Actor
James Cromwell
- Born: 27 January 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Estimated net worth: $8 million
James Cromwell is an acclaimed American actor known for his strong character roles and distinctive voice. He gained recognition for films such as 'Babe' and 'The Green Mile'. With a career spanning several decades, Cromwell is respected for his versatility…
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About James Cromwell
James Cromwell is an acclaimed American actor known for his strong character roles and distinctive voice. He gained recognition for films such as 'Babe' and 'The Green Mile'. With a career spanning several decades, Cromwell is respected for his versatility and commitment to social issues, often taking on roles that reflect his values and beliefs.
- Born
- 27 January 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Known for
- Acting
- Height
- 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
- Spouses
- Julie Cobb (2014-present)
- Children
- 1, John Cromwell
- Parents
- John Cromwell, Kay Johnson
- Estimated net worth
- $8 million
Fun facts about James Cromwell
- James Cromwell is an animal rights activist and has been involved with various animal welfare organizations.
- He is the son of director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson, which influenced his early interest in acting.
Famous James Cromwell quotes
“That'll do, pig. That'll do.”
“You have no idea what it's like to be a pig.”
“I want you to know that you have a friend in me.”
James Cromwell filmography
Cast (194)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Living With A Visionary Movie | Narrator (voice) | 2.0 |
| 2025 | BAT-FAM TV | Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (voice) | 4.2 |
| 2024 | Murder in a Small Town TV | George Wilcox | 6.8 |
| 2024 | Rebel Ridge Movie | Judge | 7.0 |
| 2024 | Sugar TV | Jonathan Siegel | 7.1 |
| 2023 | Merry Little Batman Movie | Alfred Pennyworth (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2022 | Prancer: A Christmas Tale Movie | Bud | 6.5 |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime TV | Miles Darman | 7.9 |
| 2020 | Emperor Movie | John Brown | 7.6 |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks TV | Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice) | 7.6 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Operation Buffalo TV | Cranky | 6.1 |
| 2020 | Never Too Late Movie | Jack Bronson | 5.8 |
| 2019 | The Immortal Movie | Grandfather | 3.5 |
| 2019 | The Laundromat Movie | Joseph David Martin | 6.0 |
| 2019 | The Family TV | Douglas Coe | 6.7 |
| 2019 | That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars Movie | Self | 1.7 |
| 2019 | Countdown to Year Zero Movie | Unknown character | |
| 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Movie | Benjamin Lockwood | 6.5 |
| 2018 | Succession TV | Ewan Roy | 8.3 |
| 2017 | Counterpart TV | Yanek | 7.5 |
| 2017 | Marshall Movie | The Judge | 7.3 |
| 2016 | The Promise Movie | Henry Morgenthau Sr. | 6.8 |
| 2016 | The Young Pope TV | Cardinal Michael Spencer | 7.7 |
| 2016 | Berlin Station TV | Gilbert Dorn | 7.2 |
| 2016 | 50 Years of Star Trek Movie | Self | 6.2 |
| 2016 | The Detour TV | J.R. | 7.1 |
| 2016 | The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb Movie | Self - Narrator (voice) | 4.7 |
| 2014 | Walking the Mile Movie | Self | 5.0 |
| 2014 | Big Hero 6 Movie | Professor Robert Callaghan (voice) | 7.7 |
| 2014 | In Between Songs Movie | Narrator | |
| 2014 | Murder in the First TV | Warren Daniels | 5.8 |
| 2014 | Halt and Catch Fire TV | Jacob Wheeler | 7.9 |
| 2014 | Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly Movie | Zefram Cochrane (archive footage) | |
| 2013 | The Trials of Cate McCall Movie | Justice Sumpter | 6.4 |
| 2012 | La Classe américaine Movie | Self | 6.5 |
| 2012 | A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington Movie | Self - Interviewee | 7.0 |
| 2012 | Still Mine Movie | Craig Morrison | 6.9 |
| 2012 | The Artist: The Making of an American Romance Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 2012 | Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist Movie | Himself | 2.0 |
| 2012 | Soldiers of Fortune Movie | Haussman | 4.7 |
| 2012 | Cowgirls n' Angels Movie | Terence Parker | 6.0 |
| 2011 | Hide Away Movie | The Ancient Mariner | 4.7 |
| 2011 | Admissions Movie | The Clerk | |
| 2011 | The Artist Movie | Clifton | 7.4 |
| 2011 | American Horror Story TV | Dr. Arthur Arden | 8.1 |
| 2011 | Memorial Day Movie | Bud Vogel | 6.2 |
| 2011 | Farm to Fridge Movie | Narrator | 7.5 |
| 2010 | Sotto il cielo di Roma TV | Pope Pius XII | |
| 2010 | Pope Pius XII Movie | Pope Pius XII | 4.7 |
| 2010 | Boardwalk Empire TV | Andrew W. Mellon | 8.0 |
| 2010 | Secretariat Movie | Ogden Phipps | 7.4 |
| 2009 | Beyond All Boundaries Movie | Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey | 6.7 |
| 2009 | Surrogates Movie | Dr. Lionel Canter | 6.2 |
| 2009 | The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Movie | Hank Paulson | 5.5 |
| 2009 | Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil Movie | Self | 4.8 |
| 2009 | Impact TV | Lloyd | 5.8 |
| 2009 | A Lonely Place for Dying Movie | Howard Simons | 3.5 |
| 2008 | W. Movie | George H.W. Bush | 6.1 |
| 2008 | My Own Worst Enemy TV | Alistair Trumbull | 6.4 |
| 2008 | Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' Movie | Self | 8.0 |
| 2008 | Tortured Movie | Jack | 5.5 |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 Movie | Captain Stacy | 6.5 |
| 2007 | Becoming Jane Movie | Mr. Austen | 7.3 |
| 2007 | Dante's Inferno Movie | Virgil (voice) | 6.3 |
| 2007 | The Making of 'The Queen' Movie | Self | 4.0 |
| 2007 | Looking For Else Movie | Self | |
| 2006 | The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird Movie | Self | 7.8 |
| 2006 | The Queen Movie | Prince Philip | 6.9 |
| 2006 | King Leopold's Ghost Movie | Unknown character | 8.0 |
| 2006 | Avenger Movie | Paul Devereaux | 6.1 |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II TV | Cardinal Adam Sapieha | 6.5 |
| 2005 | Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy Movie | Narrator | 9.3 |
| 2005 | The Longest Yard Movie | Warden Hazen | 6.7 |
| 2004 | Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde Movie | Self | 6.0 |
| 2004 | I, Robot Movie | Dr. Alfred Lanning | 7.0 |
| 2004 | Salem's Lot TV | Donald Callahan | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Angels in America TV | Roy's Doctor | 7.6 |
| 2003 | A Carol Christmas Movie | Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited) | 5.8 |
| 2003 | The Snow Walker Movie | Walter "Shep" Shepherd | 7.0 |
| 2003 | Blackball Movie | Ray Speight | 5.2 |
| 2003 | The John Garfield Story Movie | Self | 8.4 |
| 2002 | RFK Movie | President Lyndon Baines Johnson | 5.9 |
| 2002 | The Sum of All Fears Movie | President Fowler | 6.4 |
| 2002 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Movie | The Colonel (voice) | 7.7 |
| 2002 | Project Viper Movie | MP 1 | 4.9 |
| 2002 | A Death in the Family Movie | Joel Lynch | 5.5 |
| 2002 | The Magnificent Ambersons Movie | Major Amberson | 5.9 |
| 2001 | 24 TV | Phillip Bauer | 7.8 |
| 2001 | Citizen Baines TV | Elliott Baines | 7.0 |
| 2001 | Star Trek: Enterprise TV | Dr. Zefram Cochran (uncredited) | 7.5 |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under TV | George Sibley | 8.1 |
| 2000 | Space Cowboys Movie | Bob Gerson | 6.4 |
| 2000 | Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile Movie | Self / Warden Hal Moores | 7.4 |
| 2000 | Fail Safe Movie | Gordon Knapp | 6.9 |
| 1999 | Snow Falling on Cedars Movie | Judge Fielding | 6.1 |
| 1999 | The Green Mile Movie | Warden Hal Moores | 8.5 |
| 1999 | RKO 281 Movie | William Randolph Hearst | 6.5 |
| 1999 | The Bachelor Movie | Priest | 5.1 |
| 1999 | The West Wing TV | President D. Wire Newman | 8.3 |
| 1999 | A Slight Case of Murder Movie | John Edgarson | 6.5 |
| 1999 | The General's Daughter Movie | General Joseph Campbell | 6.4 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn TV | Self - Guest | 5.3 |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City Movie | Farmer Arthur Hoggett | 5.7 |
| 1998 | Deep Impact Movie | Alan Rittenhouse | 6.3 |
| 1998 | Species II Movie | Senator Ross | 5.2 |
| 1998 | Owd Bob Movie | Adam MacAdam | 6.1 |
| 1997 | The Education of Little Tree Movie | Nonno | 6.6 |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential Movie | Dudley Smith | 7.8 |
| 1996 | The People vs. Larry Flynt Movie | Charles Keating | 7.0 |
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact Movie | Dr. Zefram Cochrane | 7.3 |
| 1996 | Eraser Movie | Donahue | 6.1 |
| 1995 | The Client TV | Officer Joe Denton | 7.0 |
| 1995 | Partners TV | Unknown character | 9.0 |
| 1995 | Babe Movie | Farmer Hoggett | 6.3 |
| 1995 | Indictment: The McMartin Trial Movie | Judge Pounders | 6.9 |
| 1994 | The Shaggy Dog Movie | Charlie Mulvihill | 5.0 |
| 1994 | ER TV | Bishop Stewart | 7.8 |
| 1994 | Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love Movie | Mr. Skolnick | 4.6 |
| 1993 | Romeo Is Bleeding Movie | Cage | 6.2 |
| 1993 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV | Hanok | 7.9 |
| 1992 | Picket Fences TV | The Bishop | 7.4 |
| 1992 | Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation Movie | Mr. Skolnick | 4.6 |
| 1992 | The Babe Movie | Brother Mathias | 5.7 |
| 1991 | Home Improvement TV | Fred | 7.4 |
| 1990 | American Dreamer TV | Unknown character | 5.3 |
| 1990 | Miracle Landing Movie | B.J. Cocker | 5.8 |
| 1989 | Christine Cromwell TV | Unknown character | 7.8 |
| 1989 | The Runnin' Kind Movie | Uncle Phil | 4.5 |
| 1989 | Pink Cadillac Movie | Motel Desk Clerk | 5.5 |
| 1988 | The Rescue Movie | Adm. Rothman | 5.3 |
| 1988 | China Beach TV | Unknown character | 7.4 |
| 1988 | China Beach: Pilot Movie | Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth | |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation TV | Prime Minister Nayrok | 8.4 |
| 1987 | Star Trek: The Next Generation TV | Jaglom Shrek | 8.4 |
| 1987 | Jake and the Fatman TV | Unknown character | 6.2 |
| 1987 | Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise Movie | Mr. Skolnick | 5.6 |
| 1986 | Easy Street TV | Unknown character | 6.8 |
| 1986 | A Fine Mess Movie | Detective Blist | 4.6 |
| 1986 | Matlock TV | Judge Raymond Price | 7.0 |
| 1986 | The Last Precinct Movie | Chief Bludhorn | |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories TV | Francis | 7.5 |
| 1985 | The Twilight Zone TV | (segment "A Message From Charity") | 7.7 |
| 1985 | Explorers Movie | Mr. Müller | 6.3 |
| 1985 | Wildside TV | Unknown character | 6.8 |
| 1984 | Oh, God! You Devil Movie | Priest | 5.7 |
| 1984 | Hunter TV | Seymour Robbins | 7.1 |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds Movie | Mr. Skolnick | 6.4 |
| 1984 | Spraggue Movie | Lt. George Hurley | 7.0 |
| 1984 | Tank Movie | Deputy Euclid | 5.7 |
| 1984 | Night Court TV | Alan | 7.3 |
| 1984 | The House of God Movie | Officer Quick | 3.2 |
| 1983 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King TV | Unknown character | 6.7 |
| 1983 | The Man with Two Brains Movie | Realtor | 6.2 |
| 1983 | Buffalo Bill TV | Staunton McMoller | 6.7 |
| 1982 | The Rainmaker Movie | Noah Curry | 7.4 |
| 1982 | Knight Rider TV | Curtis | 7.5 |
| 1982 | Family Ties TV | John Hancock | 7.2 |
| 1982 | Barefoot In the Park Movie | Harry Pepper | 6.3 |
| 1982 | The Wall Movie | Francisek | 6.6 |
| 1981 | Nobody's Perfekt Movie | Dr. Carson | 3.8 |
| 1981 | Foul Play TV | Bebet | 5.0 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues TV | Unknown character | 7.6 |
| 1980 | A Christmas Without Snow Movie | Reverend Lohman | 5.7 |
| 1980 | Flo TV | Unknown character | 6.0 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow TV | Mr. Hamilton | 7.1 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow TV | Art Commings | 7.1 |
| 1978 | Diff'rent Strokes TV | Unknown character | 7.1 |
| 1978 | The Cheap Detective Movie | Schnell | 6.4 |
| 1978 | Dallas TV | Gerald Kane | 6.9 |
| 1978 | Peeping Times Movie | Bernard Mantee | 3.0 |
| 1977 | Deadly Game Movie | Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr. | 7.7 |
| 1977 | The Girl in the Empty Grave Movie | Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr. | 7.1 |
| 1977 | Three's Company TV | Detective Lannigan | 7.6 |
| 1977 | Eight Is Enough TV | Unknown character | 6.2 |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle TV | J.L. Cleghorne | 6.8 |
| 1976 | The Nancy Walker Show TV | Glen | 7.5 |
| 1976 | All's Fair TV | Unknown character | 7.7 |
| 1976 | Alice TV | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1976 | Murder by Death Movie | Marcel Cassette | 7.1 |
| 1976 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman TV | Reverend Buryfield | 7.3 |
| 1975 | Barbary Coast TV | Roy | 8.3 |
| 1975 | Hot l Baltimore TV | Unknown character | 5.2 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller TV | Jason Parrish | 7.4 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller TV | Neil Spencer | 7.4 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller TV | Wilkinson | 7.4 |
| 1975 | Barney Miller TV | Dr. Edmund Danworth | 7.4 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files TV | Terry | 7.6 |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie TV | Harve Miller | 8.0 |
| 1973 | Police Story TV | Unknown character | 7.0 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H TV | Unknown character | 7.9 |
| 1971 | All in the Family TV | Stretch Cunningham | 7.8 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards TV | Self - Audience Member | 7.0 |
| TBA | Night Vet Movie | Dr. Abel Evergood | |
| TBA | Get Lost Movie | Frederick (Red King) |
Crew (3)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Mondo Hollywoodland Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.2 |
| 2018 | Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 7.9 |
| 2015 | Imminent Threat Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.7 |
Latest releases
- Living With A Visionary2026 / TMDB 2.0
- Rebel Ridge2024 / TMDB 7.0
- Merry Little Batman2023 / TMDB 6.6
- Prancer: A Christmas Tale2022 / TMDB 6.5
- Emperor2020 / TMDB 7.6
- Never Too Late2020 / TMDB 5.8
Questions about James Cromwell
What are some of James Cromwell's most famous roles?
James Cromwell is best known for his roles in 'Babe', 'The Green Mile', and 'L.A. Confidential'. His performances often highlight his ability to portray complex characters.
Has James Cromwell won any awards?
Yes, James Cromwell received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in 'Babe' and has won several awards including a Primetime Emmy Award.
What was James Cromwell's first film?
James Cromwell made his film debut in the 1974 movie 'The Longest Yard', where he played a minor role. This marked the beginning of his extensive film career.
What are some of James Cromwell's highest-grossing films?
Some of James Cromwell's highest-grossing films include 'The Green Mile', 'Babe', and 'L.A. Confidential', all of which received critical acclaim and commercial success.
Is James Cromwell involved in any social causes?
Yes, James Cromwell is an outspoken animal rights activist and has been involved with PETA and other organizations advocating for animal welfare.
What is James Cromwell's estimated net worth?
James Cromwell's estimated net worth is around $8 million, reflecting his successful career in film and television.
What notable TV shows has James Cromwell appeared in?
James Cromwell has appeared in several notable television shows, including 'Six Feet Under' and 'American Horror Story', showcasing his range as an actor.
How has James Cromwell's acting style been described?
James Cromwell's acting style is often described as intense and authentic, with a strong ability to convey emotion and depth in his characters.