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Hume Cronyn

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Acting credits

83

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Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

1.2

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Movies: 68Series: 19Crew credits: 5

TMDB ID: 7668

IMDb ID: nm0002025

Known for: Acting

Born: July 18, 1911

Died: June 15, 2003

Age: 91

Place of birth: London, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1943 - 2004

Years active: 62

Average TMDB rating: 6.67

Wikidata: Q395205

Also known as

Hume Blake Cronyn • Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.

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Adaptation (1)Screenplay (1)Story (1)Teleplay (1)Writer (1)

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.

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