Who Knew? Oscar Nominee James Cromwell Was Typecast For Years Because Of 'AITF???' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 02-21-2012, 11:48 PM

He’s been consistently employed since 1974 when he appeared in All in the Family as Archie Bunker’s friend, Stretch Cunningham. “You know, it took me two years before I got my first film role,” Cromwell pointed out when I asked him about the beginning of his career. “They considered me a sit-com actor and thought that I could only do comedic roles.” His film debut didn’t allow him to stretch much, as it was the 1976 Neil Simon comedy hit Murder by Death. While the movie was a success, it did little to advance Cromwell’s career, though it provided him with enough hope to continue to hone his craft. After nearly two decades of supporting roles in films and television series such as The Man with Two Brains, Revenge of the Nerds, The Rockford Files and Dallas, he finally got his big break with Babe, a role distinctly different from anything he’d ever done before.

http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springf...d-success.html

comedyfreak · 02-22-2012, 04:35 AM

He had his own sitcom that didn't last called Hot L Baltimore.

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