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Hume Blake Cronyn Jr., OC was a Canadian actor of stage and screen, who enjoyed a long career, often appearing professionally alongside Jessica Tandy, his wife of over fifty years.
Birth Name
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.
Born
Tuesday, 18 July 1911
Died
Sunday, 15 June 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| A Separate Peace | Professor Carmichael | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| The John Garfield Story | Self | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| Off Season | Sam Clausner | 2001 |
| 'Rope' Unleashed | Himself / Self | 2001 |
| Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self | 2001 |
| Yesterday's Children | Old Sonny Sutton | 2000 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Joseph Finley | 2000 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| James Dean: Forever Young | Self | 2005 |
| A Separate Peace | Professor Carmichael | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| The John Garfield Story | Self | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| Off Season | Sam Clausner | 2001 |
| 'Rope' Unleashed | Himself / Self | 2001 |
| Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood | Self | 2001 |
| Yesterday's Children | Old Sonny Sutton | 2000 |
| Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Joseph Finley | 2000 |
| Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film | Self | 2000 |
| Santa and Pete | Saint Nick | 1999 |
| Sea People | Mr. John McRae / Mr. McRae | 1999 |
| Seasons of Love | Lonzo | 1999 |
| Alone | John Webb | 1997 |
| 12 Angry Men | Juror #9 / Juror 9 | 1997 |
| Marvin's Room | Marvin / Marvin Wakefield | 1997 |
| The 50th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Self | 1996 |
| People: A Musical Celebration | Grandpa | 1995 |
| Camilla | Ewald | 1994 |
| Reputations | Self - Actor and Friend | 1994 |
| The 48th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient | 1994 |
| To Dance with the White Dog | Robert Samuel Peek | 1993 |
| The Pelican Brief | Justice Rosenberg | 1993 |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1992 |
| Broadway Bound | Ben | 1992 |
| Christmas on Division Street | Cleveland Meriwether | 1991 |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| The 62nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1990 |
| Age-Old Friends | John Cooper | 1989 |
| Day One | James F. Byrnes | 1989 |
| Cocoon: The Return | Joe Finley | 1988 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1987 |
| *batteries not included | Frank Riley | 1987 |
| Foxfire | Hector Nations | 1987 |
| The 41st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1987 |
| Biography | Joe Finley | 1987 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self - Honoree | 1986 |
| The 40th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee & Performer | 1986 |
| Cocoon | Joe Finley / Joseph Finley | 1985 |
| Brewster's Millions | Rupert Horn | 1985 |
| Impulse | Dr. Carr | 1984 |
| The 37th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1983 |
| The World According to Garp | Mr. Fields | 1982 |
| Rollover | Maxwell Emery | 1981 |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | Sherm | 1981 |
| The 35th Annual Tony Awards | Self | 1981 |
| The 32nd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1978 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| The Parallax View | Bill Rintels | 1974 |
| Conrack | Skeffington / Mr. Skeffington | 1974 |
| There Was a Crooked Man... | Dudley Whinner | 1970 |
| Gaily, Gaily | Tim Grogan | 1969 |
| The Arrangement | Arthur Houghton | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Lewis Avery Filer | 1968 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self | 1967 |
| Hamlet | Polonius | 1964 |
| Cleopatra | Sosigenes | 1963 |
| Spartacus | Gladiator | 1960 |
| Sunrise at Campobello | Louis Howe | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Charles King | 1960 |
| A Doll's House | Nils Krogstad / Krogstad | 1959 |
| The Moon and Sixpence | Dirk Stroeve | 1959 |
| Play of the Week | Jack Boyle | 1959 |
| Naked City | Professor Henry J. Fallon | 1958 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| Crowded Paradise | George Heath | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Alfred Nobel | 1956 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Ralph Grimes / Sam Pickens / Wise Gentleman | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Fitzhugh Oldham / Henry Daw | 1955 |
| Producers' Showcase | Michael | 1954 |
| Climax! | Reverend Mr. Muldoon | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Mr. Shaw | 1954 |
| The Marriage | Ben Marriott / Narrator | 1954 |
| The Motorola Television Hour | Anthony Updyke | 1953 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Priam Farll | 1953 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Hap Martin / Henry Goodens | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Benedict Arnold Brummel / Ralph Whitemore | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Bartender (segment "Glory in the Flower") / Harold Mitchell (segment "Courtship") / John Quincy Adams (segment "John Quincy Adams") / Self - Reader (segment "Children's Books") / (segment "Minds over Manners") / (segment "The Better Half") | 1952 |
| Goodyear Playhouse | Ben Marriott | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Wilbur Meeler | 1951 |
| People Will Talk | Prof. Rodney Elwell | 1951 |
| Pulitzer Prize Playhouse | Charles Ponzi | 1950 |
| Top o' the Morning | Hughie Devine | 1949 |
| The Fred Waring Show | Self | 1949 |
| Suspense | Sig / Dr. Violet | 1949 |
| Studio One | Pop Thatcher / Mr. Moore / Ellis Davenport / Ben Hecht | 1948 |
| The Ford Theatre Hour | Hugo Barnstead / Harry Binion | 1948 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Ben Marriott | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Actor / Jerry in a scene from 'A Pound on Demand' | 1948 |
| The Bride Goes Wild | John McGrath | 1948 |
| Brute Force | Capt. Munsey | 1947 |
| The Beginning or the End | Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer | 1947 |
| The Secret Heart | Dinner Party Guest / Dinner Party Guest (Voice) | 1946 |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Arthur Keats | 1946 |
| The Green Years | Papa Leckie | 1946 |
| A Letter for Evie | John Phineas McPherson | 1946 |
| The Sailor Takes a Wife | Freddie Potts | 1945 |
| Ziegfeld Follies | Monty ('A Sweepstakes Ticket') / Monty (segment A Sweepstakes Ticket) | 1945 |
| Main Street After Dark | Keller | 1945 |
| Blonde Fever | Restaurant Patron / Diner at Inn | 1944 |
| The Seventh Cross | Paul Roeder | 1944 |
| Lifeboat | Stanley Garrett / Sparks | 1944 |
| The Cross of Lorraine | Duval | 1943 |
| Phantom of the Opera | Gerard | 1943 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Herbie Hawkins | 1943 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Producers' Showcase | 1954 |
| The Marriage | 1954 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1998 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1993 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1992 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1990 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
| 1984 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
