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.
Awards & recognition
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 1999
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1994
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1992
- National Medal of Arts · 1990
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1990
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- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1964
- Kennedy Center Honors
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1986 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1978 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1967 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1961 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1945 · nominated
Filmography44 titles
Rope
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
12 Angry Men
The Dollmaker
Shadow of a Doubt
Yesterday's Children
Lifeboat
Brute Force
To Dance with the White Dog
Foxfire
Hawaii Five-O
Cleopatra
People Will Talk
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Moon and Sixpence
The Parallax View
There Was a Crooked Man...
The Ed Sullivan Show
Alone
Marvin's Room
*batteries not included
The World According to Garp
The Bride Goes Wild
Sea People
People: A Musical Celebration
The Pelican Brief
American Experience
Brewster's Millions
The Arrangement
Letter to Loretta
Cocoon: The Return
Telephone Time
The Cross of Lorraine
Phantom of the Opera
Sunrise at Campobello
Under Capricorn
Ziegfeld Follies
Santa and Pete
Naked City
Camilla
Honky Tonk Freeway
Rollover
Suspense
Off Season