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James Cromwell is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Executive producer American born on 27 january 1940 at Los Angeles (USA)

James Cromwell

James Cromwell
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Birth name John Oliver Cromwell
Nationality USA
Birth 27 january 1940 (84 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. Some of his more notable films include Babe (1995), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Green Mile (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), The Sum of All Fears (2002), I, Robot (2004), The Artist (2011), and the television series Six Feet Under (2003–2005), 24 (2007), American Horror Story: Asylum (2012) and Halt and Catch Fire (2015).

He has been nominated for an Oscar, four Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career. He won the 2013 Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role in Still Mine and the 2013 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role in American Horror Story: Asylum.

Biography

Cromwell has long been an advocate of progressive causes, particularly in animal rights causes. In the late 1960s, he was a member of the "Committee to Defend the Panthers," a group organized to defend 13 members of the Black Panther Party who had been imprisoned in New York on charges of conspiracy. All thirteen were eventually released. In a 2004 interview with CNN.com, Cromwell praised the Panthers. 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. In the book Money Men, author Jeffrey Birnbaum describes how John McCain went out of his way to meet Cromwell as he advocated on Capitol Hill for funding of Native American arts education. He served as the narrator of the short film Farm to Fridge, a documentary produced by Mercy for Animals. In an October 2008 interview, he strongly attacked the Republican Party and the George W. Bush administration, saying their foreign policy would "either destroy us or the entire planet."

Cromwell is known for his tall stature; at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he is the tallest actor nominated for an Academy Award. His son John is even taller, standing at a height of 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m). In the 2012 film Memorial Day John played the young Bud Vogel, while James played him as a grandfather, and both Cromwells appear as the same character at different ages in season 2 of American Horror Story (2012), and season 1 of Betrayal (2013). Cromwell grew up to be taller than both of his parents: his father was 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) and his mother was 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m).

He was married to Ann Ulvestad from 1976 to 1986. They had three children. He married his second wife, actress Julie Cobb, on May 29, 1986. That marriage ended in divorce in 2005. On January 1, 2014, actress Anna Stuart and Cromwell married at the home of her former Another World co-star Charles Keating.

In February 2013, Cromwell was arrested for interrupting a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting while showing a graphic photo of a cat to protest alleged mistreatment of animals on campus. The well-publicized incident, which garnered nationwide notice, was resolved on March 25, 2013, when an attorney representing Cromwell entered no-contest pleas to the non-criminal offense and agreed to pay $100 forfeitures and court costs of $263.50.

Best films

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
(Actor)
I, Robot (2004)
(Actor)
The Green Mile (1999)
(Actor)
Babe (1995)
(Actor)
The Sum of All Fears (2002)
(Actor)
The Longest Yard (2005)
(Actor)

Usually with

Ving Rhames
Ving Rhames
(3 films)
Sean Bean
Sean Bean
(1 films)
Thomas Newman
Thomas Newman
(4 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Cromwell (83 films)

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Actor

The Laundromat, 1h35
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Actors Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, David Schwimmer, Jeffrey Wright, Robert Patrick
Roles Joseph David Martin
Rating62% 3.146913.146913.146913.146913.14691
Après s'être fait extorquer l'argent de son assurance, une veuve en colère enquête jusqu'au Panama, où deux avocats rusés dissimulent de l'argent pour les super riches.
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, 2h8
Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Clonage, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Films based on science fiction novels, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Rafe Spall, B.D. Wong, Toby Jones
Roles Sir Benjamin Lockwood
Rating61% 3.0572053.0572053.0572053.0572053.057205
Trois ans après les événements du parc Jurassic World, les dinosaures, redevenus les maîtres d'Isla Nublar, se retrouvent soudainement menacés d'extinction lorsque le volcan de l'île, jusque là endormi, s'apprête à entrer en éruption. L'ancienne dirigeante du parc Claire Dearing, qui préside dorénavant une association pour la protection des dinosaures, se bat pour sauver les derniers dinosaures de la planète. Tout le monde lui tourne le dos jusqu'à ce qu'un dénommé Benjamin Lockwood, ancien collègue et ami de John Hammond, la contacte pour soutenir son projet. Celui-ci lui propose d'aller sauver les animaux piégés sur Nublar et de les amener dans un « sanctuaire » spécialement créé pour les protéger, loin des humains.
Marshall
Marshall (2017)
, 1h58
Directed by Reginald Hudlin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography
Actors Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, James Cromwell, Sterling K. Brown
Roles The Judge
Rating72% 3.6490753.6490753.6490753.6490753.649075
Thurgood Marshall est un jeune avocat afro-américain de la NAACP. Pour défendre Joseph Spell, un afro-américain, accusé du viol d'une femme mariée blanche de Greenwich, il demande l'aide de Maître Samuel Friedman pour plaider devant la cour du Connecticut. Le juge empêchera Marshall de s'exprimer tout au long du procès.
The Promise, 2h14
Directed by Terry George
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Christian Bale, Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, James Cromwell, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jean Reno
Roles Henry Morgenthau Sr.
Rating61% 3.0510053.0510053.0510053.0510053.051005
En 1915, dans les derniers jours de l'Empire ottoman, un étudiant en médecine arménien, fiancé à une jeune femme de son village, fait la rencontre d'un journaliste américain et de son amie et tombe éperdument amoureux de cette dernière. Ils essayent tous trois de survivre au génocide arménien.
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6 (2014)
, 1h42
Directed by Chris Williams, Don Hall
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about children, Films about families, Comedy science fiction films, Superhero films, Musical films, Super-héros inspiré de comics, Buddy films, Children's films, Robot films
Actors Génesis Rodríguez, Ryan Potter, T. J. Miller, Maya Rudolph, Damon Wayans, Jr., Jamie Chung
Roles Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
Rating77% 3.8990253.8990253.8990253.8990253.899025
Hiro Hamada is a 14-year-old robotics genius in the futuristic fictional city of San Fransokyo. Raised by his aunt Cass and older brother Tadashi after the death of his parents, he spends his time participating in illegal robot fights. To redirect Hiro, Tadashi takes him to the robotics center at his university, where Hiro meets Tadashi's friends: GoGo, Wasabi, Honey Lemon, and Fred, as well as Baymax, the inflatable healthcare companion robot Tadashi created. To enroll in the school, Hiro signs up for the school's science fair and presents microbots: swarms of tiny robots that can link together in any arrangement imaginable. Professor Callaghan, the head of the university's robotics program, is impressed, and grants Hiro entrance to the university. Alastair Krei, renowned entrepreneur and president of Krei Tech, offers to buy the microbots, but Hiro follows Callaghan's warnings about Krei's questionable business practices and declines to sell them. When Tadashi and Hiro later arrive at the university to find it engulfed in flames, Tadashi rushes in to rescue Callaghan, but the building explodes moments later, killing him.
The Trials of Cate McCall, 1h29
Directed by Karen Moncrieff
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Kate Beckinsale, David Lyons, James Cromwell, Nick Nolte, Clancy Brown, Mark Pellegrino
Roles Justice Sumpter
Rating62% 3.102143.102143.102143.102143.10214
Cate McCall (Kate Beckinsale) is an alcoholic lawyer who is in recovery, on probation, and estranged from her family. In order to regain custody of her young daughter and be reinstated to the bar, this former hotshot lawyer accepts a pro bono appeal of a woman, Lacey, who has been convicted of murder. Aided by her assistant, Cate pulls out all stops to prove Lacey's innocence, as well as work on her own alcohol and work addictions. Cate does not move past her work addiction, neglecting arranged time with her daughter while she successfully gets Lacey's conviction overturned. When Cate finds out that Lacey is guilty, she starts drinking again, further neglecting her daughter. Cate returns to her original, high profile law firm, and purposefully torpedoes her own client's case in the middle of a trial. Cate then takes multiple illegal actions to put Lacey back in prison. Cate gives evidence to the prosecutor that can convict Lacey, then conspires with the prosecutor, with the two of them agreeing to keep it a secret so that she won't be disbarred, which would deny him the ability to use the evidence that he should not have, stating "if you have me disbarred, you can't take credit for my idea". Cate, with the full knowledge of the prosecutor that she is working illegally against her client, does not recuse herself from Lacey's trial – though she does blackmail the original judge, who previously ruled in Lacey's favour, to recuse himself. The prosecutor, exercising prosecuterial misconduct, does not recuse himself from the case either. Cate's overt acts of fraud, conspiracy, blackmail and misconduct enable her to get Lacey re-convicted. Cate's reward for her illegal actions is to be granted shared custody of her daughter.
A Carol Christmas, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Christmas films, Time travel films, Ghost films
Actors Tori Spelling, Dinah Manoff, William Shatner, Gary Coleman, Michael Landes, Paula Trickey
Roles Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
Rating51% 2.5593552.5593552.5593552.5593552.559355
Spelling plays Carol Cartman, a conceited sensationalist talk show host. She is cynical, selfish, and generally treats her employees with cold contempt. She has been molded this way by her late Aunt Marla (Dinah Manoff). On Christmas Eve, she is haunted by her Aunt who warns her of the mistake she made and the terrible fate awaiting her if she doesn't change. In the tradition of the original story, she is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. She is shown how she will die alone and unloved if she doesn't change. At the end, she becomes a warm, caring person vowing to make amends. She goes on to her television show and makes a touching speech to her audience about the importance of Christmas and giving. At the very end, the three Christmas Spirits reappear outside Carol's sister's house, where Carol decided to go after all for the holidays, and comment on their work at transforming Carol Cartman, a twist not seen in any adaptation of A Christmas Carol up to then, and which would be repeated three years later, at the end of Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas.
Still Mine
Still Mine (2012)
, 1h42
Directed by Michael McGowan
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors James Cromwell, Geneviève Bujold, Jonathan Potts, Campbell Scott, Julie Stewart, Rick Roberts
Roles Craig Morrison
Rating73% 3.69383.69383.69383.69383.6938
Un vieux couple se bat contre les autorités du Nouveau-Brunswick pour construire leur dernière demeure.
Cowgirls n' Angels, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Bailee Madison, James Cromwell, Jackson Rathbone, Alicia Witt, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Frankie Faison
Roles Terence Parker
Rating61% 3.0500053.0500053.0500053.0500053.050005
12-year old Ida Clayton (Bailee Madison) lives with her single mother, Elaine (Alicia Witt), but Ida's summer days are boring and full of nothing to do, so she takes to sneaking off to rodeo shows in order to keep herself entertained. But Ida's father, a man named Walker whom she never met, is a subject that Elaine refuses to speak about, and is part of the reason why she disapproves of rodeos. When Ida is given the opportunity to tour America with America's Sweethearts, a group of young women who perform at rodeos, Ida takes it, and after several scenes, Elaine approves. Ida quickly befriends the Sweethearts managers, Terence Parker (James Cromwell) and his daughter, Rebecca (Kathleen Rose Perkins). She sets off on a quest, looking for her father with the help of fellow Sweethearts, troubled, retiring alcoholic, Kansas (Dora Madison Burge), Madison (Leslie-Anne Huff) and Kansas's new lover that Rebecca disapproves of, Justin Wood (Jackson Rathbone).
Soldiers of Fortune, 1h30
Directed by Ving Rhames, James Cromwell, Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Dominic Monaghan
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Christian Slater, Sean Bean, Ving Rhames, Colm Meaney, Freddy Rodríguez, Dominic Monaghan
Roles Haussman
Rating43% 2.15872.15872.15872.15872.1587
As the film opens, Captains Craig McCenzie (Christian Slater) and Mike Reed (Freddy Rodriguez) are United States soldiers on a mission to find Osama Bin Laden in an unspecified location in the Middle East. Their mission quickly goes awry when CIA operative Carter Mason (Colm Meaney) turns up independently, but with Reed already having infiltrated the settlement he is unable to extract himself and his cover is quickly blown. Captured by the locals, he is interrogated briefly by Mason, who threatens to emasculate him if he does not disclose the full details of his operation, but he is swiftly freed by Slater, much to the displeasure of the agent.
Admissions
Admissions (2011)
, 21minutes
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa, Political films
Actors James Cromwell, Lindsey Ginter
Roles The Clerk
Rating73% 3.655713.655713.655713.655713.65571
Memorial Day, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Actors Jonathan Bennett, James Cromwell, Jackson Bond
Roles Bud Vogel
Rating61% 3.0520553.0520553.0520553.0520553.052055
Memorial Day, 1993. Kyle, 13 ans, découvre plusieurs objets de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale appartenant à son grand-père. Celui-ci propose de lui raconter l'Histoire de ces objets, tous liés au Débarquement de Normandie et aux combats pour libérer l'Europe. Quelques années plus tard, Kyle, devenu adulte, est envoyé en Irak. A 60 ans de distance, les deux hommes vont vivre la même expérience: épreuve du feu, horreur des combats, mort de leurs camarades. Les temps changent, pas la guerre.
The Artist
The Artist (2011)
, 1h40
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about films, Films about television, Films about dogs, Musical films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Uggie, Penelope Ann Miller
Roles Clifton
Rating78% 3.9471453.9471453.9471453.9471453.947145
In 1927, silent film star George Valentin is posing for pictures outside the premiere of his latest hit film when a young woman, Peppy Miller, accidentally bumps into him. Valentin reacts with humor to the accident and shows off with Peppy for the cameras. The next day, Peppy finds herself on the front page of Variety with the headline "Who's That Girl?" Later, Peppy auditions as a dancer and is spotted by Valentin, who insists that she have a part in Kinograph Studios' next production, despite objections from the studio boss, Al Zimmer. While performing a scene in which they dance together, Valentin and Peppy show great chemistry, despite her being merely an extra. With a little guidance from Valentin (he draws a beauty spot on her, which will eventually be her trademark, after finding her in his dressing room), Peppy slowly rises through the industry, earning more prominent starring roles.
Hide Away
Hide Away (2011)
, 1h28
Directed by Chris Eyre
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Josh Lucas, Ayelet Zurer, Taylor Nichols, James Cromwell, Casey LaBow, Jon Tenney
Roles The Ancient Mariner
Rating56% 2.8459452.8459452.8459452.8459452.845945
Making Burros Fly, 1h30
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Actors Tippi Hedren, James Cromwell
Roles le narrateur