Deceased

How Did Hume Cronyn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 91

Also known asHume Blake Cronyn, Hume Blake Cronyn Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn18/07/1911Born inLondon, Ontario, CanadaDied15/06/2003Died inFairfieldCauseprostate cancerWikidataQ395205 ↗Buried athttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/288361efb5686dc10aa0658ac791639cTMDb#7668 ↗

Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and received many honors, including three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Cronyn was the husband of actress Jessica Tandy, with whom he was presented the Kennedy Center Honor in 1986 and National Medal of Arts in 1990.

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Filmography63 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	The John Garfield StoryMovie	Self	92
2003	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereMovie	Self	92
2001	Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodMovie	Self	90
2001	Off SeasonMovie	Sam Clausner	90
2000	Yesterday's ChildrenMovie	Old Sonny Sutton	89
1997	12 Angry MenMovie	Juror 9	86
1996	Marvin's RoomMovie	Marvin Wakefield	85
1996	An African love storyMovie	Self	85
1993	The Pelican BriefMovie	Justice Rosenberg	82
1993	To Dance with the White DogMovie	Robert Samuel Peek	82
1990	Night of 100 Stars IIIMovie	Self	79
1989	Day OneMovie	James F. Byrnes	78
1989	Age-Old FriendsMovie	John Cooper	78
1988	American ExperienceSeries	Narrator (voice)	77
1987	*batteries not includedMovie	Frank Riley	76
1987	FoxfireMovie	Hector Nations	76
1985	Brewster's MillionsMovie	Rupert Horn	74
1984	ImpulseMovie	Dr. Carr	73
1982	The World According to GarpMovie	Mr. Fields	71
1981	Honky Tonk FreewayMovie	Sherm	70
1978	The Kennedy Center HonorsSeries	Self	67
1974	The Parallax ViewMovie	Bill Rintels	63
1974	ConrackMovie	Skeffington	63
1970	There Was a Crooked Man...Movie	Dudley Whinner	59
1969	Gaily, GailyMovie	Tim Grogan	58
1969	The ArrangementMovie	Arthur Houghton	58
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Lewis Avery Filer	57
1964	HamletMovie	Polonius	53
1963	CleopatraMovie	Sosigenes	52
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	51
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Charles King	49
1958	Naked CitySeries	Professor Henry J. Fallon	47
1957	DuPont Show of the MonthSeries	Uncle Pio	46
1956	Telephone TimeSeries	—	45
1956	Crowded ParadiseMovie	George Heath	45
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Henry Daw	44
1954	Climax!Series	Reverend Mr. Muldoon	43
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Ralph Whitemore	42
1953	Letter to LorettaSeries	Henry Goodens	42
1952	OmnibusSeries	—	41
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Nils Krogstad	40
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Wilbur Meeler	40
1951	People Will TalkMovie	Rodney Elwell	40
1949	SuspenseSeries	—	38
1949	Top o' the MorningMovie	Hughie Devine	38
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	Ben Marriott	37
1948	Studio OneSeries	Pop Thatcher	37
1948	Studio OneSeries	Ben Hecht	37
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	37
1948	The Bride Goes WildMovie	John McGrath	37
1947	Brute ForceMovie	Capt. Munsey	36
1947	The Beginning or the EndMovie	Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer	36
1946	The Postman Always Rings TwiceMovie	Arthur Keats	35
1946	The Green YearsMovie	Papa Leckie	35
1946	A Letter for EvieMovie	John Phineas McPherson	35
1946	The Secret HeartMovie	Dinner Party Guest (Voice)	35
1945	The Sailor Takes a WifeMovie	Freddie Potts	34
1945	Ziegfeld FolliesMovie	Monty (segment "A Sweepstakes Ticket")	34
1945	Main Street After DarkMovie	Keller	34
1944	The Seventh CrossMovie	Paul Roeder	33
1943	Phantom of the OperaMovie	Gerard	32
1943	The Cross of LorraineMovie	Duval	32
1943	Shadow of a DoubtMovie	Herbie Hawkins	32