Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 74
2000s
- 2004
A Separate Peace
Professor Carmichael
- 2001
Off Season
Sam Clausner
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
Seasons of Love
Lonzo · 2 episodes
Sea People
Mr. John McRae
- 1998
Angel Passing
Pianist
- 1997
Alone
John Webb
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
Camilla
Ewald
- 1993
To Dance with the White Dog
Robert Samuel Peek
- 1992
Broadway Bound
Ben
- 1991
Christmas on Division Street
Cleveland Meriwether
1980s
- 1989
Age-Old Friends
John Cooper
Day One
James F. Byrnes
- 1988
- 1987
Foxfire
Hector Nations
- 1985
- 1984
Impulse
Dr. Carr
- 1982
- 1981
Rollover
Maxwell Emery
Honky Tonk Freeway
Sherm
The Gin Game
Weller Martin
1970s
- 1974
Conrack
Skeffington
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Gaily, Gaily
Tim Grogan
The Arrangement
Arthur Houghton
- 1964
Hamlet
Polonius
- 1963
- 1960
Sunrise at Campobello
Louis Howe
1950s
- 1959
A Doll's House
Krogstad
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
Crowded Paradise
George Heath
- 1955
The Fourposter
Movie
- 1954
- 1953
General Electric Theater
Ralph Whitemore, Benedict Arnold Brummel · 1 episode
- 1952
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Nils Krogstad, Hector · 1 episode
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Wilbur Meeler · 1 episode
People Will Talk
Rodney Elwell
1940s
- 1949
Top o' the Morning
Hughie Devine
- 1948
The Bride Goes Wild
John McGrath
- 1947
The Beginning or the End
Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
- 1946
The Secret Heart
Dinner Party Guest (Voice)
A Letter for Evie
John Phineas McPherson
- 1945
The Sailor Takes a Wife
Freddie Potts
Ziegfeld Follies
Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
Main Street After Dark
Keller
- 1944
Blonde Fever
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Seventh Cross
Paul Roeder
- 1943
The Cross of Lorraine
Duval
Wrote 5
1980s
- 1987
Foxfire
Writer
- 1984
The Dollmaker
Teleplay
1940s
- 1949
- 1948
No release date
Rope
Story
Appearances13
2000s
- 2005
- 2003
The John Garfield Story
Self
- 2001
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self
Rope Unleashed
Self
- 2000
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film
Self
1990s
- 1994
- 1990
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1980s
- 1989
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness
Narrator (Voice)
- 1988
1960s
- 1962
1940s
- 1948
