James Cromwell (I)

Actor | Producer | Soundtrack

Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon ...

Born: January 27, 1940

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Filmography

Known For

The Green Mile Warden Hal Moores (1999)
L.A. Confidential Dudley Smith (1997)
Babe Farmer Arthur H. Hoggett (1995)
Known For

Big Hero 6 Robert Callaghan (2014)
Actor

Berlin Station Gilbert Dorn (2018-2019)
Counterpart Yanek (2018-2019)
Big Hero 6: The Series Callaghan (2018)
Succession Ewan Roy (2018)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Benjamin Lockwood (2018)
Marshall Judge Foster (2017)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Albert Fall (2017)
The Detour J.R. (2017)
A Crack in Everything (2017)
The Young Pope Cardinal Michael Spencer (2016)
The Promise Ambassador Morgenthau (2016)
American Experience Clarence Darrow (2016)
Murder in the First Warren Daniels (2014-2015)
Halt and Catch Fire Jacob Wheeler (2015)
Night Vet Dr. Abel Evergood (2014)
Big Hero 6 Robert Callaghan (2014)
Betrayal Thatcher Karsten (2013-2014)
The Trials of Cate McCall Justice Sumpter (2013)
Boardwalk Empire Andrew W. Mellon (2012-2013)
Do No Harm Dr. Phillip Charmelo (2013)
American Horror Story Dr. Arthur Arden (2012-2013)
Still Mine Craig Morrison (2012)
Soldiers of Fortune Samuel Haussman (2012)
Memorial Day Bud Vogel (2012)
Cowgirls 'n Angels Terence (2012)
Hide Away The Ancient Mariner (2011)
Admissions The Clerk (2011)
The Artist Clifton (2011)
Under the Roman Sky Pope Pius XII (2010)
Secretariat Ogden Phipps (2010)
Beyond All Boundaries Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey (2009)
A Lonely Place for Dying Howard Simons (2009)
Surrogates Older Canter (2009)
The Last Days of Lehman Brothers Henry 'Hank' Paulson (2009)
Impact Lloyd (2009)
Strikeout Director (2009)
My Own Worst Enemy Alistair Trumbull (2008)
W. George H.W. Bush (2008)
Tortured Jack (2008)
Hit Factor Orson Fierce (2008)
Masters of Science Fiction Randolph Ludwin (2007)
24 Phillip Bauer (2007)
Spider-Man 3 Captain Stacy (2007)
Becoming Jane Reverend Austen (2007)
Dante's Inferno Virgil (2007)
The Queen Prince Philip (2006)
Avenger Paul Devereaux (2006)
Pope John Paul II Cardinal Adam Sapieha (2005)
Six Feet Under George Sibley (2003-2005)
The Longest Yard Warden Hazen (2005)
I, Robot Dr. Alfred Lanning (2004)
Salem's Lot Father Donald Callahan (2004)
The West Wing President D. Wire Newman (2004)
Angels in America Roy's Doctor (2003)
A Carol Christmas Ghost of Christmas Future (2003)
The Snow Walker Walter Shepherd (2003)
Blackball Ray (2003)
A Death in the Family Joel Lynch (2002)
RFK President Lyndon Baines Johnson (2002)
The Nazi Franz (2002)
The Sum of All Fears President Fowler (2002)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron The Colonel (2002)
The Magnificent Ambersons Major Amberson (2002)
Citizen Baines Senator Baines (2001)
Star Trek: Enterprise Dr. Zefram Cochrane (2001)
ER Bishop Stewart (2001)
Space Cowboys Bob Gerson (2000)
Fail Safe Gordon Knapp (2000)
The Green Mile Warden Hal Moores (1999)
RKO 281 William Randolph Hearst (1999)
The Bachelor The Priest (1999)
A Slight Case of Murder John Edgarson (1999)
Snow Falling on Cedars Judge Fielding (1999)
The General's Daughter General Campbell (1999)
Babe: Pig in the City Farmer Arthur Hoggett (1998)
Deep Impact Alan Rittenhouse (1998)
Species II Senator Judson Ross (1998)
Owd Bob Adam MacAdam (1998)
The Education of Little Tree Granpa (1997)
L.A. Confidential Dudley Smith (1997)
Star Trek: First Contact Zefram Cochran (1996)
The People vs. Larry Flynt Charles Keating (1996)
Eraser William Donohue (1996)
The Client Officer Joe Denton (1996)
Partners Mr. Saxonhouse (1995-1996)
Strange Luck (1996)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Hanok (1995)
Babe Farmer Arthur H. Hoggett (1995)
Indictment: The McMartin Trial Judge Pounders (1995)
Picket Fences The Bishop (1995)
Hawkeye Longsworth (1995)
Renegade Jeremy Silimen (1995)
Home Improvement Fred (1994)
The Shaggy Dog Charlie Mulvihill (1994)
Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love Mr. Skolnick (1994)
L.A. Law Attorney Hutton (1994)
Romeo Is Bleeding Cage (1993)
Star Trek: The Next Generation Jaglom Shrek (1990-1993)
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation Mr. Skolnick (1992)
The Babe Brother Mathias (1992)
In a Child's Name Official (1991)
Jake and the Fatman Russell Havilland (1991)
The Young Riders Jacob (1991)
Matlock Judge Raymond Price (1990)
American Dreamer Terry (1990)
Miracle Landing B.J. Cocker (1990)
Life Goes On Bill Henderson (1990)
Christine Cromwell Arthur (1989)
The Runnin' Kind Uncle Phil (1989)
Pink Cadillac Motel Desk Clerk (1989)
Mr. Belvedere Roy Gallagher (1988)
The Rescue Adm. Rothman (1988)
China Beach Ambassador at Large Roland Weymouth (1988)
Mama's Boy Lucky (1987-1988)
Alison's Demise Humboldt Hobson (1987)
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise Mr. Skolnick (1987)
Easy Street Quentin Standard (1986-1987)
A Fine Mess Detective Blist (1986)
The Last Precinct Chief Bludhorn (1986)
Dream West Maj. Gen. David Hunter (1986)
Magnum, P.I. French Policeman, at Airport (1986)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King Gregory (1985-1986)
Amazing Stories Francis (1986)
The Twilight Zone Obadiah Payne (segment "A Message from Charity") (1985)
Explorers Mr. Müller (1985)
Hunter Seymour Robbins (1985)
Hill Street Blues Lowenhandler (1985)
Wildside Fake Buffalo Bill (1985)
Eye to Eye Mencken (1985)
Knight Rider Curtis (1985)
Hardcastle and McCormick Jake Fellows (1985)
Riptide Joey Dietz (1985)
Dallas Gerald Kane (1984-1985)
Night Court Alan (1985)
Family Ties John Hancock (1985)
Oh, God! You Devil Priest (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds Mr. Skolnick (1984)
Earthlings Simon Ganes (1984)
Spraggue Lt. George Hurley (1984)
Gimme a Break! Russell Cosgrove (1984)
The House of God Officer Quick (1984)
Tank Deputy Euclid (1984)
Buffalo Bill Staunton McMoller (1984)
The Man with Two Brains Realtor (1983)
Father Murphy Farley Webster (1982)
The Rainmaker Noah Curry (1982)
Born to the Wind Fish Belly (1982)
Barefoot in the Park Harry Pepper (1982)
The Wall Francisek (1982)
Nurse Paul Moore (1982)
Barney Miller Dr. Edmund Danworth (1977-1981)
Nobody's Perfekt Dr. Carson (1981)
A Christmas Without Snow Reverend Lohman (1980)
I'm a Big Girl Now Bartender (1980)
Little House on the Prairie Harve Miller (1980)
Flo Leon (1980)
The White Shadow Art Commings (1979-1980)
The Chisholms John Purdy (1980)
Diff'rent Strokes Father O'Brien (1979)
Eight Is Enough Coach Pollard (1979)
Flatbush Sonny (1979)
Alice Det. Ralph Hilton (1978)
Apple Pie Driscoll (1978)
The Cheap Detective Schnell (1978)
Maude Dr. Farrington (1974-1978)
The Nancy Walker Show Glen (1976-1977)
Deadly Game Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr. (1977)
Three's Company Detective Lannigan (1977)
Insight George Spelvin (1976-1977)
M*A*S*H Leo Bardonaro (1977)
The Girl in the Empty Grave Deputy Malcolm Rossiter Jr. (1977)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Reverend Buryfield (1976-1977)
Police Story Lutz (1977)
All's Fair Shaw (1977)
Once an Eagle J.L. Cleghorne (1976)
Murder by Death Marcel (1976)
Stranded Jerry Holmes (1976)
Barbary Coast Roy (1975)
Hot L Baltimore Bill Lewis (1975)
All in the Family Stretch Cunningham (1974)
Actor

The Rockford Files Terry (1974)
Producer

Running For Good: The Fiona Oakes Documentary (2018)
Imminent Threat (2015)
A Lonely Place for Dying (2009)
Producer

Hit Factor (2008)
Soundtrack

Six Feet Under (2005)
Soundtrack

Night Court (1985)
Archive footage

50/50 (critique) (2017)
Walking the Mile (Director's Cut) (2014)
The Many Faces of... (2013)
American Horror Story (2013)
20 to 1 (2010)
Dangerous Dynasty: The Bush Legacy (2009)
Archive footage

Star Trek: Enterprise (2005)
Central Casting (2000)

Awards

Did You Know

His Star Trek: First Contact (1996) character, Zefram Cochrane, first appeared on the original series episode "Metamorphosis" with Leonard Nimoy. Cromwell himself has never worked with Nimoy, but two of his other roles have connections to the role ...

Quotes

In talking about the 2018 midterm elections, he said "If we don't stop [President Trump] now, then we will have a revolution for real. Then there will be blood in the streets."