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

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Cocoon: The Return

    Cocoon: The Return

  • Brewster's Millions

    Brewster's Millions

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

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

  • The Parallax View

    The Parallax View

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • Main Street After Dark

    Main Street After Dark

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Lifeboat

    Lifeboat

  • Honky Tonk Freeway

    Honky Tonk Freeway

  • Marvin's Room

    Marvin's Room

  • The World According to Garp

    The World According to Garp

  • Yesterday's Children

    Yesterday's Children

  • Conrack

    Conrack

  • Sea People

    Sea People

  • *batteries not included

    *batteries not included

  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

  • Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

    Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

  • People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

  • People: A Musical Celebration

    People: A Musical Celebration

  • Crowded Paradise

    Crowded Paradise

  • To Dance with the White Dog

    To Dance with the White Dog

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

    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

  • Day One

    Day One

  • A Separate Peace

    A Separate Peace

  • 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

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Santa and Pete

    Santa and Pete

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • The Gin Game

    The Gin Game

  • The Arrangement

    The Arrangement

  • Broadway Bound

    Broadway Bound

  • The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • There Was a Crooked Man...

    There Was a Crooked Man...

  • Impulse

    Impulse

  • Top o' the Morning

    Top o' the Morning

  • Christmas on Division Street

    Christmas on Division Street

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • The Secret Heart

    The Secret Heart

  • The Green Years

    The Green Years

  • The Seventh Cross

    The Seventh Cross

  • Age-Old Friends

    Age-Old Friends

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Camilla

    Camilla

  • Rope Unleashed

    Rope Unleashed

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Angel Passing

    Angel Passing

  • A Letter for Evie

    A Letter for Evie

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • The Fourposter

    The Fourposter

  • Foxfire

    Foxfire

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • The Marriage

    The Marriage

  • Off Season

    Off Season

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

    Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

  • The Bride Goes Wild

    The Bride Goes Wild

  • The Sailor Takes a Wife

    The Sailor Takes a Wife

  • The Cross of Lorraine

    The Cross of Lorraine

  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

  • Gaily, Gaily

    Gaily, Gaily

  • Rollover

    Rollover

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • Sunrise at Campobello

    Sunrise at Campobello

  • Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

    Omnibus: Television's Golden Age