James Cromwell was born on January 27, 1940 in Los Angeles,
California.
James Cromwell's birth name is John Oliver Cromwell and sometimes
he gets credited as Jamie Cromwell. James is the son of actress
Kay Johnson and director/actor John Cromwell and step-son
of actress Ruth Nelson.
In the movie STAR
TREK: FIRST CONTACT (1996) James's character said to the
crew, "...and you're all astronauts, on some kind of... star
trek?" Cromwell is the only actor to ever utter the words
"Star Trek" on STAR TREK itself. James Cromwell's character
(Zefram Cochrane) is the only character to be mentioned on
all five STAR TREK series.
James played a U.S. President 3 times... in THE
SUM OF ALL FEARS, in The West Wing, and Lyndon Johnson
in the television movie RFK.
Cromwell is one of the Stars in the 2004 remake of SALEM'S
LOT , based on Stephen King's novel. Along with his wife Julie Cobb, Cromwell
starred in the original 1979 version.
James is 6' 7", he is the tallest Oscar-nominated actor of
all time. Nominated for his acting in a Supporting Role in BABE
(1995).
James Cromwell's other notable credits include...
THE ARTIST (2011)
SECRETARIAT (2010)
SURROGATES (2009)
A LONEY PLACE FOR DYING (2009)
TORTURED (2008)
SPIDER-MAN 3 (2007)
BECOMING JANE (2007)
DANTE'S INFERNO (2007)
THE QUEEN (2006)
THE LONGEST YARD (2005)
THE SNOW WALKER (2003)
TWIST OF FATE (2002)
THE GENERALS DAUGHTER (1999)
BABE (1995)
REVENGE OF THE NERDS IV (1994)
REVENGE OF THE NERDS III (1992)
REVENGE OF THE NERDS II (1987)
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