2 Quotes & Sayings By Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1909. He received his BA at Princeton University in 1930 and his MA from the Yale School of Drama. He was an actor on Broadway for five years before he began to act in films Read more

He has won two Academy Awards, one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Dr. Malley in the film "The Guns of Navarone" (1961) and one for Best Actor for his role as Judge Irwin Small in the film "The World According to Groucho Marx" (1974). He has also won four Emmy Awards, one for his performance as Mr.

Muntz in the TV series "The Simpsons" (1989) and two for his performances as David Selden on the TV series "The Practice" (1997–2002), Chief Justice Potter Stewart on the TV series "Boston Legal" (2004–07), and John Cage on the TV series "Pushing Daisies" (2007–10). His other awards include two American Film Institute Awards, two New York Film Critics Circle Awards, an Academy Award, a Tony Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Theatre Hall of Fame, and a Marcello Mastroianni Award from the Venice Film Festival.