Birth Day: 1940-01-27
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Credits
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As Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
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As Bud
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As Jack Bronson
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As John Brown
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As Joseph David Martin
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As Self
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As Grandfather
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As Sir Benjamin Lockwood
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As The Judge
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As Narrator
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As Henry Morgenthau Sr.
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As Self
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As Self
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As Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
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As Narrator
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As Justice Sumpter
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As Terence Parker
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As Self - Interviewee
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As Haussman
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As Self
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As Himself
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As Self
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As Craig Morrison
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As Bud Vogel
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As Clifton
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As Narrator
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As The Ancient Mariner
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As The Clerk
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As Ogden Phipps
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As Pope Pius XII
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As Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
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As Hank Paulson
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As Dr. Lionel Canter
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As Howard Simons
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As Self
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As Jack
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As George H.W. Bush
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As Self
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As Virgil (voice)
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As Mr. Austen
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As Self
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As Captain Stacey
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As Paul Devereaux
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As Self
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As Philip of Edinburgh
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As Narrator
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As Warden Hazen
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As Self
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As Dr. Alfred Lanning
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As Self
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As Ghost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
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As Ray Speight
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As Walter "Shep" Shepherd
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As Major Amberson
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As The Colonel (voice)
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As Joel Lynch
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As President Lyndon Baines Johnson
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As MP 1
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As President Fowler
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As Benny
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As Bob Gerson
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As Gordon Knapp
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As William Randolph Hearst
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As Self / Warden Hal Moores
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As Judge Fielding
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As Warden Hal Moores
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As Priest
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As General Joseph Campbell
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As John Edgarson
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As Senator Ross
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As Alan Rittenhouse
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As Farmer Arthur Hoggett
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As Adam MacAdam
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As Nonno
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As Dudley Smith
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As Charles Keating
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As Dr. Zefram Cochrane
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As William Donohue
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As Judge Pounders
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As Farmer Hoggett
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As Mr. Skolnick
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As Charlie Mulvihill
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As Cage
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As Mr. Skolnick
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As Brother Mathias
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As B.J Cocker
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As Uncle Phil
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As Adm. Rothman
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As Mr. Skolnick
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As Detective Blist
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As Chief Bludhorn
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As Mr. Müller
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As Mr. Skolnick
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As Officer Quick
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As Priest
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As Deputy Euclid
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As Lt. George Hurley
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As Realtor
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As Francisek
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As Harry Pepper
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As Noah Curry
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As Dr. Carson
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As Reverend Lohman
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As Bernard Mantee
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As Schnell
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As Deputy Malcom Rossiter Jr.
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As Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
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As Marcel Cassette
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As Dr. Abel Evergood
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As Extra (uncredited)