
James Cromwell backstage at the the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept.22, 2013, at Nokia Theatre, L.A. Live, in Los Angeles. - Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times/TNS
NEW YORK — Actor James Cromwell glued his hand to the counter at a Midtown Manhattan Starbucks as part of a protest over the chain charging extra for vegan milk. Sporting a “Free the Animals” T-shirt, Cromwell joined members of PETA inside the Broadway Starbucks near West 40th Street. Plant-based milk shouldn’t cost coffee drinkers extra, the protesters insist. “There’s no reason for it,” Cromwell said. “Except greed.” The 82-year-old actor and climate change activist, who was nominated for an Oscar for “Babe” in 1995 and currently stars in HBO’s “Succession,” sat on the counter, right hand su...