Hume Cronyn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

96

Gender

Male

Birthday

1911-07-18

Day of death

2003-06-15 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

London, Ontario, Canada

Hume Cronyn

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.

Known For

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Sea People

    Sea People

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Rollover

    Rollover

  • Impulse

    Impulse

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Day One

    Day One

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Off Season

    Off Season

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Marvin's Room

    Marvin's Room

  • Camilla

    Camilla

  • Angel Passing

    Angel Passing

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • Santa and Pete

    Santa and Pete

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • The Green Years

    The Green Years

  • Brewster's Millions

    Brewster's Millions

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Foxfire

    Foxfire

  • *batteries not included

    *batteries not included

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Age-Old Friends

    Age-Old Friends

  • The Fourposter

    The Fourposter

  • The Parallax View

    The Parallax View

  • Cocoon: The Return

    Cocoon: The Return

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera

  • Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

    Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • The Bride Goes Wild

    The Bride Goes Wild

  • The World According to Garp

    The World According to Garp

  • Lifeboat

    Lifeboat

  • People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

  • There Was a Crooked Man...

    There Was a Crooked Man...

  • Conrack

    Conrack

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Arrangement

    The Arrangement

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

  • Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

  • Honky Tonk Freeway

    Honky Tonk Freeway

  • The Seventh Cross

    The Seventh Cross

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Yesterday's Children

    Yesterday's Children

  • Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

    Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

  • The Cross of Lorraine

    The Cross of Lorraine

  • The Marriage

    The Marriage

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • A Separate Peace

    A Separate Peace

  • Crowded Paradise

    Crowded Paradise

  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

  • The Secret Heart

    The Secret Heart

  • A Letter for Evie

    A Letter for Evie

  • Broadway Bound

    Broadway Bound

  • Sunrise at Campobello

    Sunrise at Campobello

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Christmas on Division Street

    Christmas on Division Street

  • To Dance with the White Dog

    To Dance with the White Dog

  • People: A Musical Celebration

    People: A Musical Celebration

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

  • Top o' the Morning

    Top o' the Morning

  • Gaily, Gaily

    Gaily, Gaily

  • The Gin Game

    The Gin Game

  • Rope Unleashed

    Rope Unleashed

  • Main Street After Dark

    Main Street After Dark

  • The Sailor Takes a Wife

    The Sailor Takes a Wife

  • The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

    The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

  • Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

    Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

  • Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film