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January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA
Biography:Long-time character actor "James Cromwell" has spent much of his career on stage and television, only occasionally appearing in feature films until the early '90s, when his film work began to flourish. The tall, spare actor first became known to an international audience with his role as the taciturn but kindly Farmer Hoggett, the owner of a piglet that wants to be a sheepdog, in the smash hit "Babe" (1995). His work in the film earned Cromwell an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor, as well as numerous opportunities for steady work in Hollywood.

The son of noted director "John Cromwell" and actress "Kay Johnson", he originally aspired to become a mechanical engineer, attending both Vermont's Middlebury College and the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University). But after a summer spent on a movie set with his father, the acting bug bit, and Cromwell decided to become... Full Biography

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Center from left: James Cromwell and Congressman Dennis Kucinich in "The Garden" (Oscilloscope...
Center from left: James Cromwell and Congressman Dennis Kucinich in "The Garden" (Oscilloscope...
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