Hume Cronyn - Actor Profile

Hume Cronyn

Acting
50Total Films
10.0 Highest Rated
Born: Jul 18, 1911
Birth Place: London, Ontario, Canada

About Hume Cronyn

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.

Best Hume Cronyn Movies Ranked

Must-watch hits from Hume Cronyn's career based on audience ratings.

Complete Filmography & Success Status

Tracking the career evolution and box office verdicts of Hume Cronyn.

YearMovieCharacterSuccessMore
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There Self Hit Similar →
2003 The John Garfield Story Self Super Hit Similar →
2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Self Hit Similar →
2001 Rope Unleashed Self Hit Similar →
2000 Yesterday's Children Old Sonny Sutton Hit Similar →
2000 Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film Self Hit Similar →
1999 Santa and Pete Saint Nick Flop Similar →
1999 Sea People Mr. John McRae Average Similar →
1997 Alone John Webb Hit Similar →
1997 12 Angry Men Juror 9 Super Hit Similar →
1996 Marvin's Room Marvin Wakefield Hit Similar →
1995 People: A Musical Celebration Grandpa (voice) Average Similar →
1994 Camilla Ewald Average Similar →
1993 To Dance with the White Dog Robert Samuel Peek Hit Similar →
1993 The Pelican Brief Justice Rosenberg Hit Similar →
1992 Broadway Bound Ben Average Similar →
1991 Christmas on Division Street Cleveland Meriwether Average Similar →
1989 Age-Old Friends John Cooper Super Hit Similar →
1989 Day One James F. Byrnes Average Similar →
1988 Cocoon: The Return Joe Finley Hit Similar →
1987 *batteries not included Frank Riley Hit Similar →
1987 Foxfire Hector Nations Hit Similar →
1985 Cocoon Joseph Finley Hit Similar →
1985 Brewster's Millions Rupert Horn Hit Similar →
1982 The World According to Garp Mr. Fields Hit Similar →
1981 The Gin Game Weller Martin Super Hit Similar →
1974 The Parallax View Bill Rintels Hit Similar →
1974 Conrack Skeffington Hit Similar →
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Dudley Whinner Hit Similar →
1969 The Arrangement Arthur Houghton Hit Similar →
1964 Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Polonius Hit Similar →
1963 Cleopatra Sosigenes Hit Similar →
1960 Sunrise at Campobello Louis Howe Average Similar →
1959 A Doll's House Krogstad Super Hit Similar →
1951 People Will Talk Prof. Rodney Elwell Hit Similar →
1949 Top o' the Morning Hughie Devine Flop Similar →
1948 The Bride Goes Wild John McGrath Average Similar →
1947 Brute Force Capt. Munsey Hit Similar →
1947 The Beginning or the End Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer Average Similar →
1946 The Secret Heart Dinner Party Guest (Voice) Average Similar →
1946 The Green Years Papa Leckie Average Similar →
1946 The Postman Always Rings Twice Arthur Keats Hit Similar →
1946 A Letter for Evie John Phineas McPherson Hit Similar →
1945 The Sailor Takes a Wife Freddie Potts Average Similar →
1945 Ziegfeld Follies Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket") Average Similar →
1944 The Seventh Cross Paul Roeder Hit Similar →
1944 Lifeboat Stanley "Sparks" Garrett Hit Similar →
1943 The Cross of Lorraine Duval Average Similar →
1943 Phantom of the Opera Gerard Average Similar →
1943 Shadow of a Doubt Herbie Hawkins Super Hit Similar →

Hume Cronyn - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best movie of Hume Cronyn?

According to audience ratings, the best movie starring Hume Cronyn is "A Doll's House" with a rating of 10.0/10.

How many movies has Hume Cronyn acted in?

Hume Cronyn has been featured in at least 50 major films throughout their career.

What are some other popular movies by Hume Cronyn?

Other notable films include "The Gin Game", "The John Garfield Story", and "12 Angry Men".