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oh my god - he's not british!

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    xLoneWolfx — 18 years ago(June 05, 2007 06:42 AM)

    I seem to recall a "Cromwell" that was not so popular in Ireland

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      mcode518 — 18 years ago(June 12, 2007 09:41 PM)

      He even has that British look! And he should've at least been nominated an Oscar for his spot-on portrayal of a British farmer in Babe.
      I recently saw him in the movie Tank and was very surprised to see him play a convincing southern deputy (in one funny scene, he's bare assed from head to toe if anyone wants to know). Then I came on here to find that he was actually born in LA! Man, he had me fooled.
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        Planker — 18 years ago(June 17, 2007 10:54 AM)

        ummm.he was nominated for an Oscar for Babe

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          lukaslukas — 18 years ago(August 13, 2007 02:37 AM)

          Of course, he has the British look.
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            jeffma — 17 years ago(November 10, 2008 08:10 PM)

            I always thought he looked Mexican.

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              Gwasgray — 16 years ago(September 10, 2009 07:27 AM)

              How come none of you ignoramuses acknowledged that his "Britishness" is probably because he shares a surname with a very famous British revolutionary? (although johnrupertg probably knows)
              Cromwell is to British history what Jefferson, Lincoln and perhaps even Washington are to American history. Actually I've always wondered if James Cromwell is at all related to him. Perhaps if he went on "Who Do You Think You Are?" we'd find out (although it seems to be limited to celebrities who were born in Britain)

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                  theauxphou — 12 years ago(February 24, 2014 02:11 AM)

                  Which Cromwell? The actor or the wart face?

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                    AssetsonFire — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 11:34 AM)

                    Perhaps those ignoramuses weren't taught the hist5b4ory of foreign countries at high school? Perhaps they were, but they aren't such conceited arse wipes that they'd think impertinent name-dropping would add anything to the discussion? Who knows??
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                      Gwasgray — 9 years ago(November 29, 2016 11:40 AM)

                      Maybe I was a conceited arse wipe back in 2009.

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                        cahisi — 13 years ago(December 17, 2012 04:12 PM)

                        I thought Babe was set in Australia?

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                          aimeemacdn — 18 years ago(June 30, 2007 06:26 AM)

                          Me too, as soon as I saw him in "Then Queen" I thought I know that guy, but from famous US productions like The Green Mile, Babe etc. His accent in The Queen is perfect. How did he do it?

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                              johnrupertg — 17 years ago(August 11, 2008 05:06 PM)

                              The name "Cromwell" should indeed be indicative of Britain, however Mr. James Cromwell's accents certainly are not. His accents are about as British as one can get for a Californian actor putting on a British accent. If you have been raised in Britain it is clear his accent is not "English." Affected perhaps, English not.

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                                sir_mercutio_99 — 17 years ago(August 16, 2008 06:16 PM)

                                Strange I always thought he was Irish.

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                                  maris1 — 17 years ago(August 22, 2008 07:18 PM)

                                  I second the OP, my god I just found out he's not British..I was 100% convinced he was!

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                                    sweiland75 — 17 years ago(October 02, 2008 12:54 PM)

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                                      sportin_jenny — 16 years ago(October 03, 2009 03:17 AM)

                                      I remember him from All in the Family, and whenever I see him I sayhey it's Stretch CunninghamI remember on Happy Days, Richie Cunningham shows how, when he's with a girl, how he stretches then puts his arm around the girland then he says"and that's why they call me Stretch Cunningham" lol

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                                        KazKazui — 16 years ago(December 03, 2009 02:37 AM)

                                        I always thought he's Australian, it really suprised me that he's American

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                                          activista — 12 years ago(September 20, 2013 09:34 PM)

                                          For realI always assumed he was Australian since BABE was done by an Australian director, and because of his name,which is straight-up British. I also didn't know he was well past retirement ageI looked at his birth date and was like, "He's THAT old?" because he dosen't look or act itjust saw him on Tavis Smiley, and didn't know he was that politically active and awareinteresting dudeanother reason I need to watch my tape of L.A. CONFIDENTIAL.

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