Actor and activist James Cromwell

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  • James Cromwell, the 83-year-old character actor is known for memorable roles in "L.A. Confidential," "The Queen," "Succession," and his Oscar-nominated performance as Farmer Hoggett in "Babe," is also known for his activism, including protests against animal testing and a power plant. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz visits with Cromwell to talk about playing opposite a pig, and gluing himself to a Starbucks counter to protest pricing.
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  • @BeeKeeper37
    @BeeKeeper37 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    His final line in the movie Babe… That’ll do,pig… Gets me every time.

    • @Everettel
      @Everettel ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, it's a classic.

  • @susanmarie2231
    @susanmarie2231 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    Yes, I cried when Cromwell talked about the last line in “Babe” and how it affected him. Great personal insight.

    • @kirkscobey3031
      @kirkscobey3031 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’ll do pig … that’ll do!

    • @Nan-1017
      @Nan-1017 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too, I really felt it 😢

    • @unerevuese
      @unerevuese 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I did too.

  • @lhart99
    @lhart99 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    James Cromwell is one of my favorite actors ever.

  • @wpflesh6510
    @wpflesh6510 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    No mention of Star Trek with his character literally being the catalyst for the entire franchise

    • @spinlok3943
      @spinlok3943 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I was just gonna say the same thing! Its easily one of his best roles.

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed!

    • @hgurwiP
      @hgurwiP ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Really weird that they never mentioned that, which could only be intentional because they mentioned far smaller television roles, but not his prominent role in Star Trek one of the most influential and enduring franchises of all time

  • @anastasiabeaverhausen8220
    @anastasiabeaverhausen8220 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    He can't be 83 already. I remember like it was yesterday when we finally saw the fabled "Stretch Cunningham" on "All in the Family" and he perfectly embodied the guy Archie had been talking about. That was his "breakout" role for me. Been watching him ever since.

    • @Jakestar105
      @Jakestar105 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup. I remember Stretch Cunningham. He was always telling Archie jokes.

  • @SteveBrant55
    @SteveBrant55 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    What an incredible interview! I was not expecting him to hear his father acknowledging him at long last when he filmed that line. I suffered from zero acknowledgement from my father my entire life. His final words to me were "There's no greatness in you." Thank you, CBS Sunday Morning, for showing me that Mr. Cromwell was able to overcome that barrier through his work. That's what I'm doing now myself.

    • @janetmaragus4884
      @janetmaragus4884 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That must have been so difficult. I wish you well.

  • @renafielding945
    @renafielding945 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Because I have five children and I love James Cromwell, I have probably seen Babe a hundred times.

  • @elsaweber4323
    @elsaweber4323 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I had the good fortune to meet James and he’s truly an inspiration!

  • @JohnnyNiteTrain
    @JohnnyNiteTrain ปีที่แล้ว +26

    6:10 …he was protesting against the storage of fracking waste water next to Seneca Lake back in 2011-12. I love the causes he fights for. A decent man that cares about the environment.

    • @LifenaDay525
      @LifenaDay525 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      His environmental activism is just as impressive, if not more, than his wonderful body of work as an actor.

    • @JohnnyNiteTrain
      @JohnnyNiteTrain ปีที่แล้ว

      @@LifenaDay525 right on

  • @DuckYcounTryGurl3879
    @DuckYcounTryGurl3879 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    They forgot to mention he was also in season 2 of American Horror Story. His role was super creepy and really good. I really loved him when I was a child watching the movie Babe anyway and that's how I knew of this actor in the first place.

    • @jcstanley1835
      @jcstanley1835 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      His character was my favourite

  • @albardo08
    @albardo08 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I loved the movie Babe, and was very touched by that last scene.

  • @nicolehall694
    @nicolehall694 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Thank you so much for this interview!
    Waking up and finding an interview done by Ben Mankiewicz with James Cromwell is a PERFECT Sunday for me!
    LA Confidential is my favorite film ever made in the history of cinema.
    And it's great to know Mr. Cromwell is such a good man.
    Again, thanks so much for this!

    • @Nan-1017
      @Nan-1017 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Coogan oh man…why you have to be so rude? Nicole was just sharing HER opinion 🤦‍♀️

  • @valeriekennedy2757
    @valeriekennedy2757 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Legend. When James Cromwell shows up on screen, the temperature changes. Period.

  • @DebSherr
    @DebSherr ปีที่แล้ว +70

    The man is a natural! He was awesome in BABE, but his performance in THE GREEN MILE was magnificent! A true artist never retires. Destiny is what it is!

    • @jwelch5742
      @jwelch5742 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      James Cromwell won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for playing Arthur Arden in American Horror Story: Asylum.

    • @carriemae6584
      @carriemae6584 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Watch L.A. Confidential when you have the chance.

    • @roccosophie6498
      @roccosophie6498 ปีที่แล้ว

      Being able to act, doesn't excuse you from being an idiot. The man can entertain but he also, makes an abject fool of himself with his ignorant opinions!

  • @jwelch5742
    @jwelch5742 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    James Cromwell won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for playing Arthur Arden in American Horror Story: Asylum.

  • @edwardwilliams2438
    @edwardwilliams2438 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Tall,sincere and very talented. We need more humane advocates in todays society. Nice to observe an artist without pretense. For his mileage he looks very good...."Jamie" keep up the great work.

    • @ellie-tk4jy
      @ellie-tk4jy ปีที่แล้ว

      Why add tall? Is that a virtue?

  • @lynnyhen
    @lynnyhen ปีที่แล้ว +11

    What an actor, what a life!!

  • @carolemalezija1816
    @carolemalezija1816 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of my all time favorite actors ❤

  • @madhabitz
    @madhabitz ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I love this guy -- what a treat to actually see him being interviewed. Cromwell adds a richness to anything he does -- in fact, he's one of a handful of actors whose TV shows and movies I will always watch if I see he is in them.

  • @Everettel
    @Everettel ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a vegan of course James Cromwell is my all-time favorite actor, any project he's in I watch.😁

    • @coastalseasider4634
      @coastalseasider4634 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same for this vegetarian. 💞

    • @tiffanyrice8594
      @tiffanyrice8594 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m not but he is a beautiful man person. I love that he is present in the moment when he does things 👍🥹

    • @Inbraneinthememsane
      @Inbraneinthememsane ปีที่แล้ว

      Figured - lowlifes like lowlifes

    • @MultiSalkoo
      @MultiSalkoo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Inbraneinthememsanewhat a strange thing to say

  • @1JamesMayToGoPlease
    @1JamesMayToGoPlease ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Cromwell is a mighty fine man, in my opinion, because of his animal rights activism and his being a vegan.

  • @Happyharold666
    @Happyharold666 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He’s SO DAMN GOOD. Adore him.

  • @pohanahawaii
    @pohanahawaii ปีที่แล้ว +10

    😻 James Cromwell!!! 🙏 Thank you for your great, diverse body of work from TV (American Horror Story: Asylum) to movies (LA Confidential, Babe 🐖) as well as your compassionate activism for animals 🐾 and the planet 🌎!

  • @tolykozin
    @tolykozin ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Babe was such a a great film, will be remembered for as long as compassion and kindness continues to live and thrive in the hearts of men and women the world over!

    • @kryptonianpowers
      @kryptonianpowers 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I heard he actually converted to being a vegan after working on the movie.

  • @philipciaffa6643
    @philipciaffa6643 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Consummate corruption in LA Confidential. Watching the life drain out of Kevin Spacey's eyes was a jarring scene and my lasting memory of his performance. A great interview! That'll do, Mister Cromwell!

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Loved him in babe 💙💙

    • @dirkdiggler2052
      @dirkdiggler2052 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pork is done a verb, because that is what communist like Cromwell try to do to real Americans.

  • @VEGANSAM
    @VEGANSAM ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a great & kind man...& all sentient beings are thankful of his existence.

  • @ICME822
    @ICME822 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Very touching and real story

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Babe! Great guy (and alcoholic inventor of the Warp coil). Long live James!

  • @amps8687
    @amps8687 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for sharing this interview with James Cromwell......a fantastic actor. Glad he isn't finished!

  • @giterdun77
    @giterdun77 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    He is a giant of his craft, pun well intended. His skills are incredible, and graduate level courses could teach screen acting simply based on Cromwell as case study.

  • @JoseMorales-lw5nt
    @JoseMorales-lw5nt ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Here's to you, Mr. Cromwell. The Black Panthers knew well to seek help from you when you put your heart on the line.
    For those wondering about his connection to those fearless men, do your own research.

  • @mililaniman
    @mililaniman ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love Cromwell's performances in The Green Mile and Babe.

  • @mark11967AD
    @mark11967AD ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy makes every movie he’s in so much better LA Confidential and Green Mile he was terrific and in Babe just tremendous. Terrific character presence. Thanks for the great entertainment James.

    • @dre-p3058
      @dre-p3058 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He also played in i-robot

  • @jamesoraltheacatlett1258
    @jamesoraltheacatlett1258 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have loved a lot of his smaller roles...even miniscule ones, as well...like in "Star Trek First Contact;" and, in "Deep Impact." ~ Althea

  • @grammamellow1219
    @grammamellow1219 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That'll do. Babe. One of my favorite movies. This man is a Giant tree of a man. Wow, he is tall. Such a gentle way about him.

  • @richardnogalez8772
    @richardnogalez8772 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He's a nice man♥️

  • @47imagine
    @47imagine ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kind of miffed there's no mention of him in Star Trek: First Contact. He was great in that.

  • @zombiecow1909
    @zombiecow1909 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He's the best!!!

  • @Dogdad3902
    @Dogdad3902 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He’s such a great actor and in my opinion is not recognized enough for his talent. Love his movies and shows. Watching I-Robot right now on FX. Great movie.

  • @boogletz
    @boogletz ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love him! Everything he does!!!

  • @dominique217
    @dominique217 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Nice interview. Thanks for it.

  • @valeriesmith5780
    @valeriesmith5780 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for posting this.

  • @lesliecurran1704
    @lesliecurran1704 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love James Cromwell. I cannot tell you how much I think he is just an amazing human being.

  • @keannajefferson659
    @keannajefferson659 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn't know that was him in all in the family 🤣🤣

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for sharing this nice actor!!!

  • @106andie
    @106andie ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love him in everything, especially The General’s Daughter and Recently in Succession, and we shouldn’t pay extra for nondairy milk 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

  • @MoniqueFromPlymouth
    @MoniqueFromPlymouth 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I worked at the professional theatre company James Cromwell founded when he was a young man: StageWest in Springfield, Massachusetts. I am sadly one of the last employees. Weeks before StageWest closed its doors in 1998, I asked the artistic director if she was going to inform Cromwell that the company will be no more, so he does not think it is still running many years after he moved on. She said she did reach out to his agency with that message. I do not know if he ever got that message. I would love to meet him in person someday and see his reaction after telling him who I am (as you read about me earlier)!

  • @maggiechan33
    @maggiechan33 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love "Babe"; for quite a while after seeing that sweet movie, I abstained from pork - I have relapsed.
    Kudos to Mr Cromwell for his activism + acting.

  • @gusgus8134
    @gusgus8134 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Six Feet Under... brilliant.

  • @redbarchetta8782
    @redbarchetta8782 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of my favorite character actors.

  • @simplylivesimply4612
    @simplylivesimply4612 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just finished a rewatch of "Six Feet Under" and loved him in that. "ER", too. Great actor & married to one of my favorite soap actresses, Anna Stuart.

  • @Slopmaster
    @Slopmaster ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved him in “Counterpart”

  • @alicecroll9195
    @alicecroll9195 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Iconic actor

    • @alicecroll9195
      @alicecroll9195 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BEN is a top notch yet low key interviewer.

  • @PerfectoKiss
    @PerfectoKiss ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate his animal activism.

  • @elizaheathen
    @elizaheathen ปีที่แล้ว +2

    highly recommend everyone watch his 2012 film, "Sill Mine" -- it's wonderful

  • @nydiagonzalez4648
    @nydiagonzalez4648 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great actor!!!

  • @lliamjurdom9505
    @lliamjurdom9505 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved Babe !!!! And Cromwell well done !!!!!

  • @user-bd9qx7qf2f
    @user-bd9qx7qf2f 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I first saw him as Harve Miller on Little House on the Prairie. He played Almanzo's friend from Sleepy Eye who he worked with and Almanzo's sister Eliza Jane fell for him hard, but it never worked out. Then later saw him in an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation and later played Zephram Cockrane in Star Trek: First Contact.

  • @JoshMaxPower
    @JoshMaxPower ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stretch Cunningham alone would have cemented this man's place in pop culture history ! Thanks for the years of entertainment. 👍👍👍👍

  • @Nyx773
    @Nyx773 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Not one mention of Star Trek 😒🖖
    But he'll always be Stretch Cunningham to me.

  • @laylaali5977
    @laylaali5977 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    James is a great actor

  • @17moonbeams
    @17moonbeams 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saturday 10th February 2024. James Cromwell will always be Farmer Hoggett to me. I love Babe. Take care! ❤ Virginia Clark

  • @timbuk1126
    @timbuk1126 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who remembers him as Stretch Cunningham on All in the Family?

  • @dorothyanderson8124
    @dorothyanderson8124 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember him as Stretch Cunningham on All In The Family

  • @lewstone5430
    @lewstone5430 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He was great in LA Confidential!

  • @AileenTimmers-kz8rb
    @AileenTimmers-kz8rb ปีที่แล้ว

    Jamie is a very underated actor. Should have received best supporting actor Oscars for "La Confidental". "The Generals Daughter."

  • @pamwilkinson3751
    @pamwilkinson3751 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved that movie!!!

  • @bringiton5282
    @bringiton5282 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He reminds me of Max Von Sydow and Charles Dance, towering brooding handsome men.

  • @ALNOE_
    @ALNOE_ ปีที่แล้ว

    I know him from the movie "Owd Bob". I loved that movie when I was younger and still do. He was great in it. Played a grandfather. I won't spoil it incase you haven't watched it. However it is an amazing movie. Though the only way to watch it currently is on DVD. As it ain't on any streaming services. I don't even think it's on blu ray. Though the DVD release price is going up to. I looked the other day and it's like 35 on ebay sealed. Only one listed too. Also gotta watch as it will only work on region 1 DVD players. Only you can get around it is by using a computer and using either a built in DVD or external DVD drive. Using VLC will give you results.

  • @livaningo
    @livaningo ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I never realized he was stretch cunningham!

  • @cocoaorange1
    @cocoaorange1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Babe is a sweet movie.

  • @vegfr
    @vegfr 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤❤❤

  • @jcstanley1835
    @jcstanley1835 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loved his character as Dr Arden in American Horror Story asylum

  • @ramiyazje
    @ramiyazje ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Respect

  • @MACBoricua
    @MACBoricua 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s a shame that I haven’t seen him acting lately; shame on me: He is definitely one of the mayor actors of our generation and, already transcend it to this generation…. His presence on camera is superb…. Space Cowboys, with Eastwood, Sutherland and Lee Jones, may have become underestimated but he simply delivers!

  • @surewhynot6040
    @surewhynot6040 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Starbucks thanks you for the free PR

  • @clipp7777
    @clipp7777 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this man.

  • @quanmcwil402
    @quanmcwil402 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He’s the best

  • @mickylawless1941
    @mickylawless1941 ปีที่แล้ว

    Loved him in Hot L Baltimore.

  • @Springbok314
    @Springbok314 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Cromwell was also fantastic as the mythical Zefram Cochran, the father of warp drive, in Star Trek First Contact.

  • @benitomichel471
    @benitomichel471 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great piece. Probably the tallest actor ever nominated for an Oscar, Can anyone confirm?

  • @michelemartin5262
    @michelemartin5262 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love him

  • @mayling141
    @mayling141 ปีที่แล้ว

    Big fan of the guy🤩

  • @johnshafer7214
    @johnshafer7214 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was in Star Trek First Contact.

  • @tomloft2000
    @tomloft2000 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just saw him on MASH last night. he played BJ's practical joking friend.

  • @kirkscobey3031
    @kirkscobey3031 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’d like to see him and Christopher Heyerdahl do something together as villains!!!

  • @ritacal557
    @ritacal557 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was chilling in LA Confidential.

  • @randomhuman19
    @randomhuman19 ปีที่แล้ว

    LAC and W. Brilliant.

  • @cleekmaker00
    @cleekmaker00 ปีที่แล้ว

    James Cromwell will always have a place in History, for he portrayed the first Human to develop Warp Drive, Zefram Cochrane. 🖖🙂

  • @edwardabrams4972
    @edwardabrams4972 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great actor! Great movies! A natural actor! His dad was definitely wrong on his acting!

  • @maryjordan7724
    @maryjordan7724 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good actor. Glued his hand to a counter as part of a protest at age 83 ? Proof that wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Lol.

  • @woodenbeast9337
    @woodenbeast9337 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think Babe the Piggy saved this poor soul of a man from his mean Daddy

  • @Indomita506
    @Indomita506 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember wanted to he be my grandad and make me a doll house like in the movie

  • @ignatiusjk
    @ignatiusjk ปีที่แล้ว

    He will always be Stretch Cunningham to me.

  • @marymitchell8625
    @marymitchell8625 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was the English maid's son in Maude, and I thought he was really English!

  • @seanshortall3983
    @seanshortall3983 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Stretch Cunningham

  • @JoeCroninSHOW
    @JoeCroninSHOW 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No mention of Star Trek damn

  • @ellie-tk4jy
    @ellie-tk4jy ปีที่แล้ว

    I want to live with him.

  • @brianhassett1994
    @brianhassett1994 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is wrong with raking in huge profits? This is America!