Skip to main content
Hume Cronyn
Actor 1911 - 2003

Hume Cronyn

London, Ontario, Canada

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Shot from Conrack
Character Mr. Skeffington

Conrack

1974

Title screen of *batteries not included No snapshots yet
Character Frank Riley
Shot from Brewster's Millions
Character Rupert Horn
Shot from Rollover
Character Maxwell Emery

Rollover

1981

Shot from The Parallax View
Character Bill Rintels
Shot from Cleopatra
Character Sosigenes

Cleopatra

1963

Shot from The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character Arthur Keats
Shot from Lifeboat
Character Sparks

Lifeboat

1944

Shot from Shadow of a Doubt
Character Herbie Hawkins
Yesterdays Children No snapshots yet
Character Old Sonny Sutton
12 Angry Men No snapshots yet
Character Juror 9
Title screen of Marvin's Room No snapshots yet
Character Marvin Wakefield
Title screen of The Pelican Brief No snapshots yet
Character Justice Rosenberg
Broadway Bound No snapshots yet
Character Ben
Title screen of Cocoon: The Return No snapshots yet
Character Joe Finley
Title screen of Cocoon No snapshots yet
Character Joseph Finley

Cocoon

1985

Best snapshot from Impulse No snapshots yet
Character Dr. Carr

Impulse

1984

Title screen of The World According to Garp No snapshots yet
Character Mr. Fields

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

28 titles
Yesterdays Children
Yesterdays Children 2000
12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men 1998
Marvin's Room
Marvin's Room 1996
The Pelican Brief
The Pelican Brief 1993
Broadway Bound
Broadway Bound 1992
Cocoon: The Return
Cocoon: The Return 1988
*batteries not included
*batteries not included 1987
Cocoon
Cocoon 1985
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions 1985
Impulse
Impulse 1984
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp 1982
Rollover
Rollover 1981
The Parallax View
The Parallax View 1974
Conrack
Conrack 1974
There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man... 1970
The Arrangement
The Arrangement 1969
Gaily, Gaily
Gaily, Gaily 1969
Cleopatra
Cleopatra 1963
Sunrise at Campobello
Sunrise at Campobello 1960
People Will Talk
People Will Talk 1951
Brute Force
Brute Force 1947
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1946
The Green Years
The Green Years 1946
Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies 1945
The Seventh Cross
The Seventh Cross 1944
Lifeboat
Lifeboat 1944
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
Phantom of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera 1943

Discussion

Loading the discussion…