James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Zefram Cochrane in βStar Trek: First Contact,β as well as his roles in βBabe,β βL.A. Confidential,β and βSpider-Man 3.β He has been nominated for an Oscar, three Emmy Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards during his career. Cromwell was born in Los Angeles, California and was raised in Manhattan, New York. He was adopted by actress Kay Johnson and actor, director and producer John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era. He was educated at The Hill School, Middlebury College and Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University), where he studied engineering. Like both his parents, he was drawn to the theater, doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays. He has long been an advocate of leftist causes. In an October 2008 interview, he strongly attacked the Republican Party and the George W. Bush admi...
The Green Mile
1999
I, Robot
2004
Spider-Man 3
2007
Big Hero 6
2014
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Snow Falling on Cedars
1999
Becoming Jane
2007
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
1992
Deep Impact
1998
The Artist: The Making of an American Romance
2012
Whatever You Desire: Making 'L.A. Confidential'
2008
L.A. Confidential
1997
Avenger
2006
Species II
1998
The Artist
2011
A Death in the Family
2002
Deadly Game
1977
The Sum of All Fears
2002
Surrogates
2009
Rebel Ridge
2024
Prancer: A Christmas Tale
2022
Eraser
1996
Space Cowboys
2000
The Longest Yard
2005
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
2002
The Rescue
1988
Babe
1995
The Promise
2016
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
Hollywood as Character: The Locations of The Artist
2012
The Man with Two Brains
1983
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
The General's Daughter
1999
W.
2008
The John Garfield Story
2003
Murder by Death
1976
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
Marshall
2017
The Laundromat
2019