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