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  1. James Oliver Cromwell [1] (born January 27, 1940) [1] is an American actor and activist. Known for his extensive work as a character actor, he has received a Primetime Emmy Award as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Babe (1995).

  2. Jan 31, 2022 · J ames Cromwell – activist, actor, the voice of reason in Succession and the farmer in Babe – is explaining his love of Britain’s Got Talent. “It’s the best of England,” the 81-year-old says...

  3. Jan 29, 2023 · "No!" Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell. CBS News. And why should he? The 83-year-old actor is reaching new heights, familiar ground for the 6'6" Cromwell (Jamie to his friends). For...

    • BABE (1995) Director: Chris Noonan. Writers: George Miller, Chris Noonan. Starring Magda Szubanski. Cromwell was well into a twenty-year career as an actor working mostly in television and occasional small film roles when he was cast in this Australian film about a pig raised by sheep dogs.
    • L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997) Director: Curtis Hanson. Writers: Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson. Starring Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger. Cromwell plays a tough police captain in this tribute to film noir set in the world of 1950’s Hollywood.
    • THE QUEEN (2006) Director: Stephen Frears. Writer: Peter Morgan. Starring Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, Alex Jennings. Cromwell is the sole American among a British cast in this film that won Helen Mirren practically every award imaginable including the Oscar for Best Actress.
    • THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT (1996) Director: Milos Forman. Writer: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski. Starring Woody Harrelson, Edward Norton, Courtney Love.
  4. Jan 7, 2021 · James Cromwell: ‘My father told me: “Don’t be an actor, you’re too damn tall”‘ The 80-year-old actor and activist recalls being raised among film royalty, avoiding the draft for Vietnam, and...

  5. May 25, 2023 · ‘Succession’ star James Cromwell discusses delivering Logan’s eulogy in “Church and State,” playing Ewan Roy for six years, and his decades-long career and activism.

  6. 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)).