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