Hume Cronyn

11 titles·Since 1946

July 18, 1911 · London, Ontario, Canada

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.

Frequently works with

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

2 titles together

Kirk Douglas

2 titles together

Filmography (11)

Marvin's Room

1996 · Marvin Wakefield

Cocoon: The Return

1988 · Joe Finley

*batteries not included

1987 · Frank Riley

Impulse

1984 · Dr. Carr

The World According to Garp

1982 · Mr. Fields

The Parallax View

1974 · Bill Rintels

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 · Dudley Whinner

The Arrangement

1969 · Arthur Houghton

People Will Talk

1951 · Rodney Elwell

Brute Force

1947 · Capt. Munsey

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 · Arthur Keats

July 18, 1911 · London, Ontario, Canada

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.