Broderick Crawford

Deceased · Born: Dec 9, 1911 · Died: Apr 26, 1986

Personal Details

Born Dec 9, 1911 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Spouse

Mary Alice Moore
( Aug 8, 1973 to Apr 26, 1986 )
Joan Tabor
( Jan 4, 1962 to Apr 26, 1967 )
Kay Griffith
( Nov 20, 1940 to Aug 19, 1958 )

Parents

Lester Crawford
Helen Broderick

Biography

William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his portayal of Willie Stark in the film All the King's Men (1949), which earned him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Often cast in tough-guy roles, he later achieved recognition for his starring role as Dan Mathews in the crime television series Highway Patrol (1955–1959). Description above from the Wikipedia article Broderick Crawford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1984

Dealers in Death: Murder and Mayhem in America

Dealers in Death: Murder and Mayhem in America as Narrator

1982

Liar's Moon as Col. Tubman

1980

There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride as Gas Station Attendant

Harlequin as Doc Wheelan

1979

A Little Romance

A Little Romance as Brod

1977

Mayday at 40, 000 Feet!

Mayday at 40, 000 Feet! as Marshal Riese

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as J. Edgar Hoover

1976

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby as Sheriff Holtzman

1975

Death Brings Roses

Death Brings Roses as Bartender

1974

The Phantom of Hollywood

The Phantom of Hollywood as Capt. O'Neal

1973

Terror in the Wax Museum

Terror in the Wax Museum as Amos Burns

1972

Embassy as Frank Dunniger

Adventures of Nick Carter

Adventures of Nick Carter as Otis Duncan

Banacek as Gilbert Deretzo

1971

A Tattered Web as Willard Edson

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

Night Gallery as Joseph Fulton

1970

Hell's Bloody Devils

Hell's Bloody Devils as Gavin

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as Parker

Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht

Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht as B.J Hankins

Ransom Money as Inspector Joseph Medford

The Challenge as Gen. Lewis Meyers

1969

Land of the Giants

Land of the Giants as Prof. Gorn

1968

1967

Red Tomahawk as Columbus Smith

1966

The Vulture as Brian F. Stroud

The Texican as Luke Starr

The Oscar as Sheriff

Mutiny at Fort Sharpe

Mutiny at Fort Sharpe as Col. Lenox

Kid Rodelo as Joe Harbin

1965

Up from the Beach

Up from the Beach as MP Major

1964

A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home as Harrigan

1963

The Castilian as Don Sancho

The Virginian as George Wolfe

1962

Convicts 4 as Warden

1961

Square of Violence

Square of Violence as Dr. Stefan Bernardi

1960

Goliath and the Dragon

Goliath and the Dragon as Re Eurito (King Eurystheus)

1958

The Decks Ran Red

The Decks Ran Red as Henry Scott

Bat Masterson as Sgt. Foley

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive as Vinnie Harold

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell as Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G

1955

New York Confidential

New York Confidential as Charlie Lupo

The Swindle as Augusto

Not as a Stranger

Not as a Stranger as Dr. Aarons

Big House, U.S.A.

Big House, U.S.A. as Rollo Lamar

Highway Patrol as Chief Dan Mathews

1954

Human Desire as Carl Buckley

Night People as Charles Leatherby

Down Three Dark Streets

Down Three Dark Streets as John 'Ripley

1953

Last of the Comanches

Last of the Comanches as Sgt. Matt Trainor

The Last Posse as Sheriff John Frazier

1952

Scandal Sheet as Mark Chapman

Stop, You're Killing Me

Stop, You're Killing Me as Remy Marko

Lone Star as Thomas Craden

1951

The Mob as Johnny Damico

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre as David

1950

Born Yesterday as Harry Brock

Cargo to Capetown

Cargo to Capetown as Johnny Phelan

Convicted as George Knowland

1949

Badmen of Tombstone

Badmen of Tombstone as William Morgan

Night Unto Night

Night Unto Night as C.L. Shawn

A Kiss in the Dark

A Kiss in the Dark as Mr. Botts

All the King's Men

All the King's Men as Willie Stark

Anna Lucasta as Frank

1948

Sealed Verdict as Captain Kinsella

The Time of Your Life

The Time of Your Life as Krupp

1947

Slave Girl as Chips Jackson

The Flame as Ernie Hicks

1946

The Runaround as Louis Prentiss

Black Angel as Captain Flood

1942

Broadway as Steve Crandall

Men of Texas as Henry Clay Jackson

Larceny, Inc as Jug Martin

Butch Minds the Baby

Butch Minds the Baby as Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan

Sin Town as Dude McNair

North to the Klondike

North to the Klondike as John Thorn

1941

Badlands of Dakota

Badlands of Dakota as Bob Holliday

South of Tahiti

South of Tahiti as Chuck

The Black Cat as Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Tight Shoes as Speedy Miller

1940

When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode as Bob Dalton

Seven Sinners as Little Ned

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby as Michael G. 'Sonny' McGann

Texas Rangers Ride Again

Texas Rangers Ride Again as Mace Townsley

Trail of the Vigilantes

Trail of the Vigilantes as Swanee

1939

Island of Lost Men

Island of Lost Men as Tex Ballister

Beau Geste as Hank Miller

Slightly Honorable

Slightly Honorable as Russel Sampson

Undercover Doctor

Undercover Doctor as Eddie Krator

The Real Glory as Lt. Larson

Eternally Yours

Eternally Yours as Don Burns

1938

Start Cheering as Biff Gordon

1937

Woman Chases Man

Woman Chases Man as Hunk

appearances

2021

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

1976

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1942

Breakdowns of 1942

Breakdowns of 1942