Biography
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early film roles included Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Lifeboat (1944). He performed frequently alongside his second wife Jessica Tandy, including in the films The World According to Garp (1982), Cocoon (1985), and *batteries not included (1987). Their marriage lasted from 1942 until her death in 1994. He wrote the play Foxfire and television film The Dollmaker with his third wife, Susan Cooper. Many of his wide-ranging stage and screen acting roles garnered critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Pelican Brief (1993) — Justice Rosenberg
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Cocoon (1985) — Joseph Finley
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Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — Herbie Hawkins
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Cocoon: The Return (1988) — Joe Finley
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Cleopatra (1963) — Sosigenes
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*batteries not included (1987) — Frank Riley
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Brewster's Millions (1985) — Rupert Horn
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Marvin's Room (1996) — Marvin Wakefield
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Lifeboat (1944) — Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
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12 Angry Men (1997) — Juror 9
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The World According to Garp (1982) — Mr. Fields
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) — Arthur Keats
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The Parallax View (1974) — Bill Rintels
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Henry Daw
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Phantom of the Opera (1943) — Gerard
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Brute Force (1947) — Capt. Munsey
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Hawaii Five-O (1968) — Lewis Avery Filer
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There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) — Dudley Whinner
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People Will Talk (1951) — Rodney Elwell
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The Arrangement (1969) — Arthur Houghton
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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) — Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")
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Impulse (1984) — Dr. Carr
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American Experience (1988) — Narrator (voice)
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The Seventh Cross (1944) — Paul Roeder
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Conrack (1974) — Skeffington
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Yesterday's Children (2000) — Old Sonny Sutton
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Rollover (1981) — Maxwell Emery
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Honky Tonk Freeway (1981) — Sherm
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The Cross of Lorraine (1943) — Duval
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Camilla (1994) — Ewald
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Green Years (1946) — Papa Leckie
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Sunrise at Campobello (1960) — Louis Howe
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The Beginning or the End (1947) — Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer
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Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) — Self
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Foxfire (1987) — Hector Nations
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Naked City (1958) — Professor Henry J. Fallon
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Studio One (1948) — Ben Hecht
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Climax! (1954) — Reverend Mr. Muldoon
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Suspense (1949) — Dr. Violet