Hume Cronyn

Born: 1911-07-18, London, Ontario, Canada

Died: 2003-06-15

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• American Experience (1988)
• Studio One (1948)
• The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
• Climax! (1954)
• Suspense (1949)
• Telephone Time (1956)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
• The Pelican Brief (1993)
• Cleopatra (1963)
• Brewster's Millions (1985)
• Cocoon (1985)
• *batteries not included (1987)
• Marvin's Room (1996)
• Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
• Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
• Brute Force (1947)
• The World According to Garp (1982)
• The Parallax View (1974)
• Lifeboat (1944)
• There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
• Seasons of Love (1999)
• Angel Passing (1998)
• Santa and Pete (1999)
• Ziegfeld Follies (1945)
• Rollover (1981)
• The Seventh Cross (1944)
• Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
• Main Street After Dark (1945)
• People Will Talk (1951)