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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)
George Miller
George Miller
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of James Cromwell (83 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2019The LaundromatActorJoseph David Martin
2018Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomActorSir Benjamin Lockwood
2017MarshallActorThe Judge
2016The PromiseActorHenry Morgenthau Sr.
2015Imminent ThreatExecutive Producer
2014Big Hero 6ActorProfessor Robert Callaghan (voice)
2013The Trials of Cate McCallActorJustice Sumpter
2013A Carol ChristmasActorGhost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
2012Cowgirls n' AngelsActorTerence Parker
2012Soldiers of FortuneActor, Director, ScriptwriterHaussman
2012Still MineActorCraig Morrison
2011The ArtistActorClifton
2011AdmissionsActorThe Clerk
2011Memorial DayActorBud Vogel
2011Hide AwayActorThe Ancient Mariner
2010Making Burros FlyActor
2010SecretariatActorOgden Phipps
2009SurrogatesActorDr. Lionel Canter
2009A Lonely Place for DyingActor, Executive producerHoward Simons
2009Beyond All BoundariesActorMajor General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
2008TorturedActorJack
2008W.ActorGeorge H.W. Bush
2008ImpactActorLloyd
2007Becoming JaneActorMr. Austen
2007Spider-Man 3ActorCaptain Stacey
2007Dante's InfernoActorVirgil (voice)
2006The QueenActorPhilip of Edinburgh
2006AvengerActorPaul Devereaux
2005The Longest YardActorWarden Hazen
2005Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low PriceActor
2005Pope John Paul II (TV miniseries)ActorCardinal Adam Sapieha
2004I, RobotActorDr. Alfred Lanning
2004Happy Birthday Oscar WildeActorSelf
2004Salem's Lot (2004 miniseries)ActorFather Donald Callahan
2003BlackballActorRay Speight
2003The Snow WalkerActorWalter "Shep" Shepherd
2003Angels in America (TV miniseries)ActorHenry
2002Spirit: Stallion of the CimarronActorThe Colonel (voice)
2002The Sum of All FearsActorPresident Fowler
2002RFKActorPresident Lyndon Baines Johnson
2002The NaziActor
2001Fail SafeActorGordon Knapp
2001RaptorActorBenny
2000Space CowboysActorBob Gerson
2000RKO 281ActorWilliam Randolph Hearst
1999The Green MileActorWarden Hal Moores
1999Snow Falling on CedarsActorJudge Fielding
1999The BachelorActorPriest
1999The General's DaughterActorGeneral Joseph Campbell
1998Babe: Pig in the CityActorFarmer Arthur Hoggett
1998Deep ImpactActorAlan Rittenhouse
1998Species IIActorSenator Ross
1998Owd BobActorAdam MacAdam
1997L.A. ConfidentialActorDudley Smith
1997The Education of Little TreeActorNonno
1996EraserActorWilliam Donohue
1996Star Trek: First ContactActorDr. Zefram Cochrane
1996The People vs. Larry FlyntActorCharles Keating
1995BabeActorFarmer Hoggett
1995Indictment: The McMartin TrialActorJudge Pounders
1994The Shaggy DogActorCharlie Mulvihill
1993Romeo Is BleedingActorCage
1992The BabeActorBrother Mathias
1990Miracle LandingActorB.J Cocker
1989Pink CadillacActorMotel Desk Clerk
1989The Runnin' KindActorUncle Phil
1988The RescueActorAdm. Rothman
1987Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseActorMr. Skolnick
1986A Fine MessActorDetective Blist
1985ExplorersActorMr. Müller
1984Oh, God! You DevilActorPriest
1984Revenge of the NerdsActorMr. Skolnick
1984TankActorDeputy Euclid
1984The House of GodActorOfficer Quick
1984TankActorDeputy Euclid
1983The Man with Two BrainsActorRealtor
1981Nobody's PerfektActorDr. Carson
1980A Christmas Without SnowActorReverend Lohman
1978The Cheap DetectiveActorSchnell
1976Murder by DeathActorMarcel Cassette
1976Once an Eagle (miniseries)ActorJ.L. Cleghorne
1955Daddy Long LegsActorExtra (uncredited)
1943The Seventh VictimActor