Hume Cronyn
Acting Born Jul 18, 1911 London, Ontario, Canada 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Lewis Avery Filer
- American Experience (1988) as Narrator (voice)
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Ben Marriott
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Climax! (1954) as Reverend Mr. Muldoon
- Naked City (1958) as Professor Henry J. Fallon
- Studio One (1948) as Ben Hecht
- Studio One (1948) as Ellis Davenport
- Studio One (1948) as Mr. Moore
- Studio One (1948) as Pop Thatcher
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Suspense (1949) as Dr. Violet
- Suspense (1949) as Sig
- Suspense (1949)
- Omnibus (1952)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Henry Daw
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Fitzhugh Oldham
- Telephone Time (1956)
- The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) as Self
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Charles King
- *batteries not included (1987) as Frank Riley
- DuPont Show of the Month (1957) as Uncle Pio
- Cleopatra (1963) as Sosigenes