James Cromwell

Known for ActingBorn 1940-01-27 (age 86)Los Angeles, California, USA

James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in “Star Trek: First Contact,” as well as his roles in “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Spider-Man 3.” 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 May 29, 1986.Read more

Movies & web series

Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy

Partners

The Green Mile

Succession

The John Garfield Story

Star Trek: The Next Generation

The West Wing

American Horror Story

Six Feet Under

Law & Order: Organized Crime

Boardwalk Empire

Barbary Coast

Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'

Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary

King Leopold's Ghost

Halt and Catch Fire

Big Hero 6

The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird

The Young Pope

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

24

Emperor

L.A. Confidential

ER

Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron

Little House on the Prairie

Christine Cromwell

Angels in America

M*A*S*H

Counterpart

Farm to Fridge

The Twilight Zone

The Artist

Star Trek: Enterprise

All in the Family

Secretariat

Sugar

Deadly Game

All's Fair

Marshall

Hill Street Blues

Berlin Station

Becoming Jane

China Beach

Picket Fences

Three's Company

The Rockford Files

MAS*H