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James Cranna(1943-2017)

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James Cranna was born on 6 August 1943 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was an actor, known for Madame Doubtfire (1993), THX 1138 (1971) and American Graffiti (1973). He died on 4 May 2017 in San Rafael, California, USA.
BornAugust 6, 1943
DiedMay 4, 2017(73)
BornAugust 6, 1943
DiedMay 4, 2017(73)
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Robin Williams, Sally Field, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, and Mara Wilson in Madame Doubtfire (1993)
Madame Doubtfire
7.1
  • Ron(as James S. Cranna)
  • 1993
THX 1138 (1971)
THX 1138
6.6
  • Announcer(voice)
  • 1971
Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Charles Martin Smith, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, and Cindy Williams in American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti
7.4
  • Thief
  • 1973
C'était demain (1979)
C'était demain
7.0
  • Man
  • 1979

Credits

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  • Happily Even After (2004)
    Happily Even After
    6.6
    • Museum Supervisor
    • 2004
  • Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time (1999)
    Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time
    8.4
    Video Game
    • Peasants
    • Redcoat Leader (voice, as Jim Cranna)
    • 1999
  • Byzantine: The Betrayal (1997)
    Byzantine: The Betrayal
    8.5
    Video Game
    • (voice, as Jim Cranna)
    • 1997
  • Carmen Sandiego Word Detective (1997)
    Carmen Sandiego Word Detective
    7.7
    Video Game
    • Additional Voices (voice, as Jim Cranna)
    • 1997
  • Quand bébé s'en mêle (1997)
    Quand bébé s'en mêle
    4.8
    • Guy on Plane (as Jim Cranna)
    • 1997
  • King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride (1994)
    King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
    7.6
    Video Game
    • The Troll Cook
    • Arch-Duke Fifi le YipYap
    • The Mockingbird (voice) ...
    • 1994
  • Matt Dillon and Joan Chen in Golden Gate (1994)
    Golden Gate
    5.2
    • Court bailiff
    • 1994
  • Police Quest: Open Season (1993)
    Police Quest: Open Season
    6.7
    Video Game
    • Officer Woodbury
    • Impound Clerk
    • Concerned Citizen (voice)
    • 1993
  • Robin Williams, Sally Field, Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, and Mara Wilson in Madame Doubtfire (1993)
    Madame Doubtfire
    7.1
    • Ron (as James S. Cranna)
    • 1993
  • Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson in Made in America (1993)
    Made in America
    5.1
    • Person at Car Lot
    • 1993
  • Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)
    Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Lt. Mitarnowski (as Jim Cranna)
    • 1991
  • Jack Killian, l'homme au micro (1988)
    Jack Killian, l'homme au micro
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Howard (as James S. Cranna)
    • 1989
  • Jeff Bridges in Tucker: L'homme et son rêve (1988)
    Tucker: L'homme et son rêve
    6.9
    • Man in Audience
    • 1988
  • Au nom de l'amour (1987)
    Au nom de l'amour
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Pastor
    • 1987
  • Living on Tokyo Time (1987)
    Living on Tokyo Time
    6.5
    • Jimbo (as Jim Cranna)
    • 1987

Additional Crew

  • Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Seymour Cassel, David Paymer, Maury Chaykin, and Joe Piscopo in Bartleby (2001)
    Bartleby
    6.4
    • additional voice (as Jim Cranna)
    • 2001
  • Laverne et Shirley (1976)
    Laverne et Shirley
    7.0
    TV Series
    • story editor
    • 1976
  • A Session with the Committee (1969)
    A Session with the Committee
    7.2
    • production assistant
    • 1969

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  • Alternative names
    • James A. Cranna
  • Born
    • August 6, 1943
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • May 4, 2017
    • San Rafael, California, USA

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    Father of Rose, Ben and Rachel Cranna.
  • Trademark
      Frequently worked with directors George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola

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