James Cromwell Net Worth

James Cromwell's Quotes

• [on his Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Babe (1995)] Andy Warhol said everybody gets their 15 minutes of fame. And if this is mine, I couldn't imagine a better 15 minutes.
• [on the Black Panthers movement of the 1960s] The goal of the government was to get all the leaders of the Black Panther Party in jail so that they could be killed systematically through prison violence, and that way they could stop what was a very powerful and evolving movement. I don't think we would have the kind of prison population now and what happens in this country with the gangs if the Panthers had been allowed to continue what they decided to do, which was basically empower black communities to take back their self-control and reestablish the dignity of being a black person in this country.
• I was embarrassed by the director, Blake Edwards, who looked at me and said, "What am I supposed to do with THAT?". I was a little hurt to be referred to as an inanimate object at an audition. I was told by my agent that a number of big stars won't work with anyone two inches taller than them and most of them are under six feet, so you have to be prepared to have trouble.
• Making the movie Babe (1995) opened my eyes to the intelligence and the inquisitive personalities of pigs. These highly social animals possess an amazing capacity for love, joy and sorrow that makes them remarkably similar to our beloved canine and feline friends.
• [on the story of The Promise (2016)] The love story is a way of getting people to begin the process, to feel for the characters, and then understand... can we not have compassion for people who are suffering around the world today? If we can have compassion for them, we can have compassion for the Armenians. If we can have compassion for the Armenians, then we have compassion for the Native Americans, and it goes on... it's to open the heart. [2017]

Interesting Facts about James Cromwell

1. Son of actress Kay Johnson and director/actor John Cromwell.
2. Attended Middlebury College and Carnegie-Mellon University. He would later go on to play Carnegie-Mellon's co-founder Andrew W. Mellon on Boardwalk Empire (2010).
3. Besides his own appearances in the Star Trek series, his ex-wife Julie Cobb played Yeoman Leslie Thompson in Star Trek: By Any Other Name (1968) and his ex-stepdaughter Rosemary Morgan played Piri in Star Trek: Voyager: The Chute (1996).
4. Is a believer in non-terrestrial intelligence.
5. Celebrity sponsor of the Great American Meatout on March 20, 2001.
6. On July 3, 2001, he was arrested for trespassing during an animal rights demonstration in Virginia, targeting the Wendy's fast food chain. He and four other PETA protesters refused to leave after urging patrons to boycott the restaurant. Cromwell was released on his own recognizance after about five hours. He was ordered to stay out of all Wendy's restaurants in Virginia unless he intends to eat there.
7. Is the only actor to ever utter the words "Star Trek" on Star Trek itself. In the film Star Trek: First Contact (1996), his character Zefram Cochrane said to the crew, "...and you're all astronauts on... some kind of star trek?".
8. Has played a US President four times: fictional President Fowler in The Sum of All Fears (2002), fictional President Newman on The West Wing (1999), Lyndon B. Johnson in the television film RFK (2002), and George H.W. Bush in Oliver Stone's film W. (2008).
9. At 6' 6.5", he is the tallest Oscar-nominated actor of all time (he was nominated for his Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Babe (1995)).
10. Was given the role of the prison warden in The Longest Yard (2005) after negotiations with Gary Oldman fell through.
11. He struggled somewhat early in his career due to his height and the fact that few producers wanted someone towering over their leading men. Many of his early roles show him seated or leaning on something.
12. Worked with the Black Panthers in the 1960s.
13. Known to be a passionate liberal who openly supports several progressive political causes. Is most outspoken about the protection of animals.
14. Stepson of actress Ruth Nelson. Ex-son-in-law of actor Lee J. Cobb.
15. Has starred in the remake of Salem's Lot (2004), based on Stephen King's novel, and his ex-wife, Julie Cobb, starred in the original 1979 version.
16. Attended the prestigious Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the alma mater of Harry Hamlin and Oliver Stone.
17. In addition to having played four United States Presidents, he appears in The Queen (2006) as Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
18. Has played a fictional President in The Sum of All Fears (2002) and real-life President Lyndon B. Johnson. Donald Moffat, who has also played Johnson, played the fictional President in Clear and Present Danger (1994).
19. Was an outspoken opponent of US President George W. Bush's administration. Ironically, he has portrayed Bush's father, George Bush, on film.
20. Studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.