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Hume Cronyn (1911–2003)

Actor | Producer | Writer

Trivia:

Although not widely known, he had a glass eye, having lost the real one to cancer. See more trivia »

Born:

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.
in London, Ontario, Canada

Died:

(age 91) in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Still of Ron Howard and Hume Cronyn in Cocoon Still of Elizabeth Peña, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn in *batteries not included Still of Hume Cronyn in Cocoon Still of Ron Howard, Steve Guttenberg, Ally Sheedy, Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn and Maureen Stapleton in Cocoon
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2004 A Separate Peace (TV movie)
Professor Carmichael
 
2001 Off Season (TV movie)
Sam Clausner
 
2000 Yesterday's Children (TV movie)
old Sonny Sutton
 
1999 Santa and Pete (TV movie)
Saint Nick
 
1999 Sea People (TV movie)
Mr. John McRae
 
1999 Seasons of Love (TV movie)
Lonzo
 
1998 Angel Passing (short)
 
1997 Alone (TV movie)
John Webb
 
1997 12 Angry Men (TV movie)
Juror #9
 
1996 Marvin's Room
Marvin
 
1995 People: A Musical Celebration (TV movie)
Grandpa (voice)
 
1994 Camilla
Ewald
 
1993 The Pelican Brief
Justice Rosenberg
 
1993 To Dance with the White Dog (TV movie)
Robert Samuel Peek
 
1992 Broadway Bound (TV movie)
Ben
 
1991 Christmas on Division Street (TV movie)
Cleveland Meriwether
 
1989 Age-Old Friends (TV movie)
John Cooper
 
1989 Day One (TV movie)
James F. Byrnes
 
1988 Cocoon: The Return
Joseph 'Joe' Finley
 
1987 *batteries not included
Frank Riley
 
1987 Foxfire (TV movie)
Hector Nations
 
1985 Cocoon
Joe Finley
 
1985 Brewster's Millions
Rupert Horn
 
1984 Impulse
Dr. Carr
 
1982 The World According to Garp
Mr. Fields
 
1981 Rollover
Maxwell Emery
 
1981 Honky Tonk Freeway
Sherm
 
1981 The Gin Game (TV movie)
Weller Martin
 
1976 33 Hours in the Life of God (TV movie)
Dr. Jaffe
 
1974 The Parallax View
Bill Rintels
 
1974 Conrack
Mr. Skeffington (school superintendent)
 
1972 Norman Corwin Presents (TV series)
– A Foreign Field (1972)
 
1970-1971 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Lewis Avery Filer
– Odd Man In (1971) … Lewis Avery Filer
– Over Fifty? Steal (1970) … Lewis Avery Filer
 
1970 There Was a Crooked Man...
Dudley Whinner
 
1969 Gaily, Gaily
Grogan
 
1969 The Arrangement
Arthur
 
1964/I Hamlet
Polonius
 
1963 Cleopatra
Sosigenes
 
1961 Naked City (TV series)
Professor Henry J. Fallon
– C3H5(NO3)3 (1961) … Professor Henry J. Fallon
 
1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Charles King
– Good Citizen (1960) … Charles King
 
1960 Sunrise at Campobello
Louis Howe
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
– Juno and the Paycock (1960)
 
1960 Juno and the Paycock (TV movie)
 
1959 A Doll's House (TV movie)
Nils Krogstad
 
1959 The Moon and Sixpence (TV movie)
Dirk Stroeve
 
1956-1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Fitzhugh Oldham / Henry Daw
– The Impromptu Murder (1958) … Henry Daw
– Kill with Kindness (1956) … Fitzhugh Oldham
 
1956-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Benedict Arnold Brummel / Ralph Whittemarc
– Ah There, Beau Brummel (1958) … Benedict Arnold Brummel
– The Pot of Gold (1956) … Ralph Whittemarc
 
1958 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
Hap Martin / Henry Goodens
– Thanks to You (1958) … Henry Goodens
– Windfall (1958) … Hap Martin
 
1958 Telephone Time (TV series)
Alfred Nobel
– War Against War (1958) … Alfred Nobel
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1958)
 
1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Wilbur Meeler
– Clothes Make the Man (1957) … Wilbur Meeler
 
1949-1957 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Ben Hecht / Ellis Davenport / Mr. Moore
– A Member of the Family (1957) … Ellis Davenport
– The Five Dollar Bill (1957) … Mr. Moore
– Public Servant (1951)
– Boy Meets Girl (1949) … Ben Hecht
 
1956-1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Ralph Grimes / Sam Pickens / Wise Gentleman
– No License to Kill (1957) … Ralph Grimes
– The Big Wave (1956) … Wise Gentleman
– The Confidence Man (1956) … Sam Pickens
 
1956 Chrysler Festival (TV series)
Host
 
1956 Crowded Paradise
George Heath
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Father Joseph Muldoon
– The Fifth Wheel (1956) … Father Joseph Muldoon
 
1956 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
Priam Farll
– The Great Adventure (1956) … Priam Farll
 
1950-1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Christmas 'til Closing (1955)
– The Reluctant Landlord (1950)
 
1953-1955 Omnibus (TV series)
Bartender / Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
– Advice to Bathers (1955) … Harold 'Mitch' Mitchell
– Glory in the Flower (1953) … Bartender
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Michael
– The Fourposter (1955) … Michael
 
1954 The Marriage (TV series)
Ben Marriott / Narrator
– The Dreamer (1954) … Ben Marriott
– Inside Bobby Logan (1954) … Ben Marriott
– Episode #1.6 (1954) … Ben Marriott
– Episode #1.5 (1954) … Ben Marriott
– Episode #1.4 (1954) … Ben Marriott
See all 8 episodes »
 
1954 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
Anthony Updyke
– The Family Man (1954) … Anthony Updyke
 
1953 Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City (TV series)
– Count Bruga (1953)
 
1951 People Will Talk
Prof. Rodney Elwell
 
1950 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– The Ponzi Story (1950)
 
1949-1950 Suspense (TV series)
Dr. Violet
– I'm No Hero (1950)
– Red Wine (1950)
– Dr. Violet (1949) … Dr. Violet
 
1949-1950 The Ford Theatre Hour (TV series)
Harry Binion / Hugo Barnstead
– Room Service (1950) … Harry Binion
– One Sunday Afternoon (1949) … Hugo Barnstead
 
1949 Top o' the Morning
Hughie Devine
 
1949 The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (TV series)
– The Uncertain Hour (1949)
 
1948 The Bride Goes Wild
John McGrath
 
1947 Brute Force
Capt. Munsey
 
1947 The Beginning or the End
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
 
1946 The Secret Heart
Dinner Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
 
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Arthur Keats
 
1946 The Green Years
Papa Leckie
 
1946 A Letter for Evie
John Phineas McPherson
 
1945 The Sailor Takes a Wife
Freddie Potts
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies
Monty (in "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
 
1945 Main Street After Dark
Keller
 
1944 Blonde Fever
Diner at Inn (uncredited)
 
1944 The Seventh Cross
Paul Roeder
 
1944 Lifeboat
Stanley 'Sparks' Garett
 
1943 The Cross of Lorraine
Duval
 
1943 Phantom of the Opera
Gerard
 
1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Herbie Hawkins
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Fourposter (1955) (producer)
 
1954 The Marriage (TV series) (producer - 8 episodes)
– The Dreamer (1954) (producer)
– Inside Bobby Logan (1954) (producer)
– Episode #1.6 (1954) (producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1954) (producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1954) (producer)
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1948 Actor's Studio (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (4 titles)
1987 Foxfire (TV movie) (play)
 
1984 The Dollmaker (TV movie)
 
1949 Under Capricorn (adaptation)
 
1948 Rope (adaptation)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1993 To Dance with the White Dog (TV movie) (program consultant)
 
1948 Actor's Studio (TV series) (stage manager - 1 episode)
– Portrait of a Madonna (1948) (stage manager)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1987 *batteries not included (performer: "LET'S HAVE ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE")
 
1987 Foxfire (TV movie) (lyrics: "Dear Lord", "My Feet Took T'walkin'", "Sweet Talker")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs provided by, very special thanks)
 
1998 'Fried Green Tomatoes': The Moments of Discovery (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (29 titles)
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The John Garfield Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joan Van Ark (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 'Rope' Unleashed (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Reputations (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alfred Hitchcock (1999) … Himself (as Hume Cronin)
 
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1996 An African Love Story (TV documentary)
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special & Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1992 The 64th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1991 The Chuck Woolery Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.14 (1991) … Himself
 
1990 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Himself
– Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy (1990) … Himself
 
1990 Night of 100 Stars III (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1988 The 40th Annual Emmy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
 
1987 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1967-1987 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 1987 (1987) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 March 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 January 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1987 The 41st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1986 The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (TV documentary)
Himself - Honoree
 
1986 The 40th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1980 The 34th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1979 Over Easy (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1967 Dateline: Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 May 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.21 (1967) … Himself
 
1960 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1960) … Himself
 
1951-1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Actor / Jerry in a scene from 'A Pound on Demand'
– Episode #12.34 (1959) … Jerry in a scene from 'A Pound on Demand'
– Episode #6.15 (1952) … Himself
– Episode #5.22 (1952) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #4.24 (1951) … Himself
 
1958 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.18 (1958) … Himself
 
1957 To Tell the Truth (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 8 January 1957 (1957) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (7 titles)
2008 Spisok korabley (documentary)
 
2005 Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat: The Theater of War (video documentary short)
Stanley 'Sparks' Garrett
 
2005 James Dean: Forever Young (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2004 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Joseph Finley
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1935). Stage Play: Boy Meets Girl. Comedy. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Interview  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Hume Cronin

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older. See more »

Trivia:

Although not widely known, he had a glass eye, having lost the real one to cancer. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer