
Hume Cronyn
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1911-07-18 – 2003-06-15
Place of birth: London, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known for

Cocoon
1985Joseph Finley
Brewster's Millions
1985Rupert Horn
Cocoon: The Return
1988Joe Finley
*batteries not included
1987Frank Riley
The World According to Garp
1982Mr. Fields
Shadow of a Doubt
1943Herbie Hawkins
People Will Talk
1951Prof. Rodney Elwell
Cleopatra
1963Sosigenes
12 Angry Men
1997Juror 9
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946Arthur Keats
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970Dudley Whinner
Marvin's Room
1996Marvin Wakefield
Lifeboat
1944Stanley "Sparks" Garrett
Brute Force
1947Capt. Munsey
Impulse
1984Dr. Carr
Phantom of the Opera
1943Gerard
Day One
1989James F. Byrnes
Rollover
1981Maxwell Emery
Yesterday's Children
2000Old Sonny Sutton