Hume Cronyn
Birth Name:
Hume Blake Cronyn
Birth Place:
London, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Actor, Writer, Soundtrack, Producer, Assistant director
Fast Facts
- Honored in 1990, along with wife Jessica Tandy, by the National Endowment of the Arts with the American National Medal of the Arts in Washington, D․C․
- Born to a prestigious Canadian family, his father served as a member of parliament and his mother was the heiress to the Labatt brewery
- Made his Broadway debut in 1934 and later made his Hollywood film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" in 1943
- Returned to stage work later in his career, eventually winning a Tony Award in the 1960s and later a Drama Desk Special Award in the 1980s
- An amateur featherweight boxer in his youth, he was nominated for the 1932 Canadian Olympic boxing team
- Often known for collaborating with wife Jessica Tandy on both stage and screen
Awards
- 1944Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (February):Winner
- 1944Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (October):Winner
- 1945Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role:Nominated
- 1947Photoplay Award - Best Performances of the Month (September):Winner
- 1984Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special:Nominated
- 1985Humanitas Prize - 90 Minute Category:Winner
- 1985WGA Award (TV) - Adapted Drama Anthology:Winner
- 1986Saturn Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1988Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1990Saturn Award - Best Actor:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1991ACE - Actor in a Movie or Miniseries:Winner
- 1992American Comedy Award - Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication:Nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special:Nominated
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1993Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
- 1994Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1997Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast:Nominated
- 1998OFTA Television Award - Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 1998Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2000Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special:Nominated
- 2002Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special:Nominated
- 2005Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Performer in a Children/Youth/Family Special:Nominated