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James Cromwell
Birth at
27 January 1940
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James Cromwell was born in 1940, January 27, in Los Angeles in a family of actors. He spent his childhood in Manhattan. He attended Hill School and then graduated from Middlebury College and the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which is now known as Carnegie Mellon. Cromwell’s career on television began in 1974 with participation in such series as the “Detective Rockford Dossier”, “All in the Family”, as well as in the sitcom “Hot L Baltimore”, where he got cameo roles. A year later, he made his
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James Cromwell was born in 1940, January 27, in Los Angeles in a family of actors. He spent his childhood in Manhattan. He attended Hill School and then graduated from Middlebury College and the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which is now known as Carnegie Mellon.
Cromwell’s career on television began in 1974 with participation in such series as the “Detective Rockford Dossier”, “All in the Family”, as well as in the sitcom “Hot L Baltimore”, where he got cameo roles. A year later, he made his film debut when he starred in Murder by Death. In the late 1980s, he was active in the television industry and also appeared in the film Tank. Important for him was the role of the father of the main character in the comedy
"Revenge of half-asses" which he repeated in each of his sequels.
If we talk about the significant roles of the 1990s, first of all it is worth noting the picture.
"Babe: Four-legged baby" It was released in 1995, where he reincarnated as farmer Arthur Hoggett. It was this film that earned him an Oscar nomination. It is also worth saying about his participation in the TV series “Star Trek” and in the thriller “Secrets of Los Angeles”, the role in which was a breakthrough in his career and brought him closer to Hollywood standards. In 2000 and 2001, Cromwell received an Emmy nomination for his roles first in Project 281 and then in the series Ambulance. And already in 2005 and 2006 he was noted by the Screen Actors Guild.
The actor also participates in theatrical productions. In 2007, he appeared as James Tyrone Sr. in The Long Day Goes into Night. Almost annually taking part in the filming of various films, he managed to “light up” in such films of the second decade of the XXI century as “Secretariat”.
Soldiers of luck" and "The Artist."
Viewers of Cromwell, most likely, remembered for his height of 2.01 meters. He became the highest of all nominees of the Academy.