James Oliver Cromwell (Cromwell) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer and public figure. He began his creative biography in the mid-70s of the last century. He has more than one hundred and fifty roles in film and television. The actor was nominated for an Oscar and is an Emmy award winner.
The creative biography of the actor is filled with numerous roles in famous and popular films and TV series, including: The Green Mile, Star Trek: First Contact, I Am a Robot, Babe, Ambulance, Los Angeles Secrets "," American Horror Story "," Jurassic World 2 "and many others.
Today, Cromwell is 79 years old, but continues to work in the cinema and is actively involved in social activities. James is committed to protecting animals and the environment. For his provocative speeches and protests against cruelty to animals, the construction of facilities that pollute water bodies and destroy nature, he was brought to administrative responsibility more than once and was even under arrest.
early years
James was born in America in the winter of 1940. His parents were famous theater and film actors. The family lived in California for a long time, and then moved to New York. From childhood, the boy was surrounded by creative people, often visited the theater and himself repeatedly took part in home performances, tried himself on the professional stage.
During his school years, James also continued to participate in theatrical productions. And no one doubted that he would choose an acting profession. But after graduating from school, the young man continued his education at Middbury College, and then went to enter the University of Pennsylvania at the architectural department.
After studying for several years at the university, James realized that he was uncontrollably drawn to creativity. He drops out of school and begins to develop his acting career.
Film career
The actor's debut in the movie took place when he was almost 35 years old, in the series "The Rockford Detective Dossier." Soon he was invited to the show "All in the Family", where Cromwell gets the role of Jerome Cunningham.
A year later, he appears on the set of the detective "Supper with Murder." The film was highly praised by film critics and was nominated for a Golden Globe. For several years, Cromwell worked only in television projects. Among his works are roles in the films: "Night Court", "The Hunter," The Twilight Zone.
Big success came to James after the release of the films "Tank" and "Revenge of the Nerds", released in 1984.
In the early 90s, the actor began to be invited to new projects, among which was the famous film "Babe: The Four-Legged Baby", which told the story of a pig named Babe, left without a mother and decided to become a herding dog. A funny and at the same time a little sad film about the life of animals on a farm was a huge success with the audience, and James was nominated for an Oscar for his role as the owner of the farm, Arthur Hoggett.
Among Cromwell's further films in cinema, it is worth noting his roles in the films: Star Trek: First Contact, The Eraser, Los Angeles Secrets, The Green Mile, I Am Robot, Salem's Lot, Man -spider 3: Enemy in Reflection "," Surrogates ". Famous actors A. Schwarzenegger, R. Crowe, G. Pierce, T. Hanks, B. Willis and many others became his partners on the set.
In the early 2000s, Cromwell joined the main cast of American Horror Story and Boardwalk Empire, which gained fame not only in the United States, but throughout the world. These television series are Golden Globe Award winners.
In 2019, several new projects will appear on the screens, in which the famous actor starred. Among them is the dramatic film "Laundry" by Steven Soderbergh, based on the novel by J. Bernstein.
Personal life
James Cromwell officially became husband three times.
The first wife is Ann Ulvestad. James lived with her for ten years. During this time, the couple had three children: two sons and a daughter. The divorce happened in 1986.
Actress Julie Cobb became the second wife almost immediately after the divorce. James lived with her for almost twenty years, but eventually the couple broke up too.
The third wife of James was actress Anne Stewart, who was married in 2014.
