Hume Cronyn

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

The Pelican Brief

as Justice Rosenberg

Cocoon

as Joseph Finley

Shadow of a Doubt

as Herbie Hawkins

Cocoon: The Return

as Joe Finley

Cleopatra

as Sosigenes

*batteries not included

as Frank Riley

Brewster's Millions

as Rupert Horn

Marvin's Room

as Marvin Wakefield

Lifeboat

as Stanley "Sparks" Garrett

12 Angry Men

as Juror 9