
Person
Hume Cronyn
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 18, 1911
- Died
- Jun 15, 2003
- From
- 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.
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The Pelican Brief

Cocoon

Shadow of a Doubt

Cocoon: The Return

Cleopatra

*batteries not included

Brewster's Millions

Marvin's Room

Lifeboat

12 Angry Men

The World According to Garp

The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Parallax View

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Phantom of the Opera

Brute Force

Hawaii Five-O

There Was a Crooked Man...