Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. 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.

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TV Series

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

7.13
Omnibus

Omnibus

6
Naked City

Naked City

5.5
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.222
Studio One

Studio One

5
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.25
Climax!

Climax!

3.273
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.286
Suspense

Suspense

4.909
Telephone Time

Telephone Time

6.3
The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.4
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

6.5
The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

6.2
The Marriage

The Marriage

0
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

6.5
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

6.25
American Experience

American Experience

7.4
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.7
Studio One

Studio One

5
Studio One

Studio One

5
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Studio One

Studio One

5
DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

6.75
Suspense

Suspense

4.909
Suspense

Suspense

4.909
The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

6.286

Movies

Cocoon

Cocoon

6.6
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

6.6
Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

6.486
*batteries not included

*batteries not included

6.7
The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp

6.7
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

7.502
People Will Talk

People Will Talk

7.1
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

7.044
12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

7.7
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

7
There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

6.84
Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

6.717
Lifeboat

Lifeboat

7.4
Brute Force

Brute Force

7.29
Impulse

Impulse

5.149
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

6.2
Day One

Day One

6.286
Rollover

Rollover

5.1
Yesterday's Children

Yesterday's Children

7.3
The Parallax View

The Parallax View

6.8
The Arrangement

The Arrangement

6.7
People: A Musical Celebration

People: A Musical Celebration

6.2
Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

6
Off Season

Off Season

3.2
Santa and Pete

Santa and Pete

5.3
A Separate Peace

A Separate Peace

4.8
The Beginning or the End

The Beginning or the End

6.5
The Seventh Cross

The Seventh Cross

6.7
The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine

6.2
Camilla

Camilla

5.7
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

7
Main Street After Dark

Main Street After Dark

4.8
Sea People

Sea People

6.3
The Green Years

The Green Years

6.5
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

6
Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

Hamlet from the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

6.5
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

7.167
To Dance with the White Dog

To Dance with the White Dog

7
Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily

4
Foxfire

Foxfire

6.958
Top o' the Morning

Top o' the Morning

5.8
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film

7
The Fourposter

The Fourposter

0
A Letter for Evie

A Letter for Evie

6.7
Christmas on Division Street

Christmas on Division Street

6.167
Rope Unleashed

Rope Unleashed

6.929
Age-Old Friends

Age-Old Friends

7.667
The Sailor Takes a Wife

The Sailor Takes a Wife

6
Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

4
Alone

Alone

6.5
The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness

0
Angel Passing

Angel Passing

0
Conrack

Conrack

6.8
The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

6.6
Broadway Bound

Broadway Bound

6.333
Crowded Paradise

Crowded Paradise

0
The Gin Game

The Gin Game

8
Blonde Fever

Blonde Fever

4.4
A Doll's House

A Doll's House

10
The Secret Heart

The Secret Heart

6.3
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

6.1
Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

5.2
The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story

8
The Moon and Sixpence

The Moon and Sixpence

0
Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

Hitchcock: Alfred the Great

0