James Cromwell
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James Cromwell

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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.

Films Featuring James Cromwell

Star Trek: First Contact

19967.3

The Green Mile

19998.5

The Queen

20066.9

Spider-Man 3

20076.5

I, Robot

20047.0

Romeo Is Bleeding

19936.2

L.A. Confidential

19977.8

The People vs. Larry Flynt

19967.0

W.

20086.1

Species II

19985.2

Snow Falling on Cedars

19996.1

The General's Daughter

19996.4

The Bachelor

19995.1

Becoming Jane

20077.3

The Sum of All Fears

20026.4

Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love

19944.6

Space Cowboys

20006.4

Tank

19845.7

Fail Safe

20006.9

Murder by Death

19767.1

Deep Impact

19986.2

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

20046.0

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

20027.7

Babe: Pig in the City

19985.7

Eraser

19966.1

The Longest Yard

20056.7

The Cheap Detective

19786.4

Babe

19956.3

Explorers

19856.3

Tortured

20085.5

The Rescue

19885.3

Revenge of the Nerds

19846.5

The Snow Walker

20037.0

A Slight Case of Murder

19996.5

The Babe

19925.7

Blackball

20035.2

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

20059.3

The Education of Little Tree

19976.6

A Christmas Without Snow

19805.7

Avenger

20066.0

Secretariat

20107.4

RFK

20025.9

A Lonely Place for Dying

20093.5

RKO 281

19996.5

Surrogates

20096.2

Pope Pius XII

20104.7

In Between Songs

2014

Project Viper

20024.9

The Artist

20117.4

The House of God

19843.2

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

20095.5

Cowgirls n' Angels

20126.0

Memorial Day

20116.1

Hide Away

20114.7

Soldiers of Fortune

20124.8

Still Mine

20126.9

Nobody's Perfekt

19813.8

The Girl in the Empty Grave

19777.1

The Shaggy Dog

19945.0

Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil

20094.8

Owd Bob

19986.1

The Trials of Cate McCall

20136.4

Merry Little Batman

20236.6

Countdown to Year Zero

2019

Miracle Landing

19905.8

Big Hero 6

20147.7

The Last Precinct

1986

Deadly Game

19777.7

Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation

19924.6

Prancer: A Christmas Tale

20226.5

Walking the Mile

20145.0

The Promise

20166.8

Get Lost

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

19956.9

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

19875.6

Barefoot In the Park

19826.3

50 Years of Star Trek

20166.2

The Immortal

20194.0

China Beach: Pilot

1988

Marshall

20177.2

The Man with Two Brains

19836.2

Night Vet

The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb

20164.7

The Rainmaker

19827.5

Farm to Fridge

20117.5

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

20186.5

King Leopold's Ghost

20068.0

Peeping Times

19783.0

A Death in the Family

20025.5

The Laundromat

20196.0

Dante's Inferno

20076.4

The Runnin' Kind

19894.5

Beyond All Boundaries

20096.8

A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington

20127.0

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

20067.8

Pink Cadillac

19895.5

Emperor

20207.6

Never Too Late

20205.8

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile

20007.2

The Artist: The Making of an American Romance

20124.0

Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist

20122.0

A Fine Mess

19864.6

Looking For Else

2007

The Wall

19826.6

La Classe américaine

20126.5

A Carol Christmas

20035.8

Oh, God! You Devil

19845.6

The John Garfield Story

20038.4

Spraggue

19847.0

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars

20191.7

Rebel Ridge

20247.0

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

20088.0

The Magnificent Ambersons

20025.9

Admissions

2011

The Making of 'The Queen'

The Making of 'The Queen'

20074.0

Living With A Visionary

20262.0

Pope John Paul II

2005

Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly

2014

Star Trek: Enterprise - Broken Bow

2013