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