James Cromwell
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Radio: Bio of James Cromwell
December 10, 2006
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James Cromwell received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his memorable performance as farmer Hoggett in the smash-hit, “Babe.” Cromwell’s recent motion picture work includes “The Longest Yard,” “I, Robot,” “Black Ball,” “Angels in America,” “Space Cowboys,” “The Green Mile,” “The General’s Daughter,” “Snow Falling on Cedars,” “The Bachelor,” “The Sum of All Fears," “Spirit: Stallion of The Cimarron,” “The Queen,” and the much-anticipated “Spiderman Three.”
Additionally, he starred as Grandpa in “The Education of Little Tree,” and police captain Dudley Smith in “L.A. Confidential.” Among his many other films are “Star Trek: First Contact,” “The People vs. Larry Flynt,” and “Babe: Pig in the City.”
Cromwell’s most recent television work includes the starring role in John Wells’ former CBS series, “Citizen Baines.” He is starring opposite Rob Lowe in “Salem’s Lot” on TNT, He portrayed George Sibley on the Emmy-nominated HBO original series, “Six Feet Under,” and William Randolph Hearst in the HBO movie “RKO 281,” for which he received an Emmy nomination. He also starred in TNT’s “A Slight Case of Murder.” His body of work encompasses dozens of miniseries and movies-of-the-week, as well as roles on such popular series as “E.R.,” for which he received an Emmy nomination, “West Wing,” “Picket Fences,” “Home Improvement,” “L.A. Law” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation.”
Cromwell has also performed in many revered plays, including “Hamlet,” “The Iceman Cometh,” “Devil’s Disciple,” “All’s Well That Ends Well,” “Beckett,” and “Othello” in many of the country’s most distinguished theatres, including the South Coast Repertory, the Goodman Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, the American Shakespeare Festival, Center Stage, the Long Wharf Theatre and the Old Globe. He recently played A. E. Houseman in the American premiere of Tom Stoppard’s “The Invention of Love” at A.C.T. in San Francisco.
Trained as a director at Carnegie Tech, Cromwell has directed at resident theatres across the country and was the founder and artistic director of his own company, Stage West, in Springfield, Massachusetts. He also co-directed a short film, which was shown at the London Film Festival.
Born in Los Angeles, Cromwell grew up in New York and Waterford, Connecticut, and studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University (then Carnegie Tech). His father, John Cromwell, an acclaimed actor and director, was one of the first presidents of the Screen Directors Guild. His mother, Kay Johnson, was a stage and film actress.
Cromwell currently resides in Nyack, New York with his partner, actress Joan MacIntosh, where they are developing several film and stage projects.
-- Bio provided by Koshari Films
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