32 Facts About James Cromwell

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James Cromwell has voiced roles in Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Big Hero 6.

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James Cromwell won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role in American Horror Story: Asylum.

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James Cromwell is the son of actress Kay Johnson and actor and director John Cromwell, who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era.

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James Cromwell received his acting training at HB Studio in New York City.

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James Cromwell portrayed four different characters in four episodes of Barney Miller.

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In 1980, James Cromwell guest-starred in the two-part episode "Laura Ingalls Wilder" of the long-running television series Little House on the Prairie.

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James Cromwell played Harve Miller, one of Almanzo Wilder's old friends.

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James Cromwell guest starred on the sitcom Night Court, playing a mental patient, along with Kevin Peter Hall.

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James Cromwell played Dr Zefram Cochrane in Star Trek: First Contact, the Star Trek: Enterprise pilot episode "Broken Bow", and the 2022 Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3 premiere episode, "Grounded".

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James Cromwell appeared in another Star Trek role on the television series Deep Space Nine, in the episode "Starship Down" as Hanok.

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James Cromwell voiced the Colonel in DreamWorks' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron.

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From 2003 to 2005, James Cromwell played George Sibley in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under, which earned him his third Emmy Award nomination in 2003.

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James Cromwell guest starred as Phillip Bauer, father of lead character Jack, in the sixth season of the Fox thriller drama series 24.

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In 2015, James Cromwell executive produced the documentary Imminent Threat which tackles the War on Terror's impact on civil liberties.

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In 2016 James Cromwell starred in HBO's series The Young Pope alongside Jude Law and Diane Keaton.

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In 2020, James Cromwell starred in the Australian comedy-drama film Never Too Late.

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James Cromwell starred in Operation Buffalo, an Australian television comedy-drama series about the atomic bomb tests in outback Australia, which screened on ABC from 31 May 2020.

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James Cromwell is currently featured in the HBO Max show Julia, as Julia Child's father, John McWilliams.

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In 2021, James Cromwell executive produced the psychedelic comedy Mondo Hollywoodland, directed by Janek Ambros, who directed Imminent Threat.

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James Cromwell has long been an advocate of progressive causes, particularly regarding animal rights.

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James Cromwell became a vegetarian in 1974 after seeing a stockyard in Texas and experiencing the "smell, terror and anxiety".

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James Cromwell became vegan while playing the character of Farmer Hoggett in the 1995 film Babe.

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James Cromwell frequently speaks out on issues regarding animal cruelty for PETA, largely on the treatment of pigs.

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James Cromwell served as the narrator of the short film Farm to Fridge, a documentary produced by Mercy for Animals.

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In February 2013, James Cromwell was arrested along with animal rights activist Jeremy Beckham for interrupting a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting while showing a graphic photo of a cat to protest about alleged mistreatment of animals on campus.

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The incident, which garnered widespread press coverage, was resolved on March 25,2013, when an attorney representing James Cromwell entered no-contest pleas to the non-criminal offense and agreed to pay $100 forfeitures and court costs of $263.50.

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On October 31,2019, James Cromwell was again arrested with 34-year-old animal rights activist Jeremy Beckham.

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In May 2022, James Cromwell superglued his hand on the counter of a Manhattan Starbucks to protest the surcharge of plant-based milks.

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James Cromwell married actress Julie Cobb on May 29,1986; they divorced in 2005.

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On January 1,2014, James Cromwell married actress Anna Stuart at the home of Stuart's former Another World co-star Charles Keating.

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James Cromwell subsequently became involved in the anti-Vietnam War movement, and by the late 1960s, Cromwell was a member of the Committee to Defend the Panthers, a group organized to defend 13 members of the Black Panther Party who had been imprisoned in New York on charges of conspiracy.

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James Cromwell supported the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 US presidential election.