James Cromwell

Birthday:

01/27/1940

Place of birth:

Los Angeles, California, USA:

Biography:

James Oliver Cromwell (born 27 January 1940) is an American film and television actor, probably best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. 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 29 May 1986.



Credits

Merry Little Batman (2023)
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
Bud
Emperor (2020)
John Brown
Never Too Late (2020)
Jack Bronson
The Immortal (2019)
Grandfather
The Laundromat (2019)
Joseph David Martin
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars (2019)
Self
Countdown to Year Zero (2019)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Sir Benjamin Lockwood
Marshall (2017)
The Judge
The Promise (2016)
Henry Morgenthau Sr.
50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
Self
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb (2016)
Narrator
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
In Between Songs (2014)
Narrator
The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
Justice Sumpter
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (2012)
Himself
La Classe américaine (2012)
Self
Still Mine (2012)
Craig Morrison
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance (2012)
Self
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist (2012)
Himself
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
Haussman
Cowgirls n' Angels (2012)
Terence Parker
Hide Away (2011)
The Ancient Mariner
Admissions (2011)
The Clerk
The Artist (2011)
Clifton
Memorial Day (2011)
Bud Vogel
Farm to Fridge (2011)
Narrator
Pope Pius XII (2010)
Pope Pius XII
Secretariat (2010)
Ogden Phipps
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
Surrogates (2009)
Dr. Lionel Canter
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009)
Hank Paulson
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil (2009)
Self
A Lonely Place for Dying (2009)
Howard Simons
W. (2008)
George H.W. Bush
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
Self
Tortured (2008)
Jack
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Captain Stacey
Becoming Jane (2007)
Mr. Austen
Dante's Inferno (2007)
Virgil (voice)
Looking For Else (2007)
Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006)
Self
The Queen (2006)
Philip of Edinburgh
King Leopold's Ghost (2006)
Avenger (2006)
Paul Devereaux
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
Narrator
The Longest Yard (2005)
Warden Hazen
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)
Self
I, Robot (2004)
Dr. Alfred Lanning
A Carol Christmas (2003)
Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
The Snow Walker (2003)
Walter "Shep" Shepherd
Blackball (2003)
Ray Speight
The John Garfield Story (2003)
Self
RFK (2002)
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
President Fowler
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
The Colonel (voice)
Project Viper (2002)
MP 1
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
Major Amberson
A Death in the Family (2002)
Joel Lynch
Raptor (2001)
Benny
Space Cowboys (2000)
Bob Gerson
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
Himself / Warden Hal Moores
Walking the Mile (2000)
Self
Fail Safe (2000)
Gordon Knapp
RKO 281 (2000)
William Randolph Hearst
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Judge Fielding
The Green Mile (1999)
Warden Hal Moores
The Bachelor (1999)
Priest
A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
John Edgarson
The General's Daughter (1999)
General Joseph Campbell
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Deep Impact (1998)
Alan Rittenhouse
Species II (1998)
Senator Ross
Owd Bob (1998)
Adam MacAdam
The Education of Little Tree (1997)
Nonno
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Dudley Smith
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Charles Keating
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Eraser (1996)
William Donohue
Babe (1995)
Farmer Hoggett
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Judge Pounders
The Shaggy Dog (1994)
Charlie Mulvihill
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love (1994)
Mr. Skolnick
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
Cage
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992)
Mr. Skolnick
The Babe (1992)
Brother Mathias
Miracle Landing (1990)
B.J Cocker
The Runnin' Kind (1989)
Uncle Phil
Pink Cadillac (1989)
The Rescue (1988)
Adm. Rothman
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Mr. Skolnick
A Fine Mess (1986)
Detective Blist
The Last Precinct (1986)
Chief Bludhorn
Explorers (1985)
Mr. Müller
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
Priest
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Mr. Skolnick
Spraggue (1984)
Lt. George Hurley
Tank (1984)
Deputy Euclid
The House of God (1984)
Officer Quick
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
Realtor
The Rainmaker (1982)
Noah Curry
Barefoot In the Park (1982)
Harry Pepper
The Wall (1982)
Francisek
Nobody's Perfekt (1981)
Dr. Carson
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
Reverend Lohman
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Schnell
Peeping Times (1978)
Bernard Mantee
Deadly Game (1977)
Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr.
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
Murder by Death (1976)
Marcel Cassette
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Extra (uncredited)
Night Vet ()
Dr. Abel Evergood
Rebel Ridge ()
Mondo Hollywoodland (2021)
Executive Producer
Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary (2018)
Executive Producer
Imminent Threat (2015)
Executive Producer