James Cromwell Highlights

  • 2008: Co-starred in Oliver Stone's biopic "W." as former President George H. W. Bush
  • 2007: Cast as Captain Stacy, the father of Bryce Dallas Howard's character in the Sam Raimi directed "Spider-Man 3"
  • 2007: Guest-starred in the sixth season of "24" (FOX) playing Phillip Bauer, the estranged father of Jack (played by Kiefer Sutherland)
  • 2006: Portrayed Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, opposite Helen Mirren in the title role of "The Queen"
  • 2005: Cast as the Warden in the remake of "The Longest Yard," starring Adam Sandler and Burt Reynolds
  • 2004: Played Father Donald Callahan in the TNT mini series "Salem's Lot"; based on the novel by Stephen King
  • 2003: Had a recurring role as Ruth's second husband on the HBO drama "Six Feet Under"; received third Emmy nomination
  • 2003: Starred in the award-winning HBO miniseries "Angels in America"; adapted by Mike Nichols from the play by Tony Kushner
  • 2002: Co-starred in the A&E miniseries "The Magnificent Ambersons"
  • 2001: Played the title role in the CBS drama series "Citizen Baines" as a former U.S. Senator
  • 2001: Garnered an Emmy nomination for his role as a dying Catholic bishop in several episodes of "ER" (NBC)
  • 2000: Performed on stage as British poet A.E. Housman in Tom Stoppard's "The Invention of Love"
  • 2000: Appeared in the live CBS version of the Cold War thriller "Fail Safe"
  • 1999: Portrayed newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst in the HBO movie "RKO 281"; received first Emmy nomination
  • 1999: Appeared as the judge presiding over a murder trial in "Snow Falling on Cedars"
  • 1999: Cast opposite Tom Hanks, as the warden, in the supernatural prison drama "The Green Mile"
  • 1998: Reprised Oscar nominated role for the sequel "Babe: Pig in the City"
  • 1997: Formed Koshari Films with then wife Julie Cobb
  • 1997: Co-starred as the venal police chief in the film adaptation of James Ellroy's "L.A. Confidential"
  • 1996: Played Dr. Zefram Cochrane in "Star Trek: First Contact"
  • 1995: Played Farmer Hoggett in Chris Noonan's "Babe"; earned Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actor
  • 1992: Had featured role in the biopic "The Babe"
  • 1990: Guest-starred on the syndicated series "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
  • 1987: Reprised role of Mr. Skolnick for "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise"
  • 1986: Cast as Dana Ivey's husband on the NBC sitcom "Easy Street"
  • 1985: Played River Phoenix's dad in the fantasy film "Explorers"
  • 1984: Played a corrupt deputy sheriff in the James Garner-Shirley Jones film "Tank"
  • 1984: First appearance as Mr. Skolnick, father of main character Lewis in the comedy film "Revenge of the Nerds"
  • 1978: Again collaborated with writer, Neil Simon for "The Cheap Detective"
  • 1977: Appeared in several episodes in different roles on "Barney Miller" (ABC)
  • 1976: Made TV miniseries debut in "Once an Eagle" (NBC)
  • 1976: Played a featured role on the ABC series "The Nancy Walker Show"
  • 1976: Made film debut in Neil Simon's "Murder By Death"
  • 1975: First lead role on television as Bill Lewis in the short-lived "Hot L Baltimore" (ABC)
  • 1974: Played recurring role of Jerome 'Stretch' Cunningham on the CBS sitcom "All in the Family"
  • 1974: First TV performance in an episode of "The Rockford Files"
  • After college graduation, spent ten years working in resident theaters