James Cromwell
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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
Credits
Big Hero 6 (2014)
as Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
The Green Mile (1999)
as Warden Hal Moores
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
as Captain Stacy
I, Robot (2004)
as Dr. Alfred Lanning
Marshall (2017)
as The Judge
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
as Benjamin Lockwood
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
as President Fowler
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
as The Colonel (voice)
Deep Impact (1998)
as Alan Rittenhouse
The Longest Yard (2005)
as Warden Hazen
L.A. Confidential (1997)
as Dudley Smith
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
as Charles Keating
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
as Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Rebel Ridge (2024)
as Judge
Babe (1995)
as Farmer Hoggett
Surrogates (2009)
as Dr. Lionel Canter
Eraser (1996)
as William Donohue
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
as Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Secretariat (2010)
as Ogden Phipps
The Artist (2011)
as Clifton
Space Cowboys (2000)
as Bob Gerson
Explorers (1985)
as Mr. Müller
Species II (1998)
as Senator Ross
The Laundromat (2019)
as Joseph David Martin
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
as Mr. Skolnick
The Queen (2006)
as Prince Philip
Becoming Jane (2007)
as Mr. Austen
Merry Little Batman (2023)
as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
The Promise (2016)
as Henry Morgenthau Sr.
The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
as Justice Sumpter
Tank (1984)
as Deputy Euclid
Cowgirls n' Angels (2012)
as Terence Parker
The Bachelor (1999)
as Priest
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
as Judge Fielding
The Babe (1992)
as Brother Mathias
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
as Cage
W. (2008)
as George H.W. Bush
Pink Cadillac (1989)
as Motel Desk Clerk
The General's Daughter (1999)
as General Joseph Campbell
Murder by Death (1976)
as Marcel Cassette
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
as Haussman
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
as Mr. Skolnick
The Cheap Detective (1978)
as Schnell
50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
as Self
Owd Bob (1998)
as Adam MacAdam
The Snow Walker (2003)
as Walter "Shep" Shepherd
Still Mine (2012)
as Craig Morrison
Tortured (2008)
as Jack
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
as Realtor
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
as Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
Spraggue (1984)
as Lt. George Hurley
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers (2009)
as Hank Paulson
Memorial Day (2011)
as Bud Vogel
Dante's Inferno (2007)
as Virgil (voice)
RKO 281 (1999)
as William Randolph Hearst
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994)
as Mr. Skolnick
Blackball (2003)
as Ray Speight
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
as Self / Warden Hal Moores
Hide Away (2011)
as The Ancient Mariner
The House of God (1984)
as Officer Quick
A Lonely Place for Dying (2009)
as Howard Simons
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992)
as Mr. Skolnick
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
as Major Amberson
Fail Safe (2000)
as Gordon Knapp
Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
as Bud
Walking the Mile (2014)
as Self
The Rescue (1988)
as Adm. Rothman
Emperor (2020)
as John Brown
A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
as John Edgarson
RFK (2002)
as President Lyndon Baines Johnson
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
as Reverend Lohman
China Beach: Pilot (1988)
as Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
as Judge Pounders
A Fine Mess (1986)
as Detective Blist
A Death in the Family (2002)
as Joel Lynch
Miracle Landing (1990)
as B.J. Cocker
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
as Priest
The Education of Little Tree (1997)
as Nonno
La Classe américaine (2012)
as Self
Nobody's Perfekt (1981)
as Dr. Carson
Project Viper (2002)
as MP 1
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)
as Self
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
A Carol Christmas (2003)
as Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil (2009)
as Self
The Runnin' Kind (1989)
as Uncle Phil
The John Garfield Story (2003)
as Self
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006)
as Self
The Shaggy Dog (1994)
as Charlie Mulvihill
Pope Pius XII (2010)
as Pope Pius XII
Avenger (2006)
as Paul Devereaux
King Leopold's Ghost (2006)
Actor
Barefoot In the Park (1982)
as Harry Pepper
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
as Narrator
Never Too Late (2020)
as Jack Bronson
Pope John Paul II (2005)
Actor
Deadly Game (1977)
as Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (2012)
as Self - Interviewee
The Making of 'The Queen' (2007)
as Self
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
as Self
Night Vet (—)
as Dr. Abel Evergood
Admissions (2011)
as The Clerk
The Rainmaker (1982)
as Noah Curry
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars (2019)
as Self
Countdown to Year Zero (2019)
Actor
The Last Precinct (1986)
as Chief Bludhorn
Peeping Times (1978)
as Bernard Mantee
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance (2012)
as Self
The Wall (1982)
as Francisek
In Between Songs (2014)
as Narrator
Get Lost (—)
as Frederick (Red King)
The Immortal (2019)
as Grandfather
Living With A Visionary (2026)
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist (2012)
as Himself
Looking For Else (2007)
as Self
Farm to Fridge (2011)
as Narrator
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb (2016)
as Self - Narrator (voice)