

Hume Cronyn
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
18 Jul 1911
Age
115 Years
Born In
London, Ontario, Canada
Total Projects
98
Years Active
61 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.7 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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A Separate Peace
A Separate Peace
as Professor Carmichael

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

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The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story
as Self

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Off Season
Off Season
as Sam Clausner

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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self

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Rope Unleashed
Rope Unleashed
as Self

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Yesterday's Children
Yesterday's Children
as Old Sonny Sutton

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Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
as Self

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Santa and Pete
Santa and Pete
as Saint Nick

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Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
Omnibus: Television's Golden Age
as Self - Narrator (voice)

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Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love
as Lonzo

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Sea People
Sea People
as Mr. John McRae

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Angel Passing
Angel Passing
as Pianist

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Alone
Alone
as John Webb

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9

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Marvin's Room
Marvin's Room
as Marvin Wakefield

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An African love story
An African love story
as Self

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People: A Musical Celebration
People: A Musical Celebration
as Grandpa (voice)

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Camilla
Camilla
as Ewald

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Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great
as Himself

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To Dance with the White Dog
To Dance with the White Dog
as Robert Samuel Peek

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The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief
as Justice Rosenberg

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Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound
as Ben

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Christmas on Division Street
Christmas on Division Street
as Cleveland Meriwether

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Night of 100 Stars III
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self

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Age-Old Friends
Age-Old Friends
as John Cooper

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Day One
Day One
as James F. Byrnes

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The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
as Narrator (Voice)

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American Experience
American Experience
as Narrator (voice)

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Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return
as Joe Finley

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*batteries not included
*batteries not included
as Frank Riley

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Foxfire
Foxfire
as Hector Nations

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Cocoon
Cocoon
as Joseph Finley

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Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
as Rupert Horn

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Impulse
Impulse
as Dr. Carr

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The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp
as Mr. Fields

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Rollover
Rollover
as Maxwell Emery

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Honky Tonk Freeway
Honky Tonk Freeway
as Sherm

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The Gin Game
The Gin Game
as Weller Martin

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The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self

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The Parallax View
The Parallax View
as Bill Rintels

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Conrack
Conrack
as Skeffington

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There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Dudley Whinner

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Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily
as Tim Grogan

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The Arrangement
The Arrangement
as Arthur Houghton

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Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Lewis Avery Filer

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Hamlet
Hamlet
as Polonius

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Cleopatra
Cleopatra
as Sosigenes

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The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self

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Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello
as Louis Howe

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The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Charles King

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A Doll's House
A Doll's House
as Krogstad

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The Moon and Sixpence
The Moon and Sixpence
as Dirk Stroeve

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Naked City
Naked City
as Professor Henry J. Fallon

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DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month
as Uncle Pio

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Crowded Paradise
Crowded Paradise
as George Heath

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Telephone Time
Telephone Time

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Henry Daw

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Fitzhugh Oldham

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The Fourposter
The Fourposter

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Climax!
Climax!
as Reverend Mr. Muldoon

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The Marriage
The Marriage
as Ben Marriott

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Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Hap Martin

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Letter to Loretta
Letter to Loretta
as Henry Goodens

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General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Ralph Whitemore

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General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Benedict Arnold Brummel

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Omnibus
Omnibus

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Nils Krogstad

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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Hector

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Wilbur Meeler

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People Will Talk
People Will Talk
as Prof. Rodney Elwell

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Top o' the Morning
Top o' the Morning
as Hughie Devine

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Suspense
Suspense
as Dr. Violet

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Suspense
Suspense
as Sig

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Suspense
Suspense

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Studio One
Studio One
as Ben Hecht

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Studio One
Studio One
as Ellis Davenport

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Studio One
Studio One
as Mr. Moore

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Studio One
Studio One
as Pop Thatcher

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The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse

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The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Ben Marriott

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The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self

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The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild
as John McGrath

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Brute Force
Brute Force
as Capt. Munsey

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The Beginning or the End
The Beginning or the End
as Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer

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The Secret Heart
The Secret Heart
as Dinner Party Guest (Voice)

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The Green Years
The Green Years
as Papa Leckie

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The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Arthur Keats

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A Letter for Evie
A Letter for Evie
as John Phineas McPherson

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The Sailor Takes a Wife
The Sailor Takes a Wife
as Freddie Potts

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Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies
as Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")

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Main Street After Dark
Main Street After Dark
as Keller

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Blonde Fever
Blonde Fever
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross
as Paul Roeder

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Lifeboat
Lifeboat
as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett

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The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine
as Duval

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Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
as Gerard

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Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
as Herbie Hawkins