Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 27, 1940
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
191 titles
James Cromwell
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Living With A Visionary
Narrator (voice)
BAT-FAM
Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (voice)
Murder in a Small Town
George Wilcox
Rebel Ridge
Judge
Sugar
Jonathan Siegel
Merry Little Batman
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
Bud
Mondo Hollywoodland
Executive Producer
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Miles Darman
Emperor
John Brown
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice)
Operation Buffalo
Cranky
Never Too Late
Jack Bronson
The Immortal
Grandfather
The Laundromat
Joseph David Martin
The Family
Douglas Coe
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
Self
Countdown to Year Zero
Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary
Executive Producer
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Benjamin Lockwood
Succession
Ewan Roy
Counterpart
Yanek
Marshall
The Judge
The Promise
Henry Morgenthau Sr.
The Young Pope
Cardinal Michael Spencer
Berlin Station
Gilbert Dorn
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
The Detour
J.R.
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
Self - Narrator (voice)
Imminent Threat
Executive Producer
Walking the Mile
Self
Big Hero 6
Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
In Between Songs
Narrator
Murder in the First
Warren Daniels
Halt and Catch Fire
Jacob Wheeler
The Trials of Cate McCall
Justice Sumpter
La Classe américaine
Self
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
Self - Interviewee
Still Mine
Craig Morrison
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
Self
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
Himself
Soldiers of Fortune
Haussman
Cowgirls n' Angels
Terence Parker
Hide Away
The Ancient Mariner
Admissions
The Clerk
The Artist
Clifton
American Horror Story
Dr. Arthur Arden
Memorial Day
Bud Vogel
Farm to Fridge
Narrator
Sotto il cielo di Roma
Pope Pius XII