1940-01-27 Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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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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Emperor | John Brown | 2020-08-18 |
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Never Too Late | Jack Bronson | 2020-04-23 |
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The Immortal | Grandfather | 2019-11-30 |
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Countdown to Year Zero | 2019-07-11 | |
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The Laundromat | Joseph David Martin | 2019-09-27 |
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That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars | Self | 2019-08-08 |
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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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The Promise | Henry Morgenthau Sr. | 2016-12-02 |
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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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In Between Songs | Narrator | 2014-08-05 |
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Big Hero 6 | Professor Robert Callaghan (voice) | 2014-10-24 |
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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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La Classe américaine | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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Cowgirls n' Angels | Terence Parker | 2012-05-25 |
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Still Mine | Craig Morrison | 2012-09-10 |
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Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist | Himself | 2012-06-26 |
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The Artist: The Making of an American Romance | Self | 2012-06-26 |
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A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington | Self - Interviewee | 2012-10-05 |
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Soldiers of Fortune | Haussman | 2012-06-07 |
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Memorial Day | Bud Vogel | 2011-06-06 |
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Hide Away | The Ancient Mariner | 2011-10-30 |
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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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Admissions | The Clerk | 2011-10-14 |
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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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A Lonely Place for Dying | Howard Simons | 2009-01-01 |
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Beyond All Boundaries | Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey | 2009-11-09 |
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Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil | Self | 2009-07-26 |
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The Last Days of Lehman Brothers | Hank Paulson | 2009-09-09 |
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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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Dante's Inferno | Virgil (voice) | 2007-01-18 |
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Spider-Man 3 | Captain Stacy | 2007-05-01 |
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Becoming Jane | Mr. Austen | 2007-03-02 |
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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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The Queen | Philip of Edinburgh | 2006-09-15 |
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Avenger | Paul Devereaux | 2006-04-09 |
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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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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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The John Garfield Story | Self | 2003-02-03 |
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A Carol Christmas | Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited) | 2003-12-07 |
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Blackball | Ray Speight | 2003-05-18 |
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The Magnificent Ambersons | Major Amberson | 2002-01-12 |
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The Sum of All Fears | President Fowler | 2002-05-31 |
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A Death in the Family | Joel Lynch | 2002-03-25 |
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | The Colonel (voice) | 2002-05-24 |
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RFK | President Lyndon Baines Johnson | 2002-08-25 |
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Project Viper | MP 1 | 2002-05-15 |
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Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile | Self / Warden Hal Moores | 2000-06-13 |
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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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The General's Daughter | General Joseph Campbell | 1999-06-18 |
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The Green Mile | Warden Hal Moores | 1999-12-10 |
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The Bachelor | Priest | 1999-11-05 |
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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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Deep Impact | Alan Rittenhouse | 1998-05-08 |
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Species II | Senator Ross | 1998-04-10 |
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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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Eraser | William Donohue | 1996-06-21 |
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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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Babe | Farmer Hoggett | 1995-07-18 |
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial | Judge Pounders | 1995-05-20 |
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The Shaggy Dog | Charlie Mulvihill | 1994-11-12 |
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Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love | Mr. Skolnick | 1994-05-09 |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Cage | 1993-09-13 |
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Birthright | Jaglom Shrek | 1993-02-20 |
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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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A Fine Mess | Detective Blist | 1986-08-08 |
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The Last Precinct | Chief Bludhorn | 1986-01-26 |
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Explorers | Mr. Müller | 1985-07-12 |
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Tank | Deputy Euclid | 1984-03-16 |
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Revenge of the Nerds | Mr. Skolnick | 1984-07-20 |
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Spraggue | Lt. George Hurley | 1984-06-29 |
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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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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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Peeping Times | Bernard Mantee | 1978-01-25 |
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The Cheap Detective | Schnell | 1978-06-23 |
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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 |
