James Cromwell
James Oliver Cromwell (born 27 January 1940) is an American film and television actor, probably best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. 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 29 May 1986.
Star Trek: First Contact
(Dr. Zefram Cochrane)
The Green Mile
(Warden Hal Moores)
The Queen
(Philip of Edinburgh)
Spider-Man 3
(Captain Stacey)
I, Robot
(Dr. Alfred Lanning)
Romeo Is Bleeding
(Cage)
L.A. Confidential
(Dudley Smith)
The People vs. Larry Flynt
(Charles Keating)
W.
(George H.W. Bush)
Species II
(Senator Ross)
Snow Falling on Cedars
(Judge Fielding)
The General's Daughter
(General Joseph Campbell)
The Bachelor
(Priest)
Becoming Jane
(Mr. Austen)
The Sum of All Fears
(President Fowler)
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
(Mr. Skolnick)
Space Cowboys
(Bob Gerson)
Tank
(Deputy Euclid)
Fail Safe
(Gordon Knapp)
Murder by Death
(Marcel Cassette)
Deep Impact
(Alan Rittenhouse)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
(Self)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(The Colonel (voice))
Babe: Pig in the City
(Farmer Arthur Hoggett)
Eraser
(William Donohue)
The Longest Yard
(Warden Hazen)
The Cheap Detective
(Schnell)
Babe
(Farmer Hoggett)
Explorers
(Mr. Müller)
Tortured
(Jack)
The Rescue
(Adm. Rothman)
Revenge of the Nerds
(Mr. Skolnick)
The Snow Walker
(Walter "Shep" Shepherd)
A Slight Case of Murder
(John Edgarson)
The Babe
(Brother Mathias)
Blackball
(Ray Speight)
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
(Narrator)
The Education of Little Tree
(Nonno)
A Christmas Without Snow
(Reverend Lohman)
Avenger
(Paul Devereaux)
Secretariat
(Ogden Phipps)
RFK
(President Lyndon Baines Johnson)
A Lonely Place for Dying
(Howard Simons)
RKO 281
(William Randolph Hearst)
Surrogates
(Dr. Lionel Canter)
Pope Pius XII
(Pope Pius XII)
In Between Songs
(Narrator)
Project Viper
(MP 1)
The Artist
(Clifton)
The House of God
(Officer Quick)
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
(Hank Paulson)
Cowgirls n' Angels
(Terence Parker)
Memorial Day
(Bud Vogel)
Hide Away
(The Ancient Mariner)
Soldiers of Fortune
(Haussman)
Still Mine
(Craig Morrison)
Nobody's Perfekt
(Dr. Carson)
The Girl in the Empty Grave
(Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.)
The Shaggy Dog
(Charlie Mulvihill)
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
(Self)
Owd Bob
(Adam MacAdam)
The Trials of Cate McCall
(Justice Sumpter)
Merry Little Batman
(Alfred Pennyworth (voice))
Countdown to Year Zero
Miracle Landing
(B.J Cocker)
Big Hero 6
(Professor Robert Callaghan (voice))
The Last Precinct
(Chief Bludhorn)
Deadly Game
(Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr.)
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
(Mr. Skolnick)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
(Bud)
Walking the Mile
(Self)
The Promise
(Henry Morgenthau Sr.)
Get Lost
(Frederick (Red King))
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
(Judge Pounders)
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
(Mr. Skolnick)
Barefoot In the Park
(Harry Pepper)
50 Years of Star Trek
(Self)
Pope John Paul II
(Card. Adam Sapieha)
The Immortal
(Grandfather)
China Beach: Pilot
(Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth)
Marshall
(The Judge)
Daddy Long Legs
(Extra (uncredited))
The Man with Two Brains
(Realtor)
Night Vet
(Dr. Abel Evergood)
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
(Narrator)
The Rainmaker
(Noah Curry)
Farm to Fridge
(Narrator)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(Benjamin Lockwood)
King Leopold's Ghost
Peeping Times
(Bernard Mantee)
A Death in the Family
(Joel Lynch)
The Laundromat
(Joseph David Martin)
Dante's Inferno
(Virgil (voice))
The Runnin' Kind
(Uncle Phil)
Beyond All Boundaries
(Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey)
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
(Self - Interviewee)
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
(Self)
Pink Cadillac
(Motel Desk Clerk)
Emperor
(John Brown)
Never Too Late
(Jack Bronson)
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
(Self / Warden Hal Moores)
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
(Self)
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
(Himself)
A Fine Mess
(Detective Blist)
Looking For Else
(Self)
The Wall
(Francisek)
La Classe américaine
(Self)
A Carol Christmas
(Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited))
Oh, God! You Devil
(Priest)
The John Garfield Story
(Self)
Spraggue
(Lt. George Hurley)
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
(Self)
Rebel Ridge
(Judge)
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
(Self)
The Magnificent Ambersons
(Major Amberson)
Admissions
(The Clerk)
Alice
Family Ties
(John Hancock)
Night Court
(Alan)
Six Feet Under
(George Sibley)
American Dreamer
M*A*S*H
American Horror Story
(Dr. Arthur Arden)
Flo
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Prime Minister Nayrok)
Home Improvement
(Fred)
Little House on the Prairie
Matlock
China Beach
The Twilight Zone
All in the Family
(Stretch Cunningham)
Knight Rider
(Curtis)
Diff'rent Strokes
Barney Miller
(Sgt. Wilkinson)
Hill Street Blues
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Three's Company
(Detective Lannigan)
All's Fair
Jake and the Fatman
Eight Is Enough
Hunter
(Seymour Robbins)
Dallas
(Gerald Kane)
Hot l Baltimore
The Nancy Walker Show
(Glen)
The White Shadow
(Mr. Hamilton)
Police Story
Partners
Citizen Baines
Angels in America
(Roy's Doctor)
Barbary Coast
(Roy)
Foul Play
Wildside
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
(Self - Guest)
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Easy Street
Impact
(Lloyd)
24
(Phillip Bauer)
Masters of Science Fiction
Amazing Stories
(Francis)
The Client
(Officer Joe Denton)
ER
(Bishop Stewart)
Law & Order: Organized Crime
(Miles Darman)
The Young Pope
(Cardinal Michael Spencer)
The Detour
(J.R.)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
(Self)
Once an Eagle
(J.L. Cleghorne)
The West Wing
(President D. Wire Newman)
Pope John Paul II
(Cardinal Adam Sapieha)
Salem's Lot
(Donald Callahan)
The Rockford Files
(Terry)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Jaglom Shrek)
Star Trek: Lower Decks
(Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice))
Counterpart
(Yanek)
My Own Worst Enemy
(Alistair Trumbull)
Sugar
(Jonathan Siegel)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(Hanok)
Halt and Catch Fire
(Jacob Wheeler)
The Family
(Douglas Coe)
The White Shadow
(Art Commings)
Succession
(Ewan Roy)
Barney Miller
(Neil Spencer)
Barney Miller
(Dr. Edmund Danworth)
Berlin Station
(Gilbert Dorn)
Operation Buffalo
(Cranky)
Barney Miller
(Jason Parrish)
Murder in the First
(Warren Daniels)
Boardwalk Empire
(Andrew W. Mellon)
Murder in a Small Town
