James Cromwellborn 1940

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Actor

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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.

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Rebel Ridge
Rebel Ridge

2024

Action • Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Judge

7
8.2
Merry Little Batman
Merry Little Batman

2023

Action • Animation • Comedy • Family

as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

6.6
2.4
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
Prancer: A Christmas Tale

2022

Family • Fantasy

as Bud

6.8
1.2
Emperor
Emperor

2020

Drama • History • War

as John Brown

7.6
1.4
Never Too Late
Never Too Late

2020

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Jack Bronson

5.8
0.6
The Immortal
The Immortal

2019

Fantasy • Science Fiction

as Grandfather

0
0.1
The Laundromat
The Laundromat

2019

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Joseph David Martin

6
2.2
Countdown to Year Zero
Countdown to Year Zero

2019

Documentary

0
0.2
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Benjamin Lockwood

6.5
12.5
Marshall
Marshall

2017

Drama

as The Judge

7.3
2.3
The Promise
The Promise

2016

Drama • History • Romance

as Henry Morgenthau Sr.

6.9
2.4
50 Years of Star Trek
50 Years of Star Trek

2016

Documentary

as Self

6.6
0.8
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb

2016

Crime • Documentary • History

as Narrator

4.7
0.2
Walking the Mile
Walking the Mile

2014

Documentary

as Self

5
0.2
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6

2014

Action • Adventure • Animation • Comedy • Family

as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)

7.7
19.9
In Between Songs
In Between Songs

2014

Documentary • History

as Narrator

0
0.2
The Trials of Cate McCall
The Trials of Cate McCall

2013

Drama

as Justice Sumpter

6.3
0.9
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

2012

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self - Interviewee

7
0.1
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine

2012

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

5.8
0.5
Still Mine
Still Mine

2012

Drama

as Craig Morrison

6.9
0.4
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance

2012

Comedy • Documentary • Drama

as Self

6
0.1
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist

2012

Comedy • Documentary • Drama

as Himself

0
0.1
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune

2012

Action • Adventure

as Haussman

4.9
1
Cowgirls n' Angels
Cowgirls n' Angels

2012

Drama • Family

as Terence Parker

6
0.7
Hide Away
Hide Away

2011

Drama

as The Ancient Mariner

4.4
0.6
Admissions
Admissions

2011

Drama

as The Clerk

0
0.2
The Artist
The Artist

2011

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Clifton

7.5
4
Memorial Day
Memorial Day

2011

Action • Drama • History • War

as Bud Vogel

6.1
1.5
Farm to Fridge
Farm to Fridge

2011

Documentary

as Narrator

7.5
0.1
Pope Pius XII
Pope Pius XII

2010

Drama • History

as Pope Pius XII

4.2
0.6
Secretariat
Secretariat

2010

Drama

as Ogden Phipps

7.4
2.4
Beyond All Boundaries
Beyond All Boundaries

2009

Documentary • War

as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey

6.2
0.4
Surrogates
Surrogates

2009

Action • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Dr. Lionel Canter

6.1
5.3
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

2009

Drama • TV Movie

as Hank Paulson

5.6
0.3
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

2009

Documentary

as Self

5.3
0.2
A Lonely Place for Dying
A Lonely Place for Dying

2009

Action • Thriller • War

as Howard Simons

1
0.3
W.
W.

2008

Drama • History

as George H.W. Bush

6.2
1.6
Tortured
Tortured

2008

Crime • Thriller

as Jack

5.4
0.5
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3

2007

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction

as Captain Stacey

6.4
15.5
Becoming Jane
Becoming Jane

2007

Drama • Romance

as Mr. Austen

7.3
2.9
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno

2007

Animation • Comedy

as Virgil (voice)

6.2
0.5
Looking For Else
Looking For Else

2007

Documentary

as Self

0
0.1
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
7.8
0.2
The Queen
The Queen

2006

Drama • History

as Philip of Edinburgh

6.9
2.1
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost

2006

Documentary • History

7.8
0.3
Avenger
Avenger

2006

Action • TV Movie • Thriller

as Paul Devereaux

6
0.7
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
9.4
0.4
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard

2005

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Warden Hazen

6.7
6.6
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

2004

Documentary • History • TV Movie

as Self

2
0.3
I, Robot
I, Robot

2004

Action • Science Fiction

as Dr. Alfred Lanning

7
9.8
A Carol Christmas
A Carol Christmas

2003

Comedy • Family • Fantasy • TV Movie

as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)

5.6
0.4
The Snow Walker
The Snow Walker

2003

Adventure • Drama

as Walter "Shep" Shepherd

7
0.8
Blackball
Blackball

2003

Comedy

as Ray Speight

5.2
0.6
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story

2003

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self

8
0.2
RFK
RFK

2002

Drama • History • TV Movie

as President Lyndon Baines Johnson

5.6
0.6
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears

2002

Action • Drama • Thriller

as President Fowler

6.4
3.4
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

2002

Adventure • Animation • Drama • Family • Romance • Western

as The Colonel (voice)

7.7
8.3
Project Viper
Project Viper

2002

Horror • Science Fiction

as MP 1

4.7
0.4
A Death in the Family
A Death in the Family

2002

as Joel Lynch

4.7
0.2
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons

2002

Drama • TV Movie

as Major Amberson

5.8
0.3
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys

2000

Action • Adventure • Thriller

as Bob Gerson

6.4
2.4
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

2000

Documentary • Drama

as Self / Warden Hal Moores

7
0.5
Fail Safe
Fail Safe

2000

Drama • TV Movie • Thriller

as Gordon Knapp

7
1
RKO 281
RKO 281

2000

Drama • History • TV Movie

as William Randolph Hearst

6.4
1.1
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

Drama • Romance

as Judge Fielding

6
1
The Green Mile
The Green Mile

1999

Crime • Drama • Fantasy

as Warden Hal Moores

8.5
16.8
The Bachelor
The Bachelor

1999

Comedy • Romance

as Priest

5.2
1.2
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder

1999

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • TV Movie

as John Edgarson

6.5
0.2
The General's Daughter
The General's Daughter

1999

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as General Joseph Campbell

6.4
2.4
Babe: Pig in the City
Babe: Pig in the City

1998

Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Family

as Farmer Arthur Hoggett

5.6
1.9
Deep Impact
Deep Impact

1998

Action • Drama • Science Fiction

as Alan Rittenhouse

6.2
5.4
Species II
Species II

1998

Action • Horror • Science Fiction

as Senator Ross

5.2
4.8
Owd Bob
Owd Bob

1998

Family

as Adam MacAdam

5.6
0.4
The Education of Little Tree
6.6
0.4
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential

1997

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Dudley Smith

7.8
5.8
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

Drama

as Charles Keating

7
1.6
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact

1996

Action • Adventure • Science Fiction • Thriller

as Dr. Zefram Cochrane

7.3
4.5
Eraser
Eraser

1996

Action • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as William Donohue

6.1
4.3
Babe
Babe

1995

Comedy • Drama • Family • Fantasy

as Farmer Hoggett

6.2
4.7
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995

Drama • TV Movie

as Judge Pounders

7.1
0.9
The Shaggy Dog
The Shaggy Dog

1994

Comedy • TV Movie

as Charlie Mulvihill

4.8
0.3
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
4.5
0.8
Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Cage

6.3
1.1
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright

1993

Science Fiction

as Jaglom Shrek

0
0.3
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

1992

Comedy • TV Movie

as Mr. Skolnick

4.5
0.9
The Babe
The Babe

1992

Drama

as Brother Mathias

5.6
1
Miracle Landing
Miracle Landing

1990

Drama • TV Movie

as B.J Cocker

5.7
0.4
The Runnin' Kind
The Runnin' Kind

1989

Comedy • Drama

as Uncle Phil

1
0.2
Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac

1989

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Motel Desk Clerk

5.5
1.1
The Rescue
The Rescue

1988

Action • Adventure • Drama

as Adm. Rothman

5.3
0.6
China Beach: Pilot
China Beach: Pilot

1988

Drama

as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth

0
0.2
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
5.6
1.4
A Fine Mess
A Fine Mess

1986

Comedy

as Detective Blist

4.5
0.8
The Last Precinct
The Last Precinct

1986

Comedy • Crime • TV Movie

as Chief Bludhorn

0
0.1
Explorers
Explorers

1985

Adventure • Family • Science Fiction

as Mr. Müller

6.2
1.6
Oh, God! You Devil
Oh, God! You Devil

1984

Comedy

as Priest

5.5
0.5
Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds

1984

Comedy

as Mr. Skolnick

6.5
2.1
Spraggue
Spraggue

1984

Drama • Thriller

as Lt. George Hurley

0
0.1
Tank
Tank

1984

Comedy

as Deputy Euclid

5.7
0.9
The House of God
The House of God

1984

Comedy • Drama

as Officer Quick

2.7
0.4
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains

1983

Comedy • Science Fiction

as Realtor

6.2
0.8
Barefoot In the Park
Barefoot In the Park

1982

Comedy • Romance

as Harry Pepper

5
0.3
The Wall
The Wall

1982

Action • Drama • TV Movie • War

as Francisek

5.8
0.3
Nobody's Perfekt
Nobody's Perfekt

1981

Comedy

as Dr. Carson

3.4
0.2
A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow

1980

Drama • Family • Romance • TV Movie

as Reverend Lohman

5.6
0.6
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective

1978

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Schnell

6.2
0.9
Peeping Times
Peeping Times

1978

Comedy • TV Movie

as Bernard Mantee

4
0.2
Deadly Game
Deadly Game

1977

Drama

as Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr.

6.5
0.4
The Girl in the Empty Grave
The Girl in the Empty Grave

1977

Mystery • Thriller

as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.

7.1
0.3
Get Lost
Get Lost

Adventure • Drama • Fantasy

as Frederick (Red King)

0
0.2
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs

1955

Music • Romance

as Extra (uncredited)

6.3
0.5
Night Vet
Night Vet

as Dr. Abel Evergood

0
0.3
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

1982

Drama • TV Movie

as Noah Curry

6.7
0.2
Murder by Death
Murder by Death

1976

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Marcel Cassette

7.2
1.5

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