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.
Hanok
Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice)
Terry
Curtis
Gerald Kane
Prime Minister Nayrok
Jaglom Shrek
Dr. Arthur Arden
Alan
Phillip Bauer
Ewan Roy
Miles Darman
Fred
George Sibley
Bishop Stewart
John Hancock
Andrew W. Mellon
(segment "A Message From Charity")
Francis
Jacob Wheeler
Sgt. Wilkinson
Neil Spencer
Dr. Edmund Danworth
Jason Parrish
President D. Wire Newman
Benjamin Lockwood
Mr. Hamilton
Art Commings
Seymour Robbins
Warren Daniels
Detective Lannigan
Self
Stretch Cunningham
Jonathan Siegel
Gilbert Dorn
Yanek
J.L. Cleghorne
Alistair Trumbull
Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
Warden Hal Moores
Glen
Captain Stacy
Cardinal Michael Spencer
Douglas Coe
Donald Callahan
George Wilcox
Lloyd
Roy's Doctor
Roy
Officer Joe Denton
The Colonel (voice)
Dr. Alfred Lanning
Judge
Cranky
Warden Hazen
Alan Rittenhouse
President Fowler
Farmer Hoggett
Dudley Smith
Senator Ross
William Donohue
Dr. Zefram Cochrane
Dr. Lionel Canter
General Joseph Campbell
Cardinal Adam Sapieha
Clifton
Bob Gerson
Bebet
Farmer Arthur Hoggett
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Henry Morgenthau Sr.
Philip of Edinburgh
Joseph David Martin
Mr. Austen
Ogden Phipps
Charles Keating
Mr. Müller
The Judge
Ray Speight
Marcel Cassette
George H.W. Bush
Mr. Skolnick
Cage
Mr. Skolnick
Schnell
Motel Desk Clerk
Justice Sumpter
Pope Pius XII
Terence Parker
Walter "Shep" Shepherd
John Brown
Haussman
Realtor
Deputy Euclid
Mr. Skolnick
Brother Mathias
Extra (uncredited)
Judge Pounders
Detective Blist
Priest
Judge Fielding
Bud
Adm. Rothman
Bud Vogel
Mr. Skolnick
Gordon Knapp
Craig Morrison
William Randolph Hearst
Narrator
Nonno
Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
Self / Warden Hal Moores
Paul Devereaux
Jack
Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth
Jack Bronson
Priest
Hank Paulson
Reverend Lohman
Self
Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
B.J Cocker
Francisek
Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr.
The Ancient Mariner
Virgil (voice)
Self
Uncle Phil
Major Amberson
Self
MP 1
John Edgarson
Adam MacAdam
Pope Pius XII
Self
Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
Charlie Mulvihill
Howard Simons
Bernard Mantee
Self
Officer Quick
The Clerk
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
Chief Bludhorn
Self
Dr. Carson
Harry Pepper
Joel Lynch
Self
Self
Self
Self
Frederick (Red King)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Noah Curry
Narrator
Narrator
Lt. George Hurley
Dr. Abel Evergood
Himself
Grandfather
Self - Interviewee
Jaglom Shrek
Self - Audience Member
Self
Self - Guest
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