James Cromwell
Acting
Born 1940-01-27
Los Angeles, California, USA
192 credits
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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.
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Filmography
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American Horror Story
Spider-Man 3
24
Hunter
The West Wing
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Dallas
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Little House on the Prairie
Sugar
ER
Knight Rider
Succession
Golden Globe Awards
Star Trek: Enterprise
M*A*S*H
Six Feet Under
Big Hero 6
Hill Street Blues
The Green Mile
Home Improvement
Boardwalk Empire
The Rockford Files
Night Court
Alice
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Family Ties
Matlock
Barney Miller
All in the Family
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Jake and the Fatman
Murder in a Small Town
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
The Twilight Zone
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Amazing Stories
Deep Impact
Three's Company
I, Robot
Halt and Catch Fire
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
China Beach
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Picket Fences
Police Story
Star Trek: First Contact
Counterpart
Berlin Station
L.A. Confidential
Eight Is Enough
BAT-FAM
The Sum of All Fears
The Longest Yard
Murder in the First
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Eraser
Rebel Ridge
Surrogates
The People vs. Larry Flynt
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