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