Hume Cronyn

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

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

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • American Experience

    American Experience

  • *batteries not included

    *batteries not included

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • The Philco Television Playhouse

    The Philco Television Playhouse

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

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

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

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

    Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Cleopatra

    Cleopatra

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Suspense

    Suspense

  • Cocoon

    Cocoon

  • 12 Angry Men

    12 Angry Men

  • Telephone Time

    Telephone Time

  • Lifeboat

    Lifeboat

  • The Arrangement

    The Arrangement

  • The Pelican Brief

    The Pelican Brief

  • Rope Unleashed

    Rope Unleashed

  • Crowded Paradise

    Crowded Paradise

  • Brute Force

    Brute Force

  • Camilla

    Camilla

  • Brewster's Millions

    Brewster's Millions

  • Rollover

    Rollover

  • Alone

    Alone

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • Broadway Bound

    Broadway Bound

  • Impulse

    Impulse

  • Day One

    Day One

  • The Fourposter

    The Fourposter

  • Cocoon: The Return

    Cocoon: The Return

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Marvin's Room

    Marvin's Room

  • Angel Passing

    Angel Passing

  • The Seventh Cross

    The Seventh Cross

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

  • Off Season

    Off Season

  • Conrack

    Conrack

  • To Dance with the White Dog

    To Dance with the White Dog

  • Sea People

    Sea People

  • The Parallax View

    The Parallax View

  • The World According to Garp

    The World According to Garp

  • Phantom of the Opera

    Phantom of the Opera

  • There Was a Crooked Man...

    There Was a Crooked Man...

  • Foxfire

    Foxfire

  • Santa and Pete

    Santa and Pete

  • The Postman Always Rings Twice

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

  • Night of 100 Stars III

    Night of 100 Stars III

  • Honky Tonk Freeway

    Honky Tonk Freeway

  • Yesterday's Children

    Yesterday's Children

  • People: A Musical Celebration

    People: A Musical Celebration

  • Main Street After Dark

    Main Street After Dark

  • Blonde Fever

    Blonde Fever

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • The Green Years

    The Green Years

  • The Beginning or the End

    The Beginning or the End

  • Christmas on Division Street

    Christmas on Division Street

  • People Will Talk

    People Will Talk

  • The Bride Goes Wild

    The Bride Goes Wild

  • Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

    Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

  • Top o' the Morning

    Top o' the Morning

  • A Letter for Evie

    A Letter for Evie

  • The Cross of Lorraine

    The Cross of Lorraine

  • The Secret Heart

    The Secret Heart

  • Gaily, Gaily

    Gaily, Gaily

  • Age-Old Friends

    Age-Old Friends

  • A Separate Peace

    A Separate Peace

  • The Moon and Sixpence

    The Moon and Sixpence

  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

  • The Sailor Takes a Wife

    The Sailor Takes a Wife

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

  • 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

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

    Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

  • Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

    Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

  • The Marriage

    The Marriage

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • Sunrise at Campobello

    Sunrise at Campobello

  • Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

    Omnibus: Television's Golden Age

  • The Gin Game

    The Gin Game