In a performing career that spanned seven decades, Hume Cronyn was better known for his work on the Broadway stage than the small screen. Yet before he died of prostate cancer on June 15, Cronyn had actually collected more Emmys (three) than Tony Awards (two).

In all, he was nominated seven times for Emmy Awards. But surprisingly enough, the legendary actor's first nomination wasn't even for acting. In 1984, he was an Emmy finalist as a writer for The Dollmaker, an ABC Theatre Presentation. He took home the statuette for his performances in the television movies Age-Old Friends, Broadway Bound, and To Dance With the White Dog.

The Canadian-born Cronyn gave up a promising boxing career for the stage, and appeared in several Broadway shows in the late 30's, including a starring role in a production of Chekhov's Three Sisters in 1939

He made the transition to Hollywood in 1943, with a small but key role in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt. Hitchcock cast Cronyn again in Lifeboat, as well as two episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He went on to earn a long list of film and television credits, including Phantom of the Opera, The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Parallax View, Brewster's Millions, Cocoon, and Marvin's Room. Cronyn received a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for the 1944 concentration-camp drama The Seventh Cross.