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Broderick Crawford

Acting

Born December 9, 1911 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died April 26, 1986

Also known as William Broderick Crawford

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1950
  • Golden Globe AwardBest Actor – Motion Picture Drama · 1950
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1950 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Castilian

1963as Don Sancho

Banacek

1972as Gilbert Deretzo

Get Smart

1965as C. Errol Madre

Night Gallery

1969as Joseph Fulton

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

The Swindle

1955as Augusto

Rawhide

1959as Jud Hammerklein

Born Yesterday

1950as Harry Brock

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964as Mark Tenza

Larceny, Inc

1942as Jug Martin

Scandal Sheet

1952as Mark Chapman

All the King's Men

1949as Willie Stark

Beau Geste

1939as Hank Miller

CHiPs

1977

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Ironside

1967

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956as Vinnie Harold

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950as Self

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

as Soyil Irosian

A Little Romance

1979as Brod

Land of the Giants

1968as Prof. Gorn

Human Desire

1954as Carl Buckley

Four Star Playhouse

1952as Mike Dundee

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948as Self

Simon & Simon

1981

The Mob

1951as Johnny Damico

Lux Video Theatre

as Socko Renard

Big House, U.S.A

1955as Rollo Lamar

The Virginian

1962as George Wolfe

The Black Cat

1941as Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Telephone Time

Mayday at 40,000 Feet

1977as Marshal Riese

Not as a Stranger

1955as Dr. Aarons

The Last Posse

1953as Sheriff John Frazier

The Real Glory

1939as Lieut. Larsen

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

2021as Self (archive footage)

Between Heaven and Hell

1956as Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G

Night People

1954as Charles Leatherby

Convicted

1950as George Knowland

When the Daltons Rode

1940as Bob Dalton

Bat Masterson

1958as Sgt. Foley

The Time of Your Life

1948as Krupp

Black Angel

1946as Captain Flood

New York Confidential

1955as Charlie Lupo

Eternally Yours

1939as Don Burns

Woman Chases Man

1937as Hunk

Down Three Dark Streets

1954as John 'Ripley

The Flame

1947as Ernie Hicks

Seven Sinners

1940as Little Ned

Cimarron Strip

1967