Gender
Male
Born
Dec 23, 1887
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Died
Sep 26, 1979
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Director Performer Producer
Relations
Father of
James Cromwell
Husband of
Kay Johnson (1928 - ?) divorced
Husband of
Ruth Nelson (? - 1979) his death
  • CREDITS
    Solitaire / Double Solitaire (Sep 30, 1971 - Oct 31, 1971)
    Double Solitaire
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Mr. Potter - Original
    Solitaire
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Father - Original
    Mary, Mary (Mar 08, 1961 - Dec 12, 1964)
    Play, Original
    • Also Starring: John Cromwell
      • Oscar Nelson - Original
    What Every Woman Knows (Dec 22, 1954 - Jan 02, 1955)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Charles Venables - Original
    Sabrina Fair (Nov 11, 1953 - Aug 21, 1954)
    Play, Original
    • Also Starring: John Cromwell
      • Linus Larrabee - Original
    The Climate of Eden (Nov 06, 1952 - Nov 22, 1952)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • The Reverend Gerald Harmston - Original
    Point of No Return (Dec 13, 1951 - Nov 22, 1952)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • John Gray - Original
    Naughty Naught '00 (Oct 19, 1946 - Nov 02, 1946)
    Musical, Revival
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • P. De Quincy Devereux - Original
    The Moon Vine (Feb 11, 1943 - Feb 27, 1943)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    Yankee Point (Nov 23, 1942 - Dec 12, 1942)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Bob Adams - Original
    Gabrielle (Mar 25, 1941 - Mar 26, 1941)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Detlev Spinell - Original
    Grey Farm (May 03, 1940 - Jun 01, 1940)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Stephen Grantham - Original
    Yr. Obedient Husband (Jan 10, 1938 - Jan 1938)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    The Ghost of Yankee Doodle (Nov 22, 1937 - Jan 01, 1938)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    • Production Supervised by John Cromwell
    Gentlemen of the Press (Aug 27, 1928 - Dec 1928)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Wick Snell - Original
    The Queen's Husband (Jan 25, 1928 - May 1928)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    The Racket (Nov 22, 1927 - Mar 1928)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Captain McQuigg - Original
    Women Go On Forever (Sep 07, 1927 - Dec 1927)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    • Produced in association with John Cromwell
    What the Doctor Ordered (Aug 18, 1927 - Sep 1927)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    The Silver Cord (Dec 20, 1926 - Jul 23, 1927)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    Fanny (Sep 21, 1926 - Nov 1926)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Gyp Gradyear - Original
    Kitty's Kisses (May 06, 1926 - Oct 02, 1926)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    Devils (Mar 17, 1926 - Apr 1926)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Mathew Dibble - Original
    Little Eyolf (Feb 02, 1926 - Feb 1926)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Engineer Borgheim - Original
    Lucky Sam McCarver (Oct 21, 1925 - Nov 14, 1925)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Sam McCarver - Original
    • Produced in association with John Cromwell
    Harvest (Sep 19, 1925 - Oct 1925)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    • Produced in association with John Cromwell
    Oh Mama (Aug 19, 1925 - Oct 1925)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Julien Rhenal - Original
    It All Depends (Aug 10, 1925 - Aug 1925)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by John Cromwell
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    She Had To Know (Feb 02, 1925 - Apr 1925)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    Bewitched (Oct 01, 1924 - Oct 1924)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by John Cromwell
    Tarnish (Oct 01, 1923 - May 03, 1924)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by John Cromwell
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    The World We Live In (Oct 31, 1922 - Feb 03, 1923)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    Manhattan (Aug 15, 1922 - Oct 1922)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by John Cromwell
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    The Law Breaker (Feb 01, 1922 - Apr 1922)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Walter Homer - Original
    Drifting (Jan 02, 1922 - Feb 1922)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    Bought and Paid For (Dec 07, 1921 - Dec 1921)
    Play, Revival
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    Marie Antoinette (Nov 22, 1921 - Nov 1921)
    Play, Revival
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Maillard - Original
    Personality (Aug 27, 1921 - Sep 1921)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Simpson - Original
    The Teaser (Jul 27, 1921 - Aug 1921)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Roddy Caswell - Original
    The Young Visitors (Nov 29, 1920 - Dec 1920)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    Immodest Violet (Aug 24, 1920 - Sep 15, 1920)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Mr. Tackaberry - Original
    She Would and She Did (Sep 11, 1919 - Oct 11, 1919)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by John Cromwell
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Frank Goward - Original
    At 9:45 (Jun 28, 1919 - Oct 1919)
    Play, Original
    • Staged under the Direction of John Cromwell
    The Indestructible Wife (Jan 30, 1918 - Feb 1918)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Original
    The Land of the Free (Oct 02, 1917 - Oct 1917)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    Captain Brassbound's Conversion (Mar 29, 1916 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Capt. Kearney, U.S.N. - Original
    The Earth (Feb 15, 1916 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Original
    Major Barbara (Dec 09, 1915 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Charles Lomax - Original
    The Liars (Nov 09, 1915 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Archibald Coke - Original
    The New York Idea (Sep 28, 1915 - Closing date unknown)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • William Ludley - Original
    Sinners (Jan 07, 1915 - Jul 1915)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Original
    Life (Oct 24, 1914 - Mar 1915)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    Too Many Cooks (Feb 24, 1914 - Sep 1914)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • Frank Andrews - Original
    The Painted Woman (Mar 05, 1913 - Mar 06, 1913)
    Play, Original
    • Directed by John Cromwell
    Little Women (Oct 14, 1912 - Mar 01, 1913)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: John Cromwell
      • John Brooke - Original
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Best Featured Actor in a Play

    1952 | Winner  | Point of No Return
    Performer: John Cromwell
Solitaire / Double Solitaire (Sep 30, 1971 - Oct 31, 1971)
Double Solitaire
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Mr. Potter - Original
Solitaire
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Father - Original
Mary, Mary (Mar 08, 1961 - Dec 12, 1964)
Play, Original
  • Also Starring: John Cromwell
    • Oscar Nelson - Original
What Every Woman Knows (Dec 22, 1954 - Jan 02, 1955)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Charles Venables - Original
Sabrina Fair (Nov 11, 1953 - Aug 21, 1954)
Play, Original
  • Also Starring: John Cromwell
    • Linus Larrabee - Original
The Climate of Eden (Nov 06, 1952 - Nov 22, 1952)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • The Reverend Gerald Harmston - Original
Point of No Return (Dec 13, 1951 - Nov 22, 1952)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • John Gray - Original
Naughty Naught '00 (Oct 19, 1946 - Nov 02, 1946)
Musical, Revival
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • P. De Quincy Devereux - Original
The Moon Vine (Feb 11, 1943 - Feb 27, 1943)
Play, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
Yankee Point (Nov 23, 1942 - Dec 12, 1942)
Play, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Bob Adams - Original
Gabrielle (Mar 25, 1941 - Mar 26, 1941)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Detlev Spinell - Original
Grey Farm (May 03, 1940 - Jun 01, 1940)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Stephen Grantham - Original
Yr. Obedient Husband (Jan 10, 1938 - Jan 1938)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
The Ghost of Yankee Doodle (Nov 22, 1937 - Jan 01, 1938)
Play, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
  • Production Supervised by John Cromwell
Gentlemen of the Press (Aug 27, 1928 - Dec 1928)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Wick Snell - Original
The Queen's Husband (Jan 25, 1928 - May 1928)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
The Racket (Nov 22, 1927 - Mar 1928)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Captain McQuigg - Original
Women Go On Forever (Sep 07, 1927 - Dec 1927)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
  • Produced in association with John Cromwell
What the Doctor Ordered (Aug 18, 1927 - Sep 1927)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
The Silver Cord (Dec 20, 1926 - Jul 23, 1927)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
Fanny (Sep 21, 1926 - Nov 1926)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Gyp Gradyear - Original
Kitty's Kisses (May 06, 1926 - Oct 02, 1926)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
Devils (Mar 17, 1926 - Apr 1926)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Mathew Dibble - Original
Little Eyolf (Feb 02, 1926 - Feb 1926)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Engineer Borgheim - Original
Lucky Sam McCarver (Oct 21, 1925 - Nov 14, 1925)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Sam McCarver - Original
  • Produced in association with John Cromwell
Harvest (Sep 19, 1925 - Oct 1925)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
  • Produced in association with John Cromwell
Oh Mama (Aug 19, 1925 - Oct 1925)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Julien Rhenal - Original
It All Depends (Aug 10, 1925 - Aug 1925)
Play, Original
  • Produced by John Cromwell
  • Staged by John Cromwell
She Had To Know (Feb 02, 1925 - Apr 1925)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
Bewitched (Oct 01, 1924 - Oct 1924)
Play, Original
  • Produced by John Cromwell
Tarnish (Oct 01, 1923 - May 03, 1924)
Play, Original
  • Produced by John Cromwell
  • Staged by John Cromwell
The World We Live In (Oct 31, 1922 - Feb 03, 1923)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
Manhattan (Aug 15, 1922 - Oct 1922)
Play, Original
  • Produced by John Cromwell
  • Staged by John Cromwell
The Law Breaker (Feb 01, 1922 - Apr 1922)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Walter Homer - Original
Drifting (Jan 02, 1922 - Feb 1922)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
Bought and Paid For (Dec 07, 1921 - Dec 1921)
Play, Revival
  • Staged by John Cromwell
Marie Antoinette (Nov 22, 1921 - Nov 1921)
Play, Revival
  • Staged by John Cromwell
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Maillard - Original
Personality (Aug 27, 1921 - Sep 1921)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Simpson - Original
The Teaser (Jul 27, 1921 - Aug 1921)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Roddy Caswell - Original
The Young Visitors (Nov 29, 1920 - Dec 1920)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
Immodest Violet (Aug 24, 1920 - Sep 15, 1920)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Mr. Tackaberry - Original
She Would and She Did (Sep 11, 1919 - Oct 11, 1919)
Play, Original
  • Staged by John Cromwell
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Frank Goward - Original
At 9:45 (Jun 28, 1919 - Oct 1919)
Play, Original
  • Staged under the Direction of John Cromwell
The Indestructible Wife (Jan 30, 1918 - Feb 1918)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Original
The Land of the Free (Oct 02, 1917 - Oct 1917)
Play, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
Captain Brassbound's Conversion (Mar 29, 1916 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Capt. Kearney, U.S.N. - Original
The Earth (Feb 15, 1916 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Original
Major Barbara (Dec 09, 1915 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Charles Lomax - Original
The Liars (Nov 09, 1915 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Archibald Coke - Original
The New York Idea (Sep 28, 1915 - Closing date unknown)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • William Ludley - Original
Sinners (Jan 07, 1915 - Jul 1915)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Original
Life (Oct 24, 1914 - Mar 1915)
Play, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
Too Many Cooks (Feb 24, 1914 - Sep 1914)
Play, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • Frank Andrews - Original
The Painted Woman (Mar 05, 1913 - Mar 06, 1913)
Play, Original
  • Directed by John Cromwell
Little Women (Oct 14, 1912 - Mar 01, 1913)
Play, Original
  • Performer: John Cromwell
    • John Brooke - Original

Tony Award®

Best Featured Actor in a Play

1952 | Winner  | Point of No Return
Performer: John Cromwell

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