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