As Actor, As Writer
Foxfire
1987
7.0
Hume Cronyn
Acting
Born
July 18, 1911
Place of Birth
London, Ontario, Canada
Deceased
June 15, 2003
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.
The Filmography
As Actor
Cocoon
1985
6.6
As Actor
Brewster's Millions
1985
6.6
As Actor
Impulse
1984
5.1
As Actor
The World According to Garp
1982
6.7
As Actor
Rollover
1981
5.1
As Actor
The Gin Game
1981
8.0
As Actor
The Parallax View
1974
6.8
As Actor
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970
6.8
As Actor
Gaily, Gaily
1969
4.0
As Actor
The Arrangement
1969
6.7
As Actor
Cleopatra
1963
7.0
As Actor
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
6.0
As Actor
People Will Talk
1951
7.1
As Actor
Brute Force
1947
7.3
As Actor
Main Street After Dark
1945
4.8
As Actor
Lifeboat
1944
7.4
As Actor
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
7.5