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James Cromwell
Born January 27, 1940
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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, Californi...
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Filmography
Actor (192 credits)
Movies
Rebel RidgeJudge
2024
Merry Little BatmanAlfred Pennyworth (voice)
2023
Prancer: A Christmas TaleBud
2022
EmperorJohn Brown
2020
Never Too LateJack Bronson
2020
Countdown to Year Zero
2019
The ImmortalGrandfather
2019
The LaundromatJoseph David Martin
2019
That Guy... Who Was In That Thing 3: Trek StarsSelf
2019
Jurassic World: Fallen KingdomBenjamin Lockwood
2018
MarshallThe Judge
2017
The PromiseHenry Morgenthau Sr.
2016
50 Years of Star TrekSelf
2016
The Perfect Crime: Leopold & LoebSelf - Narrator (voice)
2016
In Between SongsNarrator
2014
Big Hero 6Professor Robert Callaghan (voice)
2014
Walking the MileSelf
2014
The Trials of Cate McCallJustice Sumpter
2013
Cowgirls n' AngelsTerence Parker
2012
Soldiers of FortuneHaussman
2012
Still MineCraig Morrison
2012
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to WashingtonSelf - Interviewee
2012
The Artist: The Making of an American RomanceSelf
2012
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The ArtistHimself
2012
La Classe américaineSelf
2012
The ArtistClifton
2011
Memorial DayBud Vogel
2011
Hide AwayThe Ancient Mariner
2011
Farm to FridgeNarrator
2011
AdmissionsThe Clerk
2011
SecretariatOgden Phipps
2010
Pope Pius XIIPope Pius XII
2010
A Lonely Place for DyingHoward Simons
2009
SurrogatesDr. Lionel Canter
2009
The Last Days of Lehman BrothersHank Paulson
2009
Starz Inside - Unforgettably EvilSelf
2009
Beyond All BoundariesMajor General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
2009
W.George H.W. Bush
2008
TorturedJack
2008
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'Self
2008
Spider-Man 3Captain Stacy
2007
Becoming JaneMr. Austen
2007
Dante's InfernoVirgil (voice)
2007
Looking For ElseSelf
2007
The Making of 'The Queen'Self
2007
The QueenPrince Philip
2006
AvengerPaul Devereaux
2006
King Leopold's Ghost
2006
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent BirdSelf
2006
The Longest YardWarden Hazen
2005
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton LegacyNarrator
2005
I, RobotDr. Alfred Lanning
2004
Happy Birthday Oscar WildeSelf
2004
The Snow WalkerWalter "Shep" Shepherd
2003
BlackballRay Speight
2003
A Carol ChristmasGhost of Christmas Future (uncredited)
2003
The John Garfield StorySelf
2003
The Sum of All FearsPresident Fowler
2002
Spirit: Stallion of the CimarronThe Colonel (voice)
2002
RFKPresident Lyndon Baines Johnson
2002
Project ViperMP 1
2002
A Death in the FamilyJoel Lynch
2002
The Magnificent AmbersonsMajor Amberson
2002
Space CowboysBob Gerson
2000
Fail SafeGordon Knapp
2000
RKO 281William Randolph Hearst
2000
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green MileSelf / Warden Hal Moores
2000
The Green MileWarden Hal Moores
1999
Snow Falling on CedarsJudge Fielding
1999
The General's DaughterGeneral Joseph Campbell
1999
The BachelorPriest
1999
A Slight Case of MurderJohn Edgarson
1999
Species IISenator Ross
1998
Deep ImpactAlan Rittenhouse
1998
Babe: Pig in the CityFarmer Arthur Hoggett
1998
Owd BobAdam MacAdam
1998
L.A. ConfidentialDudley Smith
1997
The Education of Little TreeNonno
1997
Star Trek: First ContactDr. Zefram Cochrane
1996
The People vs. Larry FlyntCharles Keating
1996
EraserWilliam Donohue
1996
BabeFarmer Hoggett
1995
Indictment: The McMartin TrialJudge Pounders
1995
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in LoveMr. Skolnick
1994
The Shaggy DogCharlie Mulvihill
1994
Romeo Is BleedingCage
1993
The BabeBrother Mathias
1992
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next GenerationMr. Skolnick
1992
Miracle LandingB.J. Cocker
1990
The Runnin' KindUncle Phil
1989
Pink CadillacMotel Desk Clerk
1989
The RescueAdm. Rothman
1988
China Beach: PilotAmbassador at Large Roland Weymouth
1988
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in ParadiseMr. Skolnick
1987
The Last PrecinctChief Bludhorn
1986
A Fine MessDetective Blist
1986
ExplorersMr. Müller
1985
TankDeputy Euclid
1984
Revenge of the NerdsMr. Skolnick
1984
The House of GodOfficer Quick
1984
Oh, God! You DevilPriest
1984
SpraggueLt. George Hurley
1984
The Man with Two BrainsRealtor
1983
Barefoot In the ParkHarry Pepper
1982
The WallFrancisek
1982
Nobody's PerfektDr. Carson
1981
A Christmas Without SnowReverend Lohman
1980
The Cheap DetectiveSchnell
1978
Peeping TimesBernard Mantee
1978
The Girl in the Empty GraveDeputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
1977
Deadly GameDeputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr.
1977
Get LostFrederick (Red King)
Daddy Long LegsExtra (uncredited)
1955
Night VetDr. Abel Evergood
The RainmakerNoah Curry
1982
Murder by DeathMarcel Cassette
1976
Tv
BAT-FAMAlfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth (voice)
2025
SugarJonathan Siegel
2024
Murder in a Small TownGeorge Wilcox
2024
Law & Order: Organized CrimeMiles Darman
2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star TrekSelf
2021
Star Trek: Lower DecksDr. Zefram Cochrane (voice)
2020
Operation BuffaloCranky
2020
The FamilyDouglas Coe
2019
SuccessionEwan Roy
2018
CounterpartYanek
2017
The Young PopeCardinal Michael Spencer
2016
The DetourJ.R.
2016
Berlin StationGilbert Dorn
2016
Halt and Catch FireJacob Wheeler
2014
Murder in the FirstWarren Daniels
2014
American Horror StoryDr. Arthur Arden
2011
Boardwalk EmpireAndrew W. Mellon
2010
Sotto il cielo di RomaPope Pius XII
2010
ImpactLloyd
2009
My Own Worst EnemyAlistair Trumbull
2008
Masters of Science Fiction
2007
Pope John Paul IICardinal Adam Sapieha
2005
Salem's LotDonald Callahan
2004
Angels in AmericaRoy's Doctor
2003
Six Feet UnderGeorge Sibley
2001
Citizen Baines
2001
24Phillip Bauer
2001
The Late Late Show with Craig KilbornSelf - Guest
1999
The West WingPresident D. Wire Newman
1999
Partners
1995
The ClientOfficer Joe Denton
1995
ERBishop Stewart
1994
Star Trek: Deep Space NineHanok
1993
Picket FencesThe Bishop
1992
Home ImprovementFred
1991
American Dreamer
1990
Christine Cromwell
1989
China Beach
1988
Star Trek: The Next GenerationPrime Minister Nayrok
1987
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Star Trek: The Next GenerationJaglom Shrek
1987
MatlockJudge Raymond Price
1986
Easy Street
1986
The Twilight Zone(segment "A Message From Charity")
1985
Wildside
1985
Amazing StoriesFrancis
1985
Night CourtAlan
1984
HunterSeymour Robbins
1984
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983
Family TiesJohn Hancock
1982
Knight RiderCurtis
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Foul PlayBebet
1981
Flo
1980
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
DallasGerald Kane
1978
The White ShadowMr. Hamilton
1978
The White ShadowArt Commings
1978
Three's CompanyDetective Lannigan
1977
Eight Is Enough
1977
Alice
1976
All's Fair
1976
The Nancy Walker ShowGlen
1976
Once an EagleJ.L. Cleghorne
1976
Barney MillerSgt. Wilkinson
1975
Hot l Baltimore
1975
Barbary CoastRoy
1975
Barney MillerNeil Spencer
1975
Barney MillerDr. Edmund Danworth
1975
Barney MillerJason Parrish
1975
Little House on the PrairieHarve Miller
1974
The Rockford FilesTerry
1974
Police Story
1973
M*A*S*H
1972
All in the FamilyStretch Cunningham
1971
Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Audience Member
1944