James Cromwell
1/27/1940

Biography
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
Appeared In:
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Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
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Pope Pius XII
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Still Mine
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Night Vet
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The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
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Farm to Fridge
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Never Too Late
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The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
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Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
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Admissions
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Countdown to Year Zero
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Prancer: A Christmas Tale
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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
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The Rescue
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The Education of Little Tree
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RFK
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RKO 281
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The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
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Memorial Day
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Owd Bob
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Dante's Inferno
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In Between Songs
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The Queen
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The General's Daughter
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The Sum of All Fears
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The Longest Yard
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Babe: Pig in the City
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Tortured
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The Snow Walker
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Blackball
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Avenger
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Hide Away
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The Girl in the Empty Grave
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The Trials of Cate McCall
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Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil
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Deadly Game
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The Immortal
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Emperor
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Spraggue
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That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars
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Merry Little Batman
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I, Robot
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Becoming Jane
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W.
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A Slight Case of Murder
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A Christmas Without Snow
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A Lonely Place for Dying
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Surrogates
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The Artist
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Cowgirls n' Angels
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The Shaggy Dog
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The Rainmaker
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A Death in the Family
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Looking For Else
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Rebel Ridge
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Space Cowboys
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The Babe
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Miracle Landing
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Barefoot In the Park
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Marshall
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King Leopold's Ghost
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Beyond All Boundaries
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Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
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Oh, God! You Devil
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The People vs. Larry Flynt
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The Bachelor
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L.A. Confidential
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Species II
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Fail Safe
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Eraser
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Babe
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Soldiers of Fortune
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Nobody's Perfekt
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The Man with Two Brains
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The John Garfield Story
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The Magnificent Ambersons
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Tank
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The House of God
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A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
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Star Trek: First Contact
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The Green Mile
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Snow Falling on Cedars
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Deep Impact
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Secretariat
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Big Hero 6
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Peeping Times
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Spider-Man 3
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Romeo Is Bleeding
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Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love
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Project Viper
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
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The Wall
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Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
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Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
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La Classe américaine
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Murder by Death
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Explorers
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Revenge of the Nerds
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Daddy Long Legs
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The Runnin' Kind
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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
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The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
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The Last Precinct
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial
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The Promise
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A Carol Christmas
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Raptor
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Pink Cadillac
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The Laundromat
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A Fine Mess
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50 Years of Star Trek
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The Cheap Detective