Acting
James Cromwell
EN, FR, IT cinema · 120 credits
Born
27 January 1940 (age 86)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Jim Crowell · Jamie Cromwell · Джеймс Кромуэлл · Τζέιμς Κρόμγουελ · 詹姆斯·克隆威爾 · 詹姆斯.克隆威爾
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in “Star Trek: First Contact,” as well as his roles in “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Spider-Man 3.” 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 May 29, 1986.
Known for
Filmography
Get Lost
as Frederick (Red King)
Living with a Visionary
as Narrator (voice)
Rebel Ridge
as Judge
Merry Little Batman
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Mondo Hollywoodland
Executive Producer
Emperor
as John Brown
Never Too Late
as Jack Bronson
The Immortal
as Grandfather
The Laundromat
as Joseph David Martin
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
as Benjamin Lockwood
Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary
Executive Producer
Marshall
as The Judge
The Promise
as Henry Morgenthau Sr.
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Imminent Threat
Executive Producer
In Between Songs
as Narrator
Big Hero 6
as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
Walking the Mile
as Self
Night Vet
as Dr. Abel Evergood
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
as Zefram Cochrane (archive footage)
The Trials of Cate McCall
as Justice Sumpter
Cowgirls n' Angels
as Terence Parker
Soldiers of Fortune
as Haussman
Still Mine
as Craig Morrison
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
as Self - Interviewee
The Artist
as Clifton
Memorial Day
as Bud Vogel
Hide Away
as The Ancient Mariner
Farm to Fridge
as Narrator
Admissions
as The Clerk
Secretariat
as Ogden Phipps
Pope Pius XII
as Pope Pius XII
A Lonely Place for Dying
as Howard Simons
Surrogates
as Dr. Lionel Canter
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
as Hank Paulson
Beyond All Boundaries
as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
W.
as George H.W. Bush
Tortured
as Jack
Spider-Man 3
as Captain Stacy
Becoming Jane
as Mr. Austen
Dante's Inferno
as Virgil (voice)
The Queen
as Prince Philip
Avenger
as Paul Devereaux
The Longest Yard
as Warden Hazen
I, Robot
as Dr. Alfred Lanning
The Snow Walker
as Walter "Shep" Shepherd
Blackball
as Ray Speight
A Carol Christmas
as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
The Sum of All Fears
as President Fowler
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
as The Colonel (voice)
RFK
as President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Project Viper
as MP 1
A Death in the Family
as Joel Lynch
The Magnificent Ambersons
as Major Amberson
Space Cowboys
as Bob Gerson
Fail Safe
as Gordon Knapp
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self / Warden Hal Moores
The Green Mile
as Warden Hal Moores
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Judge Fielding
The General's Daughter
as General Joseph Campbell
The Bachelor
as Priest
A Slight Case of Murder
as John Edgarson
RKO 281
as William Randolph Hearst
Species II
as Senator Ross
Deep Impact
as Alan Rittenhouse
Babe: Pig in the City
as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Owd Bob
as Adam MacAdam
L.A. Confidential
as Dudley Smith
Star Trek: First Contact
as Dr. Zefram Cochrane
The People vs. Larry Flynt
as Charles Keating
Eraser
as Donahue
Babe
as Farmer Hoggett
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
as Judge Pounders
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
as Mr. Skolnick
The Shaggy Dog
as Charlie Mulvihill
The Babe
as Brother Mathias
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Mr. Skolnick
Miracle Landing
as B.J. Cocker
The Runnin' Kind
as Uncle Phil
Pink Cadillac
as Motel Desk Clerk
The Rescue
as Adm. Rothman
China Beach: Pilot
as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
as Mr. Skolnick
The Last Precinct
as Chief Bludhorn
A Fine Mess
as Detective Blist
Explorers
as Mr. Müller
Tank
as Deputy Euclid
Revenge of the Nerds
as Mr. Skolnick
The House of God
as Officer Quick
Oh, God! You Devil
as Priest
Spraggue
as Lt. George Hurley
The Man with Two Brains
as Realtor
Barefoot In the Park
as Harry Pepper
The Rainmaker
as Noah Curry
The Wall
as Francisek
Nobody's Perfekt
as Dr. Carson
A Christmas Without Snow
as Reverend Lohman
The Cheap Detective
as Schnell
Peeping Times
as Bernard Mantee
The Girl in the Empty Grave
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
Deadly Game
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
Murder by Death
as Marcel Cassette