He has three children and has been married twice.

Cromwell is known for his unusually tall stature; he stands at 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), making him the tallest person to ever be nominated for an Academy Award.

He has long been an advocate of leftist causes. In the late 1960s he was a member of "The Committee to Defend The Panthers", a group organized to defend 13 members of the Black Panther Party who had been imprisoned in New York on charges of conspiracy. All thirteen were eventually released. In a 2004 interview with CNN.com, Cromwell praised the Panthers. He became a vegetarian in 1974 after seeing Read more...