James Cromwell

Birthday: 27 January 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name: James Oliver Cromwell

Height: 199 cm

Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon University, James Cromwell, the son of famous film director John Cromwell, studied acting at Carnegie ...Show More

I was embarrassed by the director, Blake Edwards, who looked at me and said, "What am I supposed to Show more I was embarrassed by the director, Blake Edwards, who looked at me and said, "What am I supposed to do with THAT?". I was a little hurt to be referred to as an inanimate object at an audition. I was told by my agent that a number of big stars won't work with anyone two inches taller than them and most of them are under six feet, so you have to be prepared to have trouble. Hide

Making the movie Babe (1995) opened my eyes to the intelligence and the inquisitive personalities of Show more Making the movie Babe (1995) opened my eyes to the intelligence and the inquisitive personalities of pigs. These highly social animals possess an amazing capacity for love, joy and sorrow that makes them remarkably similar to our beloved canine and feline friends. Hide

[on his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Babe (1995)] Andy Warhol sa Show more [on his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Babe (1995)] Andy Warhol said everybody gets their 15 minutes of fame. And if this is mine, I couldn't imagine a better 15 minutes. Hide

[on the story of The Promise (2016)] The love story is a way of getting people to begin the process, Show more [on the story of The Promise (2016)] The love story is a way of getting people to begin the process, to feel for the characters, and then understand... can we not have compassion for people who are suffering around the world today? If we can have compassion for them, we can have compassion for the Armenians. If we can have compassion for the Armenians, then we have compassion for the Native Americans, and it goes on... it's to open the heart. [2017] Hide

[on the Black Panthers movement of the 1960s] The goal of the government was to get all the leaders Show more [on the Black Panthers movement of the 1960s] The goal of the government was to get all the leaders of the Black Panther Party in jail so that they could be killed systematically through prison violence, and that way they could stop what was a very powerful and evolving movement. I don't think we would have the kind of prison population now and what happens in this country with the gangs if the Panthers had been allowed to continue what they decided to do, which was basically empower black communities to take back their self-control and reestablish the dignity of being a black person in this country. Hide

James Cromwell's FILMOGRAPHY

as Actor (397)

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Season 1

Matlock - Season 9

Matlock - Season 6

The Twilight Zone - Season 3 (1985)

Halt and Catch Fire - Season 2

24 - Season 5

Big Hero 6: The Series - Season 1

I Robot (2004)

Star Trek: Lower Decks - Season 4

Barney Miller - Season 6