1940-01-27 Los Angeles, California, USA
James Oliver Cromwell (born 27 January 1940) is an American film and television actor, probably best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. 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 29 May 1986.
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Rebel Ridge | Judge | 2024-08-27 |
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Merry Little Batman | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | 2023-12-08 |
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Prancer: A Christmas Tale | Bud | 2022-11-22 |
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Never Too Late | Jack Bronson | 2020-04-23 |
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Emperor | John Brown | 2020-08-18 |
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The Immortal | Grandfather | 2019-11-30 |
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That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars | Self | 2019-08-08 |
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The Laundromat | Joseph David Martin | 2019-09-27 |
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Countdown to Year Zero | 2019-07-11 | |
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Benjamin Lockwood | 2018-06-06 |
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Marshall | The Judge | 2017-10-13 |
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50 Years of Star Trek | Self | 2016-08-14 |
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The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb | Narrator | 2016-02-09 |
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The Promise | Henry Morgenthau Sr. | 2016-12-02 |
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Big Hero 6 | Professor Robert Callaghan (voice) | 2014-10-24 |
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In Between Songs | Narrator | 2014-08-05 |
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Walking the Mile | Self | 2014-12-09 |
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The Trials of Cate McCall | Justice Sumpter | 2013-11-28 |
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Still Mine | Craig Morrison | 2012-09-10 |
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Cowgirls n' Angels | Terence Parker | 2012-05-25 |
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A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington | Self - Interviewee | 2012-10-05 |
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La Classe américaine | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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The Artist: The Making of an American Romance | Self | 2012-06-26 |
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Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist | Himself | 2012-06-26 |
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Soldiers of Fortune | Haussman | 2012-06-07 |
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Farm to Fridge | Narrator | 2011-02-01 |
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The Artist | Clifton | 2011-10-12 |
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Memorial Day | Bud Vogel | 2011-06-06 |
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Admissions | The Clerk | 2011-10-14 |
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Hide Away | The Ancient Mariner | 2011-10-30 |
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Pope Pius XII | Pope Pius XII | 2010-10-31 |
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Secretariat | Ogden Phipps | 2010-08-20 |
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Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self | 2009-07-26 |
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A Lonely Place for Dying | Howard Simons | 2009-01-01 |
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The Last Days of Lehman Brothers | Hank Paulson | 2009-09-09 |
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Beyond All Boundaries | Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey | 2009-11-09 |
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Surrogates | Dr. Lionel Canter | 2009-09-24 |
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' | Self | 2008-09-23 |
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Tortured | Jack | 2008-09-10 |
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W. | George H.W. Bush | 2008-10-17 |
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Becoming Jane | Mr. Austen | 2007-03-02 |
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Dante's Inferno | Virgil (voice) | 2007-01-18 |
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Spider-Man 3 | Captain Stacey | 2007-05-01 |
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Looking For Else | Self | 2007-01-01 |
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird | Self | 2006-10-03 |
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King Leopold's Ghost | 2006-05-28 | |
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Avenger | Paul Devereaux | 2006-04-09 |
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The Queen | Philip of Edinburgh | 2006-09-15 |
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The Longest Yard | Warden Hazen | 2005-05-27 |
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | Narrator | 2005-10-04 |
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Pope John Paul II | Card. Adam Sapieha | 2005-11-27 |
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Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde | Self | 2004-12-27 |
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I, Robot | Dr. Alfred Lanning | 2004-07-15 |
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The Snow Walker | Walter "Shep" Shepherd | 2003-09-11 |
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Blackball | Ray Speight | 2003-05-18 |
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A Carol Christmas | Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited) | 2003-12-07 |
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The John Garfield Story | Self | 2003-02-03 |
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A Death in the Family | Joel Lynch | 2002-03-25 |
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The Sum of All Fears | President Fowler | 2002-05-31 |
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The Magnificent Ambersons | Major Amberson | 2002-01-12 |
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RFK | President Lyndon Baines Johnson | 2002-08-25 |
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | The Colonel (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
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Project Viper | MP 1 | 2002-05-15 |
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Space Cowboys | Bob Gerson | 2000-08-04 |
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Fail Safe | Gordon Knapp | 2000-04-09 |
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RKO 281 | William Randolph Hearst | 2000-04-07 |
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Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self / Warden Hal Moores | 2000-06-13 |
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The General's Daughter | General Joseph Campbell | 1999-06-18 |
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The Bachelor | Priest | 1999-11-05 |
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The Green Mile | Warden Hal Moores | 1999-12-10 |
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Snow Falling on Cedars | Judge Fielding | 1999-12-22 |
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A Slight Case of Murder | John Edgarson | 1999-09-19 |
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Owd Bob | Adam MacAdam | 1998-01-01 |
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Babe: Pig in the City | Farmer Arthur Hoggett | 1998-11-25 |
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Species II | Senator Ross | 1998-04-10 |
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Deep Impact | Alan Rittenhouse | 1998-05-08 |
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L.A. Confidential | Dudley Smith | 1997-09-19 |
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The Education of Little Tree | Nonno | 1997-12-25 |
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The People vs. Larry Flynt | Charles Keating | 1996-12-25 |
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Star Trek: First Contact | Dr. Zefram Cochrane | 1996-11-22 |
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Eraser | William Donohue | 1996-06-21 |
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Babe | Farmer Hoggett | 1995-07-18 |
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Judge Pounders | 1995-05-20 |
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Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love | Mr. Skolnick | 1994-05-09 |
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The Shaggy Dog | Charlie Mulvihill | 1994-11-12 |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Cage | 1993-09-13 |
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The Babe | Brother Mathias | 1992-04-17 |
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Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Mr. Skolnick | 1992-07-13 |
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Miracle Landing | B.J Cocker | 1990-02-11 |
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The Runnin' Kind | Uncle Phil | 1989-09-08 |
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Pink Cadillac | Motel Desk Clerk | 1989-05-26 |
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The Rescue | Adm. Rothman | 1988-08-05 |
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China Beach: Pilot | Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth | 1988-04-26 |
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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise | Mr. Skolnick | 1987-07-10 |
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The Last Precinct | Chief Bludhorn | 1986-01-26 |
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A Fine Mess | Detective Blist | 1986-08-08 |
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Explorers | Mr. Müller | 1985-07-12 |
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Spraggue | Lt. George Hurley | 1984-06-29 |
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Revenge of the Nerds | Mr. Skolnick | 1984-07-20 |
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The House of God | Officer Quick | 1984-01-01 |
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Oh, God! You Devil | Priest | 1984-11-07 |
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Tank | Deputy Euclid | 1984-03-16 |
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The Man with Two Brains | Realtor | 1983-06-10 |
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The Rainmaker | Noah Curry | 1982-10-23 |
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The Wall | Francisek | 1982-02-16 |
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Barefoot In the Park | Harry Pepper | 1982-03-20 |
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Nobody's Perfekt | Dr. Carson | 1981-08-07 |
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A Christmas Without Snow | Reverend Lohman | 1980-12-09 |
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The Cheap Detective | Schnell | 1978-06-23 |
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Peeping Times | Bernard Mantee | 1978-01-25 |
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The Girl in the Empty Grave | Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr. | 1977-09-20 |
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Deadly Game | Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr. | 1977-12-01 |
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Murder by Death | Marcel Cassette | 1976-06-23 |
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Daddy Long Legs | Extra (uncredited) | 1955-05-05 |
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Get Lost | Frederick (Red King) | |
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Night Vet | Dr. Abel Evergood |
