Biography
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and received many honors, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Cronyn was the husband of actress Jessica Tandy, with whom he was presented the Kennedy Center Honor in 1986 and National Medal of Arts in 1990. In 1999, he was awarded with a star on the Canada's Walk of Fame.
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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
People Will Talk
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Cleopatra
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
Brewster's Millions
The Arrangement
Letter to Loretta
American Experience
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