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James Cromwell

1940 - Today

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James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) 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). Other notable roles include in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), Deep Impact (1998), The Green Mile (1999), The Queen (2006), W. (2008), Secretariat (2010), The Artist (2011), Still Mine (2013), Marshall (2017), and Emperor (2020). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Cromwell has received more than 8,943,318 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). James Cromwell is the 490th most popular actor (down from 434th in 2019), the 900th most popular biography from United States (down from 835th in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Actor.

James Cromwell is most famous for his role as Farmer Hoggett in the 1995 film Babe.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of James Cromwells by language

Over the past year James Cromwell has had the most page views in the with 1,141,870 views, followed by German (115,437), and Spanish (102,858). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (159.32%), Southern Azerbaijani (154.88%), and Afrikaans (49.63%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, James Cromwell ranks 490 out of 13,578. Before him are Linda Hamilton, Ingrid Thulin, Winona Ryder, Carole Lombard, John Holmes, and Courteney Cox. After him are Christian Clavier, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Carole Bouquet, Jacques Perrin, Fernando Rey, and Larry Hagman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, James Cromwell ranks 63. Before him are Nancy Sinatra, Cliff Richard, Óscar Arias, Jan Jongbloed, Thomas Harris, and George A. Romero. After him are Joachim Frank, Astrud Gilberto, Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Jacques Rancière, Fatema Mernissi, and Dennis Tito.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Cromwell ranks 900 out of 20,380. Before him are William Hanna (1910), Hermann Joseph Muller (1890), Irving Fisher (1867), Magic Johnson (1959), Maya Angelou (1928), and George A. Romero (1940). After him are Jimmy Connors (1952), Asaph Hall (1829), John B. Calhoun (1917), Richard Rorty (1931), Sheldon Lee Glashow (1932), and Daniel Keyes (1927).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, James Cromwell ranks 244. Before him are Steve Buscemi (1957), Linda Hamilton (1956), Winona Ryder (1971), Carole Lombard (1908), John Holmes (1944), and Courteney Cox (1964). After him are Larry Hagman (1931), Jennifer Connelly (1970), Richard Crenna (1926), Rod Steiger (1925), Anne Baxter (1923), and Edward Norton (1969).

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Television and Movie Roles

I, Robot
Dr. Alfred Lanning
In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.
Jul 15o 20046.942 / 10
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
The Colonel (voice)
As a wild stallion travels across the frontiers of the Old West, he befriends a young human and finds true love with a mare.
May 24o 20027.696 / 10
The Green Mile
Warden Hal Moores
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.
Dec 10o 19998.5 / 10