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James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Birthday: 1940-01-27 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

James Oliver Cromwell is an American film and television actor, probably best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact. 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 29 May 1986.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Spider-Man 3

as    Captain Stacey

2020
Operation Buffalo

as    Cranky

2020
Never Too Late

as    Jack Bronson

2020
Emperor

as    John Brown

2019
The Family

as    Douglas Coe

2018
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

as    Benjamin Lockwood

2017
Marshall

as    The Judge

2017
Counterpart

as    Yanek

2016
The Young Pope

as    Cardinal Michael Spencer

2014
The Trials of Cate McCall

as    Justice Sumpter

2014
Big Hero 6

as    Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)

2013
Still Mine

as    Craig Morrison

2012
The Artist

as    Clifton

2012
Soldiers of Fortune

as    Haussman

2012
Cowgirls n' Angels

as    Terence Parker

2011
Memorial Day

as    Bud Vogel

2011
Hide Away

as    The Ancient Mariner

2010
Secretariat

as    Ogden Phipps

2010
Pope Pius XII

as    Pope Pius XII

2009
Surrogates

as    Dr. Lionel Canter

2009
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

as    Hank Paulson

2009
A Lonely Place for Dying

as    Howard Simons

2009
Impact

as    Lloyd

2008
Tortured

as    Jack

2007
Becoming Jane

as    Mr. Austen

2007
Dante's Inferno

as    Virgil (voice)

2006
The Queen

as    Philip of Edinburgh