
James Cromwell
Biography
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.
Acting (110 movies)

Star Trek: First Contact
1996

The Green Mile
1999

The Queen
2006

Spider-Man 3
2007

I, Robot
2004

Romeo Is Bleeding
1993

L.A. Confidential
1997

The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996

W.
2008

Species II
1998

Snow Falling on Cedars
1999

The General's Daughter
1999

The Bachelor
1999

Becoming Jane
2007

The Sum of All Fears
2002

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
1994

Space Cowboys
2000

Tank
1984

Fail Safe
2000

Murder by Death
1976

Deep Impact
1998

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002

Babe: Pig in the City
1998

Eraser
1996

The Longest Yard
2005

The Cheap Detective
1978

Babe
1995

Explorers
1985

Tortured
2008

The Rescue
1988

Revenge of the Nerds
1984

The Snow Walker
2003

A Slight Case of Murder
1999

The Babe
1992

Blackball
2003

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005

The Education of Little Tree
1997

A Christmas Without Snow
1980

Avenger
2006

Secretariat
2010

RFK
2002

A Lonely Place for Dying
2009

RKO 281
2000

Surrogates
2009

Pope Pius XII
2010

In Between Songs
2014

Project Viper
2002

The Artist
2011

The House of God
1984

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009

Cowgirls n' Angels
2012

Memorial Day
2011

Hide Away
2011

Soldiers of Fortune
2012

Still Mine
2012

Nobody's Perfekt
1981

The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977

The Shaggy Dog
1994

Owd Bob
1998

The Trials of Cate McCall
2013

Merry Little Batman
2023

Countdown to Year Zero
2019

Miracle Landing
1990

Big Hero 6
2014

The Last Precinct
1986

Deadly Game
1977

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992

Prancer: A Christmas Tale
2022

Walking the Mile
2014

The Promise
2016

Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
1987

Barefoot In the Park
1982

50 Years of Star Trek
2016

The Immortal
2019

China Beach: Pilot
1988

Marshall
2017

Daddy Long Legs
1955

The Man with Two Brains
1983

The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
2016

The Rainmaker
1982

Farm to Fridge
2011

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018

King Leopold's Ghost
2006

Peeping Times
1978

A Death in the Family
2002

The Laundromat
2019

Dante's Inferno
2007

The Runnin' Kind
1989

Beyond All Boundaries
2009

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006

Pink Cadillac
1989

Emperor
2020

Never Too Late
2020

The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
2012

Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
2012

A Fine Mess
1986

Looking For Else
2007
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Imminent Threat | 2015 | Executive Producer |
| Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Mondo Hollywoodland | 2021 | Executive Producer |