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27 January 1940, Los Angeles, California, USA

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6' 7"

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Vegan.
Son of actress Kay Johnson and director/actor John Cromwell.
Step-son of actress Ruth Nelson.
Educated at Carnegie Institute of Technology.
Besides his own appearances in the Star Trek series, ex-wife Julie Cobb played Yeoman Thompson in "By Any Other Name" and daughter Rosemary Morgan played Piri in "The Chute.".
A believer in non-terrestrial intelligence.
Celebrity sponsor of the Great American Meatout, March 20, 2001.
(3 July 2001) Was arrested for trespassing during an animal rights demonstration in Virginia, targeting the Wendy's fast food chain. He and four other PETA protesters refused to leave after urging patrons to boycott the restaurant. Cromwell was released on his own recognizance after about five hours.
He is the only actor to ever utter the words "Star Trek" on Star Trek itself. In the movie Star Trek: First Contact (1996) his character said to the crew, "...and you're all astronauts, on some kind of....star trek?"
Played a US President three times - fictional President Fowler in Sum of All Fears, The (2002) fictional President Newman in "West Wing, The" (1999) and Lyndon B. Johnson in the telemovie RFK (2002).
In People vs. Larry Flynt, The (1996), he plays Charles Keating, a publisher. Keating has the same first and last initials (CK) as Charles Kane, the character in Orson Welles Citizen Kane (1941). In that movie, Charles (Foster) Kane is a newspaper publisher based, in no small part, upon real-life newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. Cromwell portrayed Hearst in the behind-the-scenes look at "Citizen Kane", entitled RKO 281 (1999).
At 6 7", he is the tallest Oscar-nominated actor of all time (he was nominated for his Best Actor in a Support Role in Babe (1995)).
Was given the role of the Prison Warden in Longest Yard, The (2005) after negotiations with Gary Oldman fell through.
He struggled somewhat early in his career due to his height and the fact that few producers wanted someone towering over their leading men. Many of his early roles show him seated or leaning on something.
Shares a birthday with actress Mimi Rogers, actress Rosamund Pike, Harrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed, actor Alan Cumming and actress Bridget Fonda.
Worked with the Black Panthers in the 1960s.
He is known to be a passionate liberal who openly supports several progressive political causes. He is most outspoken about the protection of animals.
Former son-in-law of actor Lee J. Cobb.
Stars in the remake of Salem's Lot (2004), based on Stephen King s novel, and his wife, Julie Cobb, starred in the original 1979 version.
Attended the prestigious Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, the alma mater of Harry Hamlin and Oliver Stone.
Used to be 6 7" but lost height due to age, he is now 6 5".
In addition to having played three United States Presidents, he appears in Queen, The (2006) as Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.
Played a fictional President in Sum of All Fears, The (2002) and real-life President Lyndon Johnson. Donald Moffat, who has also played Johnson, played the fictional President in Clear and Present Danger (1994).