James Cromwell
Biography
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.
Movies (114)
Living With A Visionary
2026
Rebel Ridge
2024
Merry Little Batman
2023
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
2022
Emperor
2020
Never Too Late
2020
The Immortal
2019
The Laundromat
2019
Countdown to Year Zero
2019
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
Marshall
2017
The Promise
2016
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb
2016
Walking the Mile
2014
Big Hero 6
2014
In Between Songs
2014
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012
La Classe américaine
2012
Still Mine
2012
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
2012
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
2012
Soldiers of Fortune
2012
Cowgirls n' Angels
2012
Hide Away
2011
Admissions
2011
The Artist
2011
Memorial Day
2011
Farm to Fridge
2011
Pope Pius XII
2010
Secretariat
2010
Beyond All Boundaries
2009
Surrogates
2009
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
2009
A Lonely Place for Dying
2009
W.
2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
Tortured
2008
Spider-Man 3
2007
Becoming Jane
2007
Dante's Inferno
2007
Looking For Else
2007
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
2006
The Queen
2006
King Leopold's Ghost
2006
Avenger
2006
Pope John Paul II
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
2005
The Longest Yard
2005
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
2004
I, Robot
2004
A Carol Christmas
2003
The Snow Walker
2003
Blackball
2003
The John Garfield Story
2003
RFK
2002
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002
Project Viper
2002
A Death in the Family
2002
The Magnificent Ambersons
2002
Space Cowboys
2000
Fail Safe
2000
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
The Green Mile
1999
RKO 281
1999
The Bachelor
1999
A Slight Case of Murder
1999
The General's Daughter
1999
Babe: Pig in the City
1998
Deep Impact
1998
Species II
1998
Owd Bob
1998
The Education of Little Tree
1997
L.A. Confidential
1997
The People vs. Larry Flynt
1996
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
Eraser
1996
Babe
1995
Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1995
The Shaggy Dog
1994
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992
The Babe
1992
Miracle Landing
1990
The Runnin' Kind
1989
Pink Cadillac
1989
The Rescue
1988
China Beach: Pilot
1988
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
1987
A Fine Mess
1986
The Last Precinct
1986
Explorers
1985
Oh, God! You Devil
1984
Revenge of the Nerds
1984
Spraggue
1984
Tank
1984
The House of God
1984
The Man with Two Brains
1983
The Rainmaker
1982
Barefoot In the Park
1982
The Wall
1982
Nobody's Perfekt
1981
A Christmas Without Snow
1980
The Cheap Detective
1978
Peeping Times
1978
Deadly Game
1977
The Girl in the Empty Grave
1977
Murder by Death
1976
Daddy Long Legs
1955
Get Lost
Night Vet
TV Shows (77)
BAT-FAM
2025
Murder in a Small Town
2024
Sugar
2024
Law & Order: Organized Crime
2021
Star Trek: Lower Decks
2020
Operation Buffalo
2020
The Family
2019
Succession
2018
Counterpart
2017
The Young Pope
2016
Berlin Station
2016
The Detour
2016
Murder in the First
2014
Halt and Catch Fire
2014
American Horror Story
2011
Sotto il cielo di Roma
2010
Boardwalk Empire
2010
Impact
2009
My Own Worst Enemy
2008
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
Pope John Paul II
2005
Salem's Lot
2004
Angels in America
2003
24
2001
Citizen Baines
2001
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
Six Feet Under
2001
The West Wing
1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
The Client
1995
Partners
1995
ER
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Picket Fences
1992
Home Improvement
1991
American Dreamer
1990
Christine Cromwell
1989
China Beach
1988
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Easy Street
1986
Matlock
1986
Amazing Stories
1985
The Twilight Zone
1985
Wildside
1985
Hunter
1984
Night Court
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Knight Rider
1982
Family Ties
1982
Foul Play
1981
Hill Street Blues
1981
Flo
1980
The White Shadow
1978
The White Shadow
1978
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Dallas
1978
Three's Company
1977
Eight Is Enough
1977
Once an Eagle
1976
The Nancy Walker Show
1976
All's Fair
1976
Alice
1976
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
1976
Barbary Coast
1975
Hot l Baltimore
1975
Barney Miller
1975
Barney Miller
1975
Barney Miller
1975
Barney Miller
1975
The Rockford Files
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Police Story
1973
M*A*S*H
1972
All in the Family
1971
Golden Globe Awards
1944