James Cromwell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

192

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-01-27 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

James Cromwell

Biography

James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in “Star Trek: First Contact,” as well as his roles in “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Spider-Man 3.” He has been nominated for an Oscar, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career. Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. He was adopted by actress Kay Johnson and actor, director and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied engineering. Like both his parents, he was drawn to the theater, doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays. He has long been an advocate of leftist causes. In an October 2008 interview, he strongly attacked the Republican Party and the George W. Bush administration, saying their controversial foreign policy would "either destroy us or the entire planet." He became a vegetarian in 1974 after seeing a stockyard in Texas and experiencing the "smell, terror and anxiety." He became an ethical vegan while playing the character of Farmer Hoggett in the movie Babe in 1995. He frequently speaks out on issues regarding animal cruelty for PETA, largely the treatment of pigs. Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from 1976 to 1986. They had three children. He married his second wife, Julie Cobb, on May 29, 1986.

Known For

  • 24

    24

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • American Horror Story

    American Horror Story

  • Dallas

    Dallas

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Succession

    Succession

  • ER

    ER

  • M*A*S*H

    M*A*S*H

  • Little House on the Prairie

    Little House on the Prairie

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

  • Knight Rider

    Knight Rider

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Green Mile

    The Green Mile

  • Big Hero 6

    Big Hero 6

  • Home Improvement

    Home Improvement

  • The Rockford Files

    The Rockford Files

  • Night Court

    Night Court

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Family Ties

    Family Ties

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Star Trek: Lower Decks

    Star Trek: Lower Decks

  • Spider-Man 3

    Spider-Man 3

  • Six Feet Under

    Six Feet Under

  • Boardwalk Empire

    Boardwalk Empire

  • Murder in a Small Town

    Murder in a Small Town

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Law & Order: Organized Crime

    Law & Order: Organized Crime

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Barney Miller

    Barney Miller

  • Alice

    Alice

  • Hunter

    Hunter

  • Three's Company

    Three's Company

  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

    Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

  • Jake and the Fatman

    Jake and the Fatman

  • Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

    Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Eight Is Enough

    Eight Is Enough

  • L.A. Confidential

    L.A. Confidential

  • All in the Family

    All in the Family

  • The Longest Yard

    The Longest Yard

  • Sugar

    Sugar

  • I, Robot

    I, Robot

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King

    Scarecrow and Mrs. King

  • Rebel Ridge

    Rebel Ridge

  • Picket Fences

    Picket Fences

  • Halt and Catch Fire

    Halt and Catch Fire

  • BAT-FAM

    BAT-FAM

  • Surrogates

    Surrogates

  • Berlin Station

    Berlin Station

  • Becoming Jane

    Becoming Jane

  • The Rescue

    The Rescue

  • The People vs. Larry Flynt

    The People vs. Larry Flynt

  • China Beach

    China Beach

  • Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

  • Babe

    Babe

  • Secretariat

    Secretariat

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Get Lost

    Get Lost

  • Explorers

    Explorers

  • Emperor

    Emperor

  • Pink Cadillac

    Pink Cadillac

  • Space Cowboys

    Space Cowboys

  • Counterpart

    Counterpart

  • Hide Away

    Hide Away

  • RKO 281

    RKO 281

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • Tank

    Tank

  • The Sum of All Fears

    The Sum of All Fears

  • Star Trek: First Contact

    Star Trek: First Contact

  • Project Viper

    Project Viper

  • Miracle Landing

    Miracle Landing

  • Eraser

    Eraser

  • The Queen

    The Queen

  • RFK

    RFK

  • The Immortal

    The Immortal

  • The Client

    The Client

  • Still Mine

    Still Mine

  • The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

  • The White Shadow

    The White Shadow

  • Species II

    Species II

  • Murder in the First

    Murder in the First

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • The Laundromat

    The Laundromat

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • Merry Little Batman

    Merry Little Batman

  • The Detour

    The Detour

  • The General's Daughter

    The General's Daughter

  • The Family

    The Family

  • Angels in America

    Angels in America

  • Marshall

    Marshall

  • The Young Pope

    The Young Pope

  • Romeo Is Bleeding

    Romeo Is Bleeding

  • Admissions

    Admissions

  • Murder by Death

    Murder by Death

  • Spraggue

    Spraggue

  • Impact

    Impact

  • Babe: Pig in the City

    Babe: Pig in the City

  • The Artist

    The Artist

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Masters of Science Fiction

    Masters of Science Fiction

  • The Man with Two Brains

    The Man with Two Brains

  • Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

    Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

  • The Trials of Cate McCall

    The Trials of Cate McCall

  • The Snow Walker

    The Snow Walker

  • My Own Worst Enemy

    My Own Worst Enemy

  • The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

    The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

  • The Education of Little Tree

    The Education of Little Tree

  • Snow Falling on Cedars

    Snow Falling on Cedars

  • Cowgirls n' Angels

    Cowgirls n' Angels

  • Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

    Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

  • The Promise

    The Promise

  • Soldiers of Fortune

    Soldiers of Fortune

  • 50 Years of Star Trek

    50 Years of Star Trek

  • Indictment: The McMartin Trial

    Indictment: The McMartin Trial

  • Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

    Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

  • The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

    The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

    Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

  • Christine Cromwell

    Christine Cromwell

  • Barbary Coast

    Barbary Coast

  • Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs

  • Tortured

    Tortured

  • Revenge of the Nerds

    Revenge of the Nerds

  • Once an Eagle

    Once an Eagle

  • The Cheap Detective

    The Cheap Detective

  • Prancer: A Christmas Tale

    Prancer: A Christmas Tale

  • Blackball

    Blackball

  • All's Fair

    All's Fair

  • Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love

    Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love

  • Oh, God! You Devil

    Oh, God! You Devil

  • Salem's Lot

    Salem's Lot

  • A Christmas Without Snow

    A Christmas Without Snow

  • W.

    W.

  • The House of God

    The House of God

  • The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

    The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

  • Beyond All Boundaries

    Beyond All Boundaries

  • Pope Pius XII

    Pope Pius XII

  • Pope John Paul II

    Pope John Paul II

  • La Classe américaine

    La Classe américaine

  • Flo

    Flo

  • Nobody's Perfekt

    Nobody's Perfekt

  • Walking the Mile

    Walking the Mile

  • The Making of 'The Queen'

    The Making of 'The Queen'

  • American Dreamer

    American Dreamer

  • Dante's Inferno

    Dante's Inferno

  • A Slight Case of Murder

    A Slight Case of Murder

  • Never Too Late

    Never Too Late

  • Owd Bob

    Owd Bob

  • Operation Buffalo

    Operation Buffalo

  • The Girl in the Empty Grave

    The Girl in the Empty Grave

  • Diff'rent Strokes

    Diff'rent Strokes

  • The Babe

    The Babe

  • The Runnin' Kind

    The Runnin' Kind

  • A Fine Mess

    A Fine Mess

  • The Wall

    The Wall

  • A Carol Christmas

    A Carol Christmas

  • A Lonely Place for Dying

    A Lonely Place for Dying

  • A Death in the Family

    A Death in the Family

  • Citizen Baines

    Citizen Baines

  • Easy Street

    Easy Street

  • Peeping Times

    Peeping Times

  • The Nancy Walker Show

    The Nancy Walker Show

  • Foul Play

    Foul Play

  • Wildside

    Wildside

  • The Artist: The Making of an American Romance

    The Artist: The Making of an American Romance

  • The Shaggy Dog

    The Shaggy Dog

  • China Beach: Pilot

    China Beach: Pilot

  • A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

    A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

  • That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

    That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

  • Hot l Baltimore

    Hot l Baltimore

  • Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

    Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

  • Avenger

    Avenger

  • King Leopold's Ghost

    King Leopold's Ghost

  • The Magnificent Ambersons

    The Magnificent Ambersons

  • Memorial Day

    Memorial Day

  • Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

    Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

  • Sotto il cielo di Roma

    Sotto il cielo di Roma

  • Barefoot In the Park

    Barefoot In the Park

  • Deadly Game

    Deadly Game

  • Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

    Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

  • The Last Precinct

    The Last Precinct

  • In Between Songs

    In Between Songs

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • Night Vet

    Night Vet

  • Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist

    Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist

  • Farm to Fridge

    Farm to Fridge

  • Countdown to Year Zero

    Countdown to Year Zero

  • The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb

    The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb

  • Looking For Else

    Looking For Else