James Cromwell filmography explained

Years Active:1974–present

The following is a list of acting credits for American character actor and activist James Cromwell.

With nearly 200 acting credits to his name, Cromwell has starred in Babe (1995), (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Green Mile (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), The Sum of All Fears (2002), I, Robot (2004), and The Artist (2011), as well as the television series Six Feet Under (2003–05), 24 (2007), (2012), and Halt and Catch Fire (2015).

Cromwell has been nominated for four Emmy Awards and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe. In 2013, he won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor for his role in Still Mine and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in American Horror Story: Asylum.[1]

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1955Daddy Long LegsExtraAppears at ~1:11:01 on RHS of screen
1976Murder by DeathMarcel
1978Schnell
1981Nobody's PerfektDr. Carson
1982Born to the WindFish Belly
1983Realtor
1984The House of GodOfficer Quick
TankDeputy Euclid Baker
Revenge of the NerdsMr. SkolnickCredited as "Jamie Cromwell"
Oh, God! You DevilPriest
1985ExplorersMr. Müller
1986Detective Blist
Chief Bludhorn
1987Mr. Skolnick
1988The RescueAdmiral Rothman
1989The Runnin' KindUnknown
Pink CadillacMotel Desk Clerk
1992Brother Mathias
1993Romeo Is BleedingCage
1995BabeFarmer Arthur Hoggett
1996EraserWilliam Donohue
Charles Keating
Dr. Zefram Cochrane
1997L.A. ConfidentialCaptain Dudley Smith
The Education of Little TreeGranpa
1998Owd BobAdam MacAdam
Species IISenator Judson Ross
Deep ImpactAlan Rittenhouse
Farmer Arthur Hoggett
1999Lt. Gen. Joseph Campbell
Priest
Warden Hal Moores
Snow Falling on CedarsJudge Fielding
2000Space CowboysBob Gerson
2002The ColonelVoice[2]
President J. Robert Fowler
Franz
2003BlackballRay Speight
Walter Shepherd
2004I, RobotDr. Alfred Lanning
2005Warden Rudolph Hazen
2006Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
2007Dante's InfernoVirgil
Becoming JaneReverend Austen
Spider-Man 3George Stacy
2008Hit FactorOrson Fierce
TorturedJack
W.George H. W. Bush
2009Howard Simons
SurrogatesDr. Lionel Canter
2010SecretariatOgden Phipps
2011AdmissionsThe Clerk
Clifton
2012Cowgirls 'n AngelsTerence Parker
Memorial DayBud Vogel
Flying into Love
Still MineCraig Morrison
Soldiers of FortuneSam Haussmann
2013The Trials of Cate McCallJustice Sumpter
2014Big Hero 6Robert Callaghan / YokaiVoice
2016The PromiseHenry Morgenthau Sr.
2017MarshallJudge Foster
2018Benjamin Lockwood[3]
2019The LaundromatJoseph David "Joe" Martin
2020Never Too LateJack Bronson
EmperorJohn Brown
2022Bud Mcshane
2023Merry Little BatmanAlfred PennyworthVoice; direct-to-streaming film[4] [5]
2024Rebel RidgeJudgePost-production

Television

Television series

Year Title Role Notes
1974TerryEpisode: "The Countess"
1974All in the FamilyStretch Cunningham3 episodes
1974MaudeAlfieEpisode: "Last Tango in Tuckahoe"
1975Hot l BaltimoreBill Lewis13 episodes
1975Barbary CoastRoyEpisode: "The Ballad of Redwing Jail"
1976–1977The Nancy Walker ShowGlen13 episodes
1977Police StoryLutzEpisode: "Ice Time"
1977M*A*S*HCaptain Leo BardonaroEpisode: "Last Laugh"
1977Three's CompanyDetective LanniganEpisode: "Chrissy's Night Out"
1977Barney MillerSgt. WilkinsonEpisode: "Group Home"
1978MaudeDr. FarringtonEpisode: "The Obscene Phone Call"
1978AliceDetective Ralph HiltonEpisode: "Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?"
1979Barney MillerNeil SpencerEpisode: "Strip Joint"
1979FlatbushSonnyEpisode: "Kar Kannibals"
1979Eight Is EnoughCoach PollardEpisode: "The Better Part of Valor"
1979Diff'rent StrokesFather O'BrienEpisode: "Arnold's Hero"
1979Mr. HamiltonEpisode: "Mainstream"
1980FloLeon2 episodes
1980Art CummingsEpisode: "The Death of Me Yet"
1980Little House on the PrairieHarve Miller2 episodes
1981Barney MillerJason ParrishEpisode: "Liquidation"
1982NursePaul MooreEpisode: "A Place to Die"
1982Father MurphyFarley Webster2 episodes
1984Buffalo BillStaunton McMollerEpisode: "Jerry Lewis Week"
1984Gimme a Break!Russell CosgroveEpisode: "Class of '84"
1984–1985DallasGerald Kane3 episodes
1985Night CourtAlanEpisode: "Nuts About Hurry"
1985Family TiesJohn HancockEpisode: "Philadelphia Story"
1985RiptideJoey DietzEpisode: "Girls Night Out"
1985Hardcastle and McCormickJake FellowsEpisode: "Undercover McCormick"
1985Knight RiderCurtisEpisode: "Ten Wheel Trouble"
1985WildsideFake Buffalo BillEpisode: "Buffalo Who?"
1985Hill Street BluesLowenhandlerEpisode: "Grin and Bear It"
1985HunterSeymour RobbinsEpisode: "Sniper"
1985Obediah PayneEpisode: "A Message From Charity"
1985–1986Scarecrow and Mrs. KingGregory2 episodes
1986Amazing StoriesFrancisEpisode: "One for the Road"
1986Magnum, P.I.French Policeman Episode: "Photo Play"
1986–1987Easy StreetQuentin Standard22 episodes
1988China BeachAmbassadorEpisode: "Pilot"
1988Mr. BelvedereRoy GallagherEpisode: "Fat Cats"
1988Mama's BoyLucky3 episodes
1989Christine CromwellArthurEpisode: "Things That Go Bump in the Night"
1990Life Goes OnBill HendersonEpisode: "Thacher and Henderson"
1990MatlockJudge Raymond PriceEpisode: "Nowhere to Turn"
1990Prime Minister NayrokEpisode: "The Hunted"
1991JacobEpisode: "Peacemakers"
1991Jake and the FatmanHavillandEpisode: "It Never Entered My Mind"
1993Jaglom Shrek2 episodes: "Birthright Part 1 & 2"
1994L.A. LawAttorney HuttonEpisode: "McKenzie, Brackman, Barnum and Bailey"
1994Home ImprovementFredEpisode: "My Dinner with Wilson"
1995Picket FencesThe BishopEpisode: "Saint Zach"
1995HawkeyeLongsworthEpisode: "The Visit"
1995HanokEpisode: "Starship Down"
1995–1996PartnersMr. Saxonhouse2 episodes
1996Strange LuckMinisterEpisode: "Healing Hands"
1996The ClientOfficer Joe DentonEpisode: "The High Ground"
2001ERBishop Stewart4 episodes
2001Dr. Zefram Cochrane2 episodes
2001Citizen BainesSenator Elliot Baines7 episodes
2003Angels in AmericaHenry2 episodes
2003–2005Six Feet UnderGeorge Sibley26 episodes
2004President D. Wire NewmanEpisode: "The Stormy Present"
2004Salem's LotFather Donald Callahan2 episodes
2005Pope John Paul IICardinal Adam Stefan Sapieha2 episodes
200724Phillip Bauer 8 episodes
2007Masters of Science FictionRandolph LudwinEpisode: "Watchbird"
2008My Own Worst EnemyAlistar Trumble6 episodes
2009ImpactLloyd2 episodes
2010Pope Pius XII2 episodes
2012–2013Boardwalk Empire Andrew W. Mellon4 episodes
2012–2013 Dr. Arthur Arden/Hans Gruper 10 episodes
2013Do No HarmDr. Phillip Carmelo3 episodes
2013–2014BetrayalThatcher Karsten13 episodes
2014–2015Murder in the FirstWarren Daniels10 episodes
2015Halt and Catch FireJacob Wheeler8 episodes
2016The Young PopeCardinal Michael Spencer8 episodes
2017–2019The DetourJ.R.10 episodes
2017Last Week Tonight with John OliverAlbert B. FallEpisode: "Sinclair Broadcast Group"
2018–2023SuccessionEwan Roy7 episodes
2018–2020Robert Callaghan / YokaiVoice, 2 episodes
2018–2019Berlin StationGilbert Dorn4 episodes
2018–2019CounterpartYanek6 episodes
2019The FamilyDouglas Coe5 episodes
2020Operation BuffaloGeneral "Cranky" Crankford6 episodes
2022Miles Darman2 episodes
2022JuliaJohn McWilliamsEpisode: "Boeuf Bourguignon"
2022Dr. Zefram Cochrane (voice)Episode: "Grounded"
2024SugarJonathan Siegel7 episodes
2024Murder in a Small TownGeorge Wilcox

Television films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1976StrandedJerry Holmes
1976Once an EagleJ. L. Cleghorne
1977Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
1977Deadly GameDeputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
1980A Christmas Without SnowReverend Lohman
1981Barefoot in the ParkHarry Pepper
1982Noah Curry
1982Francisek
1984SpraggueLieutenant Hurley
1984EarthlingsSimon Games
1986Dream WestMajor General David Hunter
1987Alison's DemiseHumboldt Hobson
1990Miracle LandingB.J. Cocker
1991In a Child's NameOfficialUncredited
1992Mr. Skolnick
1999John Edgerson
1999RKO 281William Randolph Hearst
1994Mr. Skolnick
1994The Shaggy DogCharlie "The Robber" Mulvihill
1995Judge Pounders
2002Joel Lynch
2002The Magnificent AmbersonsMajor Amberson
2002RFKPresident Lyndon B. Johnson
2003A Carol ChristmasThe Ghost of Christmas FutureUncredited
2006AvengerPaul Devereaux
2009StrikeoutDirector
2009The Last Days of Lehman BrothersHank Paulson

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1970Othello MontanoBroadway revival
1992Hamlet PoloniusBroadway revival
2007Long Day's Journey into Night James Tyrone, Sr.Druid Theatre
2012Waiting for Godot PozzoCenter Theatre Group
2014Rupert Rupert MurdochSydney Theatre Company
2019Grand HorizonsBillHayes Theater

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nominees & Winners - 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards. Emmys.com. November 1, 2016.
  2. Web site: James Cromwell (visual voices guide) . November 14, 2023 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  3. News: James Cromwell shares details about 'Jurassic World' sequel. April 26, 2017. Ora TV. April 24, 2017.
  4. Web site: Melissa . Billie . 2023-11-14 . Luke Wilson Is Bruce Wayne in Merry Little Batman . 2023-11-14 . Men's Journal Streaming . en.
  5. Web site: Flook . Ray . November 13, 2023 . Merry Little Batman: The Joker Teases a Trailer Drop for This Tuesday . November 14, 2023 . bleedingcool.com . en.

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