Biography
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.
Filmography
all 192
Movies 122
TV Shows 70
self 20
Producer 3
Voice 2
Narrator 1
Sugar (2024)
Merry Little Batman (2023)
Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek (2021)
Mondo Hollywoodland (2021)
Law & Order: Organized Crime (2021)
Emperor (2020)
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020)
Operation Buffalo (2020)
Never Too Late (2020)
The Immortal (2019)
The Laundromat (2019)
The Family (2019)
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek Stars (2019)
Countdown to Year Zero (2019)
Running for Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary (2018)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
Succession (2018)
Counterpart (2017)
Marshall (2017)
The Promise (2016)
The Young Pope - A Tale of Filmmaking (2016)
The Young Pope (2016)
Berlin Station (2016)
50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
The Detour (2016)
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & Loeb (2016)
Imminent Threat (2015)
Walking the Mile (2014)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
In Between Songs (2014)
Halt and Catch Fire (2014)
The Trials of Cate McCall (2013)
Betrayal (2013)
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (2012)
La Classe américaine (2012)
Still Mine (2012)
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist (2012)
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance (2012)
Soldiers of Fortune (2012)
Cowgirls n' Angels (2012)
Death and the Civil War (2012)
Hide Away (2011)
Admissions (2011)
The Artist (2011)
American Horror Story (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)
Starz Inside - Unforgettably Evil (2009)
Impact (2009)
A Lonely Place for Dying (2009)
W. (2008)
My Own Worst Enemy (2008)
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential' (2008)
Tortured (2008)
Masters of Science Fiction (2007)
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)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006)
Pope John Paul II (2005)
Six Feet Under: In Memoriam (2005)
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde (2004)
I, Robot (2004)
Salem's Lot (2004)
Angels in America (2003)
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)
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
A Death in the Family (2002)
24 (2001)
Raptor (2001)
Citizen Baines (2001)
Six Feet Under (2001)
Space Cowboys (2000)
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile (2000)
Fail Safe (2000)
RKO 281 (2000)
Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
The Bachelor (1999)
The West Wing (1999)
A Slight Case of Murder (1999)
The General's Daughter (1999)
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (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)
The Client (1995)
Partners (1995)
Babe (1995)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
The Shaggy Dog (1994)
ER (1994)
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds In Love (1994)
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992)
The Babe (1992)
Home Improvement (1991)
American Dreamer (1990)
Miracle Landing (1990)
The Runnin' Kind (1989)
Pink Cadillac (1989)
The Rescue (1988)
China Beach (1988)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Jake and the Fatman (1987)
Mama's Boy (1987)
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Easy Street (1986)
A Fine Mess (1986)
Matlock (1986)
The Last Precinct (1986)
Amazing Stories (1985)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Explorers (1985)
Eye to Eye (1985)
Wildside (1985)
Oh, God! You Devil (1984)
Hunter (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Spraggue (1984)
Tank (1984)
Night Court (1984)
The House of God (1984)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
The Man with Two Brains (1983)
The Rainmaker (1982)
Knight Rider (1982)
Family Ties (1982)
Barefoot In the Park (1982)
The Wall (1982)
Nobody's Perfekt (1981)
Foul Play (1981)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
A Christmas Without Snow (1980)
I'm a Big Girl Now (1980)
Flo (1980)
Flatbush (1979)
The White Shadow (1978)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Apple Pie (1978)
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Dallas (1978)
Peeping Times (1978)
Deadly Game (1977)
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
Three's Company (1977)
Eight Is Enough (1977)
Once an Eagle (1976)
The Nancy Walker Show (1976)
All's Fair (1976)
Alice (1976)
Murder by Death (1976)
Barbary Coast (1975)
Hot l Baltimore (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)
Daddy Long Legs (1955)
Central Casting
Rebel Ridge
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers
Night Vet
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1940-01-27 (84 years old)
Birth NameJames Oliver Cromwell
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
LifestyleVeganism
Height79-inch
RelationshipsJulie Cobb (1986-01-01 - 2005-01-01)
FatherJohn Cromwell
MotherKay Johnson
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesWarwick, United States of America
Also Known AsJim Crowell, Jamie Cromwell, Джеймс Кромуэлл, Τζέιμς Κρόμγουελ
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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