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Hume Cronyn

Actor • Born 1911

Hume Cronyn

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About

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 from 1942 until her death in 1994. He wrote the play Foxfire and television film The Dollmaker with his third wife, Susan Cooper. Many of his wide-ranging stage and screen acting roles garnered critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.

Known for

American Experience posterAmerican ExperienceSeries • 1988Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982Climax! posterClimax!Series • 1954Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948The Philco Television Playhouse posterThe Philco Television PlayhouseSeries • 1948Naked City posterNaked CitySeries • 1958Suspense posterSuspenseSeries • 1949Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterAlfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1955The Pelican Brief posterThe Pelican BriefMovie • 1993Telephone Time posterTelephone TimeSeries • 1956The Barbara Stanwyck Show posterThe Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries • 1960Cleopatra posterCleopatraMovie • 1963DuPont Show of the Month posterDuPont Show of the MonthSeries • 1957Brewster's Millions posterBrewster's MillionsMovie • 198512 Angry Men poster12 Angry MenMovie • 1997Marvin's Room posterMarvin's RoomMovie • 1996*batteries not included poster*batteries not includedMovie • 1987Cocoon posterCocoonMovie • 1985Rope posterRopeMovie • 1948Phantom of the Opera posterPhantom of the OperaMovie • 1943Shadow of a Doubt posterShadow of a DoubtMovie • 1943Brute Force posterBrute ForceMovie • 1947The Parallax View posterThe Parallax ViewMovie • 1974