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James Cromwell
Highest Rated: 100% Fail Safe (2000)
Lowest Rated: 8% The Bachelor (1999)
Birthday: Jan 27, 1940
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
James Cromwell grew up in a show business family, and piqued his desire to be an actor at an early age. But he set his sights on becoming an engineer, attending Middlebury College in Vermont, then Carnegie Institute of Technology (later renamed Carnegie Mellon University ). After a year at Carnegie, Cromwell dropped out to pursue acting full-time, working regional theater as an actor and director. Cromwell joined director John O'Neal's Free Southern Theater in New Orleans, where the young actor had his first taste of racial injustice, leading to a lifetime of social and political activism. He made his first strides in the early 1970s while performing in a play where he was spotted and subsequently cast as Jerome "Stretch" Cunningham, comic foil for famed curmudgeon Archie Bunker (Caroll O'Connor), on "All in the Family." Cromwell was cast as Bill the Desk Clerk on the sitcom, "The Hot L Baltimore" ( ABC, 1974-75), then made his feature film debut in "Murder by Death" (1976). Continuing to appear on television, he was the absentee husband to the dim-witted daughter (Beverly Archer) of a Hollywood agent (Nancy Walker) on the short-lived sitcom, "The Nancy Walker Show" (ABC, 1976). Cromwell was the nerd father of an even nerdier son in "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984), a role he reprised in the sequels, "Revenge of the Nerds II" (1987), "Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation" (Fox, 1992) and "Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love" (Fox, 1994). Meanwhile, he maintained a steady, albeit unrecognized presence, on the small screen, in "Easy Street" (NBC, 1986-87), and "Mama's Boy" (NBC, 1987-88). In Arthur Hiller's "The Babe" (1992), an endearing chronicle of the life and career of George Herman "Babe" Ruth (John Goodman), he appeared briefly as a monk who introduces a young boy and future slugger to the game of baseball as a means of unleashing his pent-up anger. Cromwell finally earned his due in Chris Noonan's "Babe" (1995), playing Farmer Hoggett, a gentle shepherd who recognizes the special qualities of a piglet adept at herding sheep. Cromwell's portrayal of the farmer earned him a 1995 Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. After tackling a supporting role in the Arnold Schwarzenegger action thriller "Eraser " (1996), Cromwell delivered an uncanny performance in Milos Foreman's excellent biopic, "The People vs. Larry Flyn " (1996) with Woody Harrelson. Returning to a softer mode, Cromwell was cast as an Appalachian mountain man in the family drama "The Education of Little Tree" (1997) and reprised his role as Farmer Hoggett in the sequel "Babe: Pig in the City" (1998). With his star on the rise, he played a cold-hearted Army captain in the big-screen adaptation of Nelson DeMille's novel "The General's Daughter" (1999) and earned an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of William Randolph Hearst in "RKO 281" (HBO, 1999), the critically acclaimed drama about the making of Orson Welles' (Liev Schreiber) classic "Citizen Kane" (1941). Cromwell then had the pivotal role of a judge overseeing a murder trial in the Ethan Hawke weeper "Snow Falling on Cedars" (1999), followed by a small part as a private detective in the crime drama "A Slight Case of Murder" ( TNT, 1999). The actor followed those projects up by appearing in the live televised version of the Cold War thriller "Fail Safe" (CBS, 2000) opposite George Clooney and Richard Dreyfuss, then supported Clint Eastwood, James Garner and Tommy Lee Jones in the comedic drama about aging astronauts going back into space in "Space Cowboys" (2000). Cromwell played the president in the Tom Clancy military thriller "The Sum of All Fears" (2002) and a resentful Vice President Lyndon Johnson in the cable biopic "RFK" (FX Network, 2002). The actor continued to leapfrog successfully between high-profile film and television projects with "I, Robot" (2004 and "The Longest Yard" (2005). In 2004, Cromwell enjoyed another career-defining role in "Six Feet Under" (HBO, 2000-05), playing professor George Sibley through its final season. In perhaps one of his most anticipated roles, Cromwell portrayed former president George H.W. Bush in "W" (2008). Following supporting turns in the sci-fi/action thriller "Surrogates" (2009) and the heartwarming drama "Secretariat" (2010), Cromwell was part of an exceptional cast for the silent black-and-white critical darling, "The Artist" (2011). Back on the small screen, he played American industrialist Andrew Mellon in three episodes of "Boardwalk Empire" (HBO, 2010-14) before portraying a doctor and former Nazi engaging in sadistic experiments on the second season of the anthology series "American Horror Story" (FX, 2011- ). His uncharacteristically sinister turn was well received and resulted in his first Emmy win in 2013. Since then he has portrayed Ewan Ray in "Succession" (HBO, 2018- ), was the voice of Robert Callaghan in "Big Hero 6" (2014) and has additional roles in the works.
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Filmography
Movies
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97% |
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Merry Little Batman | Alfred (Voice) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet |
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Prancer: A Christmas Tale | Bud (Character) | - | 2022 |
88% |
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Mondo Hollywoodland | Executive Producer | - | 2021 |
67% |
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Emperor | John Brown (Character) | - | 2020 |
46% |
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Never Too Late | Jack Bronson (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Countdown to Year Zero | Self | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Running For Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary | Executive Producer | - | 2018 |
46% |
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Benjamin Lockwood (Character) | $416.7M | 2018 |
80% |
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Marshall | Judge Foster (Character) | $10.0M | 2017 |
51% |
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The Promise | Ambassador Morgenthau (Character) | $8.0M | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Young Pope: A Tale of Filmmaking | Self | - | 2016 |
80% |
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Imminent Threat | Executive Producer | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Between Songs | Narrator | - | 2014 |
90% |
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Big Hero 6 | Professor Robert Callaghan (Voice) | $222.5M | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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The Trials of Cate McCall | Justice Sumpter (Character) | - | 2013 |
92% |
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Still | Craig Morrison (Character) | $1.2M | 2012 |
14% |
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Soldiers of Fortune | Haussman (Character) | $38.8K | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Cowgirls 'n Angels | Terence Parker (Character) | $119.8K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Admissions | The Clerk (Character) | - | 2011 |
46% |
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A Year in Mooring | The Ancient Mariner (Character) | $29.6K | 2011 |
No Score Yet |
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Memorial Day | Bud Vogel (Character) | - | 2011 |
95% |
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The Artist | Clifton (Character) | $44.7M | 2011 |
64% |
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Secretariat | Ogden Phipps (Character) | $59.7M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sotto Il Cielo Di Roma | Papa Pio XII (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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A Lonely Place for Dying | Howard Simons (Character) | - | 2009 |
37% |
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Surrogates | Older Canter (Character) | $38.5M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Impact | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
58% |
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W. | George H.W. Bush (Character) | $25.5M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Tortured | Jack (Character) | - | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Dante's Inferno | Virgil (Voice) | - | 2007 |
58% |
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Becoming Jane | Mr. Austen (Character) | $18.7M | 2007 |
63% |
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Spider-Man 3 | Capt. George Stacy (Character) | $336.5M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Avenger | Paul Devereaux (Character) | - | 2006 |
97% |
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The Queen | Prince Philip (Character) | $56.4M | 2006 |
31% |
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The Longest Yard | Warden Hazen (Character) | $158.1M | 2005 |
68% |
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Salem's Lot | Father Donald Callahan (Character) | - | 2004 |
57% |
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I, Robot | Dr. Alfred Lanning (Character) | $144.8M | 2004 |
No Score Yet |
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Angels in America | Roy's Doctor (Character) | - | 2003 |
41% |
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Blackball | Ray Speight (Character) | - | 2003 |
86% |
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The Snow Walker | Shepherd (Character) | - | 2003 |
No Score Yet |
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The Magnificent Ambersons | Major Amberson (Character) | - | 2002 |
59% |
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The Sum of All Fears | President Fowler (Character) | $118.5M | 2002 |
69% |
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | The Colonel (Voice) | $73.2M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Death in the Family | Joel Lynch (Character) | - | 2002 |
100% |
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Fail Safe | Gordon Knapp (Character) | - | 2000 |
78% |
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Space Cowboys | Bob Gerson (Character) | $90.4M | 2000 |
39% |
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Snow Falling on Cedars | Judge Fielding (Character) | $14.4M | 1999 |
92% |
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RKO 281 | William Randolph Hearst (Character) | - | 1999 |
21% |
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The General's Daughter | Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell (Character) | $102.7M | 1999 |
79% |
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The Green Mile | Warden Hal Moores (Character) | $136.8M | 1999 |
8% |
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The Bachelor | The Priest (Character) | $21.7M | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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A Slight Case of Murder | John Edgarson (Character) | - | 1999 |
65% |
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Babe: Pig in the City | Farmer Hoggett (Character) | $18.3M | 1998 |
45% |
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Deep Impact | Alan Rittenhouse (Character) | $140.4M | 1998 |
9% |
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Species II | Senator Judson Ross (Character) | $19.2M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
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Owd Bob | Adam MacAdam (Character) | - | 1997 |
99% |
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L.A. Confidential | Capt. Dudley Liam Smith (Character) | $64.6M | 1997 |
59% |
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The Education of Little Tree | Granpa (Character) | $320.7K | 1997 |
88% |
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The People vs. Larry Flynt | Charles Keating (Character) | $20.2M | 1996 |
93% |
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Star Trek: First Contact | Dr. Zefram Cochrane (Character) | $92.0M | 1996 |
43% |
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Eraser | William Donohue (Character) | $101.3M | 1996 |
97% |
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Babe | Farmer Arthur Hoggett (Character) | $63.6M | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Shaggy Dog | Charlie Mulvihill (Character) | - | 1994 |
27% |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Cage (Character) | $3.3M | 1993 |
No Score Yet |
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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Mr. Skolnick (Character) | - | 1992 |
47% |
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The Babe | Brother Mathias (Character) | $17.0M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Miracle Landing | B.J. Cocker (Character) | - | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Christine Cromwell: Things That Go Bump in the Night | Arthur (Character) | - | 1989 |
No Score Yet |
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The Rescue | Adm. Rothman (Character) | $5.8M | 1988 |
72% |
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Explorers | Mr. Müller (Character) | - | 1985 |
20% |
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Tank | Deputy Euclid Baker (Character) | - | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The House of God | Officer Quick (Character) | - | 1984 |
80% |
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The Man With Two Brains | Realtor (Character) | - | 1983 |
No Score Yet |
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The Wall | Francisek (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nobody's Perfekt | Dr. Carson (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet |
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A Christmas Without Snow | Reverend Lohman (Character) | - | 1980 |
53% |
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The Cheap Detective | Schnell (Character) | - | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadly Game | Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr. (Character) | - | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Girl in the Empty Grave | Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr. (Character) | - | 1977 |
65% |
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Murder by Death | Marcel (Character) | - | 1976 |
TV
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82% | 79% | Sugar | Jonathan Siegel (Character) | 2024 |
96% | 88% | Julia | John McWilliams (Character) | 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Miles Akman (Guest Star) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Operation Buffalo | Unknown (Character) | 2020 |
95% | 88% | Succession | Ewan (Guest Star) | 2018-2019 |
100% | 90% | Counterpart | Yanek (Character) | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | 66% | Big Hero 6 The Series | Professor Callaghan (Guest Voice) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Last Week Tonight With John Oliver | Albert Fall (Guest Star) | 2017 |
80% | 87% | The Young Pope | Cardinal Michael Spencer (Character) | 2016 |
90% | 91% | Halt and Catch Fire | Jacob Wheeler (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Murder in the First | Warren Daniels (Character) | 2014 |
8% | 67% | Betrayal | Thacher Karsten (Character) | 2013-2014 |
92% | 95% | Boardwalk Empire | Andrew W. Mellon (Guest Star) | 2012-2013 |
77% | 67% | American Horror Story | Dr. Arthur Arden (Character) | 2012-2013 |
72% | No Score Yet | My Own Worst Enemy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stephen Hawking's Sci Fi Masters | Randolph Ludwin (Character) | 2007 |
87% | 87% | 24 | Phillip Bauer (Guest Star) | 2007 |
81% | 96% | Six Feet Under |
George Sibley (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2003-2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Salem's Lot | Father Donald Callahan (Character) | 2004 |
81% | 95% | The West Wing | President D. Wire Newman (Guest Star) | 2004 |
90% | 93% | Angels in America | Unknown (Character) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Citizen Baines | Elliott Baines (Character) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Bishop Stewart (Guest Star) | 2001 |
25% | No Score Yet | The Client | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
38% | No Score Yet | Partners | Mr. Saxonhouse (Guest Star) | 1995-1996 |
100% | No Score Yet | Strange Luck | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
91% | 89% | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Hanok (Guest Star) | 1995 |
82% | 92% | Picket Fences | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | 71% | Home Improvement | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994 |
92% | 89% | Star Trek: The Next Generation | Jaglom Shrek (Guest Star) | 1990 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jake and the Fatman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Belvedere | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Easy Street | Quentin Standard (Character) | 1986-1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Precinct | Chief Bludhorn (Character) | 1986 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Amazing Stories | Unknown (Character) | 1986 |
97% | 82% | Hill Street Blues | Lowenhandler (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Seymour Robbins (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Knight Rider | Curtis (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Riptide | Unknown (Character) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1985 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gimme a Break | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1984 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barney Miller | Dr. Edmund Danworth (Guest Star) | 1977 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Plain Indians | Fish Belly (Character) | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Little House on the Prairie | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flo | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The White Shadow | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diff'rent Strokes | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eight Is Enough | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Alice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maude | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 1978 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Three's Company | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | 87% | M*A*S*H | Leo Bardonaro (Guest Star) | 1977 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot L Baltimore | Bill Lewis (Character) | 1975 |
No Score Yet | 89% | All in the Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1974 |