Phipps
as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
as Dr. Lionel Canter
as Hank Paulson
as Lloyd
as Howard Simons
as George H.W. Bush
as Alistair Trumbull
as Jack
as Captain Stacy
as Mr. Austen
as Virgil (voice)
as Self
as Prince Philip
as Paul Devereaux
as Cardinal Adam Sapieha
as Narrator
as Warden Hazen
as Self
as Dr. Alfred Lanning
as Donald Callahan
as Roy's Doctor
as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
as Walter "Shep" Shepherd
as Ray Speight
as Self
as President Lyndon Baines Johnson
as President Fowler
as The Colonel (voice)
as MP 1
as Joel Lynch
as Major Amberson
as Phillip Bauer
as George Sibley
as Bob Gerson
as Self / Warden Hal Moores
as Gordon Knapp
as William Randolph Hearst
as Judge Fielding
as Warden Hal Moores
as Priest
as President D. Wire Newman
as John Edgarson
as General Joseph Campbell
as Self - Guest
as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
as Alan Rittenhouse
as Senator Ross
as Adam MacAdam
as Nonno
as Dudley Smith
as Charles Keating
as Dr. Zefram Cochrane
as William Donohue
as Officer Joe Denton
as Farmer Hoggett
as Judge Pounders
as Charlie Mulvihill
as Bishop Stewart
as Mr. Skolnick
as Cage
as Hanok
as Mr. Skolnick
as Brother Mathias
as Fred
as B.J. Cocker
as Uncle Phil
as Motel Desk Clerk
as Adm. Rothman
as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth
as Prime Minister Nayrok
as Jaglom Shrek
as Mr. Skolnick
as Detective Blist
as Chief Bludhorn
as Francis
as (segment "A Message From Charity")
as Mr. Müller
as Priest
as Seymour Robbins
as Mr. Skolnick
as Lt. George Hurley
as Deputy Euclid
as Alan
as Officer Quick
as Realtor
as Noah Curry
as Curtis
as John Hancock
as Harry Pepper
as Francisek
as Dr. Carson
as Bebet
as Reverend Lohman
as Mr. Hamilton
as Art Commings
as Schnell
as Gerald Kane
as Bernard Mantee
as Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr.
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
as Detective Lannigan
as J.L. Cleghorne
as Glen
as Marcel Cassette
as Roy
as Sgt. Wilkinson
as Neil Spencer
as Dr. Edmund Danworth
as Jason Parrish
as Terry
as Harve Miller
as Stretch Cunningham
as Extra (uncredited)
as Self - Audience Member
as Frederick (Red King)
as Dr. Abel Evergood