Actor and activist James Cromwell

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • 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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КОМЕНТАРІ • 166

  • @susanmarie2231
    @susanmarie2231 Рік тому +73

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

    • @kirkscobey3031
      @kirkscobey3031 Рік тому +1

      That’ll do pig … that’ll do!

    • @Nan-1017
      @Nan-1017 Рік тому +4

      Me too, I really felt it 😢

    • @unerevuese
      @unerevuese 5 місяців тому

      I did too.

  • @lhart99
    @lhart99 Рік тому +13

    James Cromwell is one of my favorite actors ever.

  • @SteveBrant55
    @SteveBrant55 Рік тому +34

    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 Рік тому +4

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

  • @BeeKeeper37
    @BeeKeeper37 Рік тому +62

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

    • @Everettel
      @Everettel Рік тому +3

      Yes, it's a classic.

  • @anastasiabeaverhausen8220
    @anastasiabeaverhausen8220 Рік тому +32

    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 Рік тому +1

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

  • @renafielding945
    @renafielding945 Рік тому +7

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

  • @elsaweber4323
    @elsaweber4323 Рік тому +12

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

  • @madhabitz
    @madhabitz Рік тому +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.

  • @nicolehall694
    @nicolehall694 Рік тому +28

    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 Рік тому

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

  • @albardo08
    @albardo08 Рік тому +7

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

  • @edwardwilliams2438
    @edwardwilliams2438 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

      Why add tall? Is that a virtue?

  • @carolemalezija1816
    @carolemalezija1816 Рік тому +12

    One of my all time favorite actors ❤

  • @tolykozin
    @tolykozin Рік тому +4

    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 4 місяці тому +1

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

  • @JohnnyNiteTrain
    @JohnnyNiteTrain Рік тому +28

    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 Рік тому +3

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

    • @JohnnyNiteTrain
      @JohnnyNiteTrain Рік тому

      @@LifenaDay525 right on

  • @DebSherr
    @DebSherr Рік тому +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 Рік тому +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 Рік тому +1

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

    • @roccosophie6498
      @roccosophie6498 Рік тому

      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!

  • @VEGANSAM
    @VEGANSAM Рік тому +1

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

  • @wpflesh6510
    @wpflesh6510 Рік тому +18

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

    • @spinlok3943
      @spinlok3943 Рік тому +6

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

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 Рік тому +1

      Agreed!

    • @hgurwiP
      @hgurwiP Рік тому +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

  • @DuckYcounTryGurl3879
    @DuckYcounTryGurl3879 Рік тому +19

    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.

  • @lynnyhen
    @lynnyhen Рік тому +11

    What an actor, what a life!!

  • @valeriekennedy2757
    @valeriekennedy2757 Рік тому +8

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

  • @ICME822
    @ICME822 Рік тому +11

    Very touching and real story

  • @amps8687
    @amps8687 Рік тому +2

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

  • @Happyharold666
    @Happyharold666 Рік тому +6

    He’s SO DAMN GOOD. Adore him.

  • @angelaholmes8888
    @angelaholmes8888 Рік тому +7

    Loved him in babe 💙💙

    • @dirkdiggler2052
      @dirkdiggler2052 Рік тому

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

  • @mark11967AD
    @mark11967AD Рік тому +3

    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 9 місяців тому

      He also played in i-robot

  • @grammamellow1219
    @grammamellow1219 Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @1JamesMayToGoPlease
    @1JamesMayToGoPlease Рік тому +4

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

  • @jamesoraltheacatlett1258
    @jamesoraltheacatlett1258 Рік тому +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

  • @jwelch5742
    @jwelch5742 Рік тому +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.

  • @Everettel
    @Everettel Рік тому +12

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

    • @coastalseasider4634
      @coastalseasider4634 Рік тому +1

      Same for this vegetarian. 💞

    • @tiffanyrice8594
      @tiffanyrice8594 Рік тому +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 Рік тому

      Figured - lowlifes like lowlifes

    • @MultiSalkoo
      @MultiSalkoo 5 місяців тому +1

      @@Inbraneinthememsanewhat a strange thing to say

  • @giterdun77
    @giterdun77 Рік тому +7

    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.

  • @Dogdad3902
    @Dogdad3902 Рік тому +2

    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.

  • @philipciaffa6643
    @philipciaffa6643 Рік тому +6

    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!

  • @mililaniman
    @mililaniman Рік тому +5

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

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp Рік тому +1

    Thank you for sharing this nice actor!!!

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn Рік тому +10

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

  • @dominique217
    @dominique217 Рік тому +7

    Nice interview. Thanks for it.

  • @boogletz
    @boogletz Рік тому +3

    I love him! Everything he does!!!

  • @JoseMorales-lw5nt
    @JoseMorales-lw5nt Рік тому +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.

  • @valeriesmith5780
    @valeriesmith5780 Рік тому +2

    Thank you for posting this.

  • @47imagine
    @47imagine Рік тому +6

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

  • @MoniqueFromPlymouth
    @MoniqueFromPlymouth 6 місяців тому +1

    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)!

  • @richardnogalez8772
    @richardnogalez8772 Рік тому +7

    He's a nice man♥️

  • @zombiecow1909
    @zombiecow1909 Рік тому +4

    He's the best!!!

  • @redbarchetta8782
    @redbarchetta8782 Рік тому +1

    One of my favorite character actors.

  • @Slopmaster
    @Slopmaster Рік тому +1

    I loved him in “Counterpart”

  • @maggiechan33
    @maggiechan33 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @AileenTimmers-kz8rb
    @AileenTimmers-kz8rb Рік тому +1

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

  • @keannajefferson659
    @keannajefferson659 Рік тому +2

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

  • @elizaheathen
    @elizaheathen Рік тому +2

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

  • @106andie
    @106andie Рік тому +5

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

  • @alicecroll9195
    @alicecroll9195 Рік тому +2

    Iconic actor

    • @alicecroll9195
      @alicecroll9195 Рік тому +1

      BEN is a top notch yet low key interviewer.

  • @dorothyanderson8124
    @dorothyanderson8124 Рік тому +1

    I remember him as Stretch Cunningham on All In The Family

  • @PerfectoKiss
    @PerfectoKiss Рік тому +1

    I appreciate his animal activism.

  • @gusgus8134
    @gusgus8134 Рік тому +4

    Six Feet Under... brilliant.

  • @nydiagonzalez4648
    @nydiagonzalez4648 Рік тому +2

    Great actor!!!

  • @lliamjurdom9505
    @lliamjurdom9505 Рік тому +1

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

  • @Nyx773
    @Nyx773 Рік тому +8

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

  • @bringiton5282
    @bringiton5282 Рік тому +1

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

  • @simplylivesimply4612
    @simplylivesimply4612 Рік тому

    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.

  • @laylaali5977
    @laylaali5977 Рік тому +3

    James is a great actor

  • @JoshMaxPower
    @JoshMaxPower Рік тому +3

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

  • @livaningo
    @livaningo Рік тому +2

    I never realized he was stretch cunningham!

  • @lewstone5430
    @lewstone5430 Рік тому +1

    He was great in LA Confidential!

  • @pohanahawaii
    @pohanahawaii Рік тому +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 🌎!

  • @MitchellWaldrep
    @MitchellWaldrep 7 місяців тому

    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.

  • @17moonbeams
    @17moonbeams 7 місяців тому

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

  • @timbuk1126
    @timbuk1126 Рік тому +1

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

  • @cocoaorange1
    @cocoaorange1 Рік тому +1

    Babe is a sweet movie.

  • @ALNOE_
    @ALNOE_ Рік тому

    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.

  • @quanmcwil402
    @quanmcwil402 Рік тому +1

    He’s the best

  • @MACBoricua
    @MACBoricua 9 місяців тому

    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!

  • @pamwilkinson3751
    @pamwilkinson3751 Рік тому

    Loved that movie!!!

  • @ramiyazje
    @ramiyazje Рік тому +3

    Respect

  • @mayling141
    @mayling141 Рік тому

    Big fan of the guy🤩

  • @michelemartin5262
    @michelemartin5262 Рік тому

    I love him

  • @Springbok314
    @Springbok314 Рік тому

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

  • @tomloft2000
    @tomloft2000 Рік тому

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

  • @edwardabrams4972
    @edwardabrams4972 Рік тому +1

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

  • @mickylawless1941
    @mickylawless1941 Рік тому

    Loved him in Hot L Baltimore.

  • @kirkscobey3031
    @kirkscobey3031 Рік тому

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

  • @cleekmaker00
    @cleekmaker00 Рік тому

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

  • @vegfr
    @vegfr 5 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @woodenbeast9337
    @woodenbeast9337 Рік тому +1

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

  • @benitomichel471
    @benitomichel471 Рік тому

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

  • @maryjordan7724
    @maryjordan7724 Рік тому +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.

  • @johnshafer7214
    @johnshafer7214 Рік тому

    He was in Star Trek First Contact.

  • @ignatiusjk
    @ignatiusjk Рік тому

    He will always be Stretch Cunningham to me.

  • @randomhuman19
    @randomhuman19 Рік тому

    LAC and W. Brilliant.

  • @ritacal557
    @ritacal557 Рік тому

    He was chilling in LA Confidential.

  • @JoeCroninSHOW
    @JoeCroninSHOW 5 місяців тому

    No mention of Star Trek damn

  • @seanshortall3983
    @seanshortall3983 Рік тому +2

    Stretch Cunningham

  • @Indomita506
    @Indomita506 Рік тому

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

  • @marymitchell8625
    @marymitchell8625 Рік тому

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

  • @freeman7296
    @freeman7296 Рік тому

    I really don't want to know about his activism - I like him where ever i see him in movies, but I don't want that ruined by activism

  • @brianhassett1994
    @brianhassett1994 Рік тому

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

  • @ellie-tk4jy
    @ellie-tk4jy Рік тому

    I want to live with him.

  • @lazzy2012
    @lazzy2012 Рік тому +1

    He acts in movies, but plays a muppet every day

  • @ConservativeAnthem
    @ConservativeAnthem Рік тому

    Hmmm...we really need some actor advocates!

  • @ellie-tk4jy
    @ellie-tk4jy Рік тому

    He needs to walk upright. He should be careful.