James cromwell biography
Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon University, James Cromwell is the son of film director John Cromwell and actress Kay Johnson. He studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon, and went into the theatre (like his parents) doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays. He started appearing on television in , gaining some notice in a recurring role as Archie Bunker's friend Stretch Cunningham on All in the Family (), made his film debut in , and goes back to the stage periodically. Some of his more noted film roles have been in Revenge of the Nerds (), Star Trek: First Contact () and the surprise classic about a charming pig, Babe (). He garnered some of the best reviews of his career (many of which said he should have received an Oscar) for his role as a corrupt, conniving police captain in L.A. Confidential ().
BornJanuary 27,
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James Cromwell earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Farmer Hoggett in the international smash Babe, reprising his role in the hit sequel, Babe: Pig in the City. In , he appeared notably in the Steven Spielberg/Universal blockbuster Jurassic World: Ancient Futures. He was seen opposite Meryl Streep in The Laundromat for Steven Soderbergh, and will next star in the period drama Emperor alongside Bruce Dern and Ben Robson. Cromwell was on screen in in The Promise alongside Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale, and Marshall alongside Chadwick Boseman and Sterling K. Brown. Earlier film work includes the Academy Award-winning The Artist, football dramedy The Longest Yard opposite Adam Sandler, I, Robot alongside Will Smith, Oscar-nominated features The Green Mile (Frank Darabont), The Queen (Stephen Frears), Secretariat (Gary Ross), Spiderman III (Sam Raimi), and LA Confidential (Curtis Hanson) among many others. For his starring role opposite Genevieve Bujold in the Samuel Goldwyn film Still Mine (Toronto Film Festival Premiere/ Top Ten Canadian Films of ), James won the Best Actor Award at the Canadian Film Awards, a Genie Award, and the Best Actor Award at the Seattle International Film Festival. Cromwell won a Emmy Award for his turn opposite Jessica Lange and Lily Rabe on American Horror Story: Asylum and currently recurs on HBO’s Succession opposite Brian Cox. Last year he appeared in two season-long arcs concurrently on Epix’s Berlin Station opposite Richard Jenkins and on Starz’ Counterpart opposite JK Simmons. He earlier starred opposite Lee Pace on AMC’s Halt & Catch Fire, starred in the HBO m
James Cromwell
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, ) is an American movie and television actor. He is mostly known for his roles in Babe, for which he earned a nomination for an Academy Award of Best Supporting Actor, Babe: Pig in the City, Star Trek: First Contact, L.A. Confidential, The Green Mile, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, The Sum of All Fears, The Queen, The Artist, Big Hero 6, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Cromwell is also known for his television role in Six Feet Under that ran from until , and Sugar. He has been nominated for an Academy Award, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his year career.
Cromwell is also known for his height which is 6&#;ft and 7 in., this makes Cromwell the tallest actor to receive an Academy Award nomination. Cromwell won his first Emmy Award in
Cromwell was born on January 27, in Los Angeles, California to Kay Johnson and John Cromwell. He was raised in Manhattan, New York. Cromwell was educated at Middlebury College and at Carnegie Mellon University.
Cromwell was married to Anne Ulvestad from until they divorced in , they had three children. Lastly he married Julie Cobb from until they divorced in He currently lives in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.
He supported the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders in the U.S. presidential election.
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This article is about the actor. For the diplomat, see James H. R. Cromwell.
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| Born | James Oliver Cromwell () January 27, (age&#;85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other&#;names | Jamie Cromwell |
| Education | Carnegie Mellon University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Height | 6&#;ft 7&#;in (&#;m) |
| Spouses | Anne Ulvestad &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Julie Cobb &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Anna Stuart &#; &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3 |
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James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, ) is an American actor. Known for his extensive work as a character actor, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe (). Other notable roles include in Star Trek: First Contact (), L.A. Confidential (), Deep Impact (), The Green Mile (), Space Cowboys (),The Longest Yard ()The Queen (), W. (), Secretariat (), The Artist (), Still Mine (), The Promise (), Marshall (), Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (), and Emperor (). He has also voiced roles in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (), and Big Hero 6 ().
Cromwell is also well known for his roles in television including Angels in America (), Six Feet Under (–), American Horror Story: Asylum (–), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, Boardwalk Empire (–), The Young Pope (), Counterpart (–), Succession (–), for which he earned three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor, and Sugar ().
Early life and education
Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the son of actress Kay Johnson and actor and director John Cromwell, who was blacklis