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  • BIRTH 27/01/1940
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 31
  • MOVIES 68
  • PRODUCTION 2

James Cromwell

James Oliver Cromwell (born 27 January 1940) 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.

James Cromwell

Shows (31)

Sugar (2024)
Sugar (2024)
Jonathan Siegel
American Horror Story
American Horror Story
Dr. Arthur Arden
Succession
Succession
Ewan Roy
Six Feet Under
Six Feet Under
George Sibley
24
24
Phillip Bauer
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice)
ER
ER
Bishop Stewart
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Miles Darman
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Jaglom Shrek / Prime Minister Nayrok
Counterpart
Counterpart
Yanek
The Young Pope
The Young Pope
Cardinal Michael Spencer
Knight Rider
Knight Rider
Curtis
The West Wing
The West Wing
President D. Wire Newman
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Hanok
Halt and Catch Fire
Halt and Catch Fire
Jacob Wheeler
Angels in America
Angels in America
Roy's Doctor
Dallas
Dallas
Gerald Kane
Hunter
Hunter
Seymour Robbins
The Detour
The Detour
J.R.
Family Ties
Family Ties
John Hancock
Home Improvement
Home Improvement
Fred
All in the Family
All in the Family
Stretch Cunningham
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Francis
Three's Company
Three's Company
Detective Lannigan
Operation Buffalo
Operation Buffalo
Commanding Officer
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Terry
My Own Worst Enemy
My Own Worst Enemy
Alistair Trumbull
Barney Miller
Barney Miller
Dr. Edmund Danworth / Jason Parrish / Neil Spencer / Sgt. Wilkinson
Impact
Impact
Lloyd
Night Court
Night Court
Alan
The White Shadow
The White Shadow
Art Commings / Mr. Hamilton

Movies (68)

Rebel Ridge
Rebel Ridge
Judge
Spider-Man 3
Spider-Man 3
Captain Stacey
The Green Mile
The Green Mile
Warden Hal Moores
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Benjamin Lockwood
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6
Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
I, Robot
I, Robot
Dr. Alfred Lanning
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
Dudley Smith
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
The Colonel (voice)
Deep Impact
Deep Impact
Alan Rittenhouse
The Artist
The Artist
Clifton
Babe
Babe
Farmer Hoggett
The Sum of All Fears
The Sum of All Fears
President Fowler
Star Trek: First Contact
Star Trek: First Contact
Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Merry Little Batman
Merry Little Batman
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Eraser
Eraser
William Donohue
Space Cowboys
Space Cowboys
Bob Gerson
Surrogates
Surrogates
Dr. Lionel Canter
The Longest Yard
The Longest Yard
Warden Hazen
Babe: Pig in the City
Babe: Pig in the City
Farmer Arthur Hoggett
The People vs. Larry Flynt
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Charles Keating
Species II
Species II
Senator Ross
Becoming Jane
Becoming Jane
Mr. Austen
The Trials of Cate McCall
The Trials of Cate McCall
Justice Sumpter
The Laundromat
The Laundromat
Joseph David Martin
The Promise
The Promise
Henry Morgenthau Sr.
The Queen
The Queen
Philip of Edinburgh
Secretariat
Secretariat
Ogden Phipps
Murder by Death
Murder by Death
Marcel Cassette
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
Bud
Pink Cadillac
Pink Cadillac
Motel Desk Clerk
The General's Daughter
The General's Daughter
General Joseph Campbell
Fail Safe
Fail Safe
Gordon Knapp
Marshall
Marshall
The Judge
W.
W.
George H.W. Bush
The Bachelor
The Bachelor
Priest
A Christmas Without Snow
A Christmas Without Snow
Reverend Lohman
Tortured
Tortured
Jack
Blackball
Blackball
Ray Speight
A Carol Christmas
A Carol Christmas
Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
Soldiers of Fortune
Soldiers of Fortune
Haussman
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains
Realtor
King Leopold's Ghost
King Leopold's Ghost
Emperor
Emperor
John Brown
Romeo is Bleeding
Romeo is Bleeding
Cage
Raptor
Raptor
Benny
RKO 281
RKO 281
William Randolph Hearst
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
Judge Pounders
Miracle Landing
Miracle Landing
B.J Cocker
Memorial Day
Memorial Day
Bud Vogel
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Mr. Skolnick
Hide Away
Hide Away
The Ancient Mariner
The Education of Little Tree
The Education of Little Tree
Nonno
The Rescue
The Rescue
Adm. Rothman
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder
John Edgarson
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
Narrator
Cowgirls n' Angels
Cowgirls n' Angels
Terence Parker
The Babe
The Babe
Brother Mathias
RFK
RFK
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Never Too Late
Never Too Late
Jack Bronson
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Mr. Skolnick
Revenge of the Nerds
Revenge of the Nerds
Mr. Skolnick
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
Mr. Skolnick
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Extra (uncredited)
Owd Bob
Owd Bob
Adam MacAdam
Snow Falling on Cedars
Snow Falling on Cedars
Judge Fielding
Explorers
Explorers
Mr. Müller
The Snow Walker
The Snow Walker
Walter "Shep" Shepherd
Nobody's Perfekt
Nobody's Perfekt
Dr. Carson

Production (2)

Imminent Threat
Imminent Threat
Mondo Hollywoodland
Mondo Hollywoodland