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Main Movie Roles 2010 - Secretariat 2009 - Surrogates 2008 - W. 2008 - Tortured 2007 - Becoming Jane 2007 - Spider-Man 3 2006 - The Queen 2005 - The Longest Yard 2004 - I, Robot 2003 - Blackball 2002 - The Sum of All Fears 2000 - Space Cowboys 1999 - The General's Daughter 1999 - The Bachelor 1999 - The Green Mile 1999 - Snow Falling on Cedars 1998 - Deep Impact 1998 - Species II 1998 - Babe: Pig in the City 1997 - L.A. Confidential 1996 - The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996 - Star Trek: First Contact 1996 - Eraser 1995 - Babe 1992 - The Babe 1989 - Pink Cadillac 1987 - Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise 1986 - A Fine Mess 1985 - Explorers 1984 - Tank 1984 - Revenge of the Nerds 1984 - Oh, God! You Devil 1983 - The Man with Two Brains 1978 - The Cheap Detective 1976 - Murder by Death 1955 - Daddy Long Legs

BIOGRAPHY:

Born in Los Angeles but raised in Manhattan and educated at Middlebury College and Carnegie Tech, James Cromwell - the son of noted film director John Cromwell (I) - studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon. He went into the theater (like both his parents) doing everything from Shakespeare to experimental plays. He started doing TV in 1974, gaining some notice in a recurring role as Archie Bunker's buddy Stretch Cunningham in "All in the Family" (1971), made his film debut in 1976, and goes back to the stage periodically. Some of his more noted film roles have been in Revenge of the Nerds (1984) and the surprise hit about a charming pig, Babe (1995). He garnered some of the best reviews of his career - many of which said he should have received an Oscar - for his role as a corrupt, conniving police captain in L.A. Confidential (1997).


TRIVIA:

• Played a US President four times - fictional President Fowler in _The Sum of All Fears (2002)_ (qv) fictional President Newman in _"The West Wing" (1999)_ (qv), 'Lyndon B. Johnson' (qv) in the telemovie _RFK (2002) (TV)_ (qv), and George H.W. Bush in 'Oliver Stone (I)' (qv)'s film _W. (2008/I)_ (qv).
• Shares a birthday with actress 'Mimi Rogers' (qv), actress 'Rosamund Pike' (qv), Harrods owner 'Mohamed Al-Fayed' (qv), actor 'Alan Cumming' (qv) and actress 'Bridget Fonda' (qv).
• In addition to having played four United States Presidents, he appears in _The Queen (2006)_ (qv) as 'Prince Philip' (qv), the husband of 'Queen Elizabeth II' (qv).
• Was an outspoken opponent of the Bush Administration. Ironically, he has portrayed Bush's father on film.
• He is the only actor to ever utter the words "Star Trek" on Star Trek itself. In the movie _Star Trek: First Contact (1996)_ (qv) his character said to the crew, "...and you're all astronauts, on some kind of....star trek?"
• At 6' 7", he is the tallest Oscar-nominated actor of all time (he was nominated for his Best Actor in a Support Role in _Babe (1995)_ (qv)).
• Was given the role of the Prison Warden in _The Longest Yard (2005)_ (qv) after negotiations with 'Gary Oldman' (qv) fell through.
• Played a fictional President in _The Sum of All Fears (2002)_ (qv) and real-life President 'Lyndon Johnson (I)' (qv). 'Donald Moffat' (qv), who has also played Johnson, played the fictional President in _Clear and Present Danger (1994)_ (qv).