1997Winner
Best Performance
12 Angry Men
Hume Cronyn
Actor · Writer
London, Ontario, Canada
July 18, 1911
Biography
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. (July 18, 1911 - June 15, 2003) was a Canadian-American actor and writer. Early film roles included Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and Lifeboat (1944). He performed frequently alongside his second wife Jessica Tandy, including in the films The World According to Garp (1982), Cocoon (1985), and *batteries not included (1987). Their marriage lasted from 1942 until her death in 1994. He wrote the play Foxfire and television film The Dollmaker with his third wife, Susan Cooper. Many of his wide-ranging stage and screen acting roles garnered critical acclaim, including an Academy Award nomination, three Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1943Nominee
Best Performance
Phantom of the Opera
1993Nominee
Best Performance
The Pelican Brief
Career Highlights
1963Highlight
Best Performance
Cleopatra
1985Highlight
Best Performance
Brewster's Millions
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12 Angry Men
Phantom of the Opera
The Pelican Brief