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 |