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Hume Cronyn
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
Cleopatra
as Sosigenes
*batteries not included
as Frank Riley
The Pelican Brief
as Justice Rosenberg
Cocoon
as Joseph Finley
Shadow of a Doubt
as Herbie Hawkins
Brewster's Millions
as Rupert Horn
12 Angry Men
as Juror 9
Cocoon: The Return
as Joe Finley
The Parallax View
as Bill Rintels
There Was a Crooked Man...
as Dudley Whinner
