James Cromwell
James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in “Star Trek: First Contact,” as well as his roles in “Babe,” “L.A. Confidential,” and “Spider-Man 3.” 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 May 29, 1986.
Filmography (44)
Rebel Ridge
The Laundromat
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Marshall
The Promise
Big Hero 6
The Trials of Cate McCall
The Artist
Secretariat
Surrogates
Tortured
W.
Spider-Man 3
Becoming Jane
The Queen
The Longest Yard
I, Robot
The Snow Walker
The Sum of All Fears
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Space Cowboys
The Green Mile
The General's Daughter
The Bachelor
Deep Impact
Babe: Pig in the City
Species II
L.A. Confidential
Star Trek: First Contact
Eraser
The People vs. Larry Flynt
Babe
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love
Romeo Is Bleeding
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
The Babe
Pink Cadillac
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Explorers
Revenge of the Nerds
Tank
The Man with Two Brains
The Cheap Detective
