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Broderick Crawford (I) (1911–1986)

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Broderick Crawford is best remembered for two roles: his Oscar-winning turn as Willie Stark in All the King's Men, and as Chief Dan Matthews on the syndicated TV series Highway Patrol. He was also memorable as Judy Holliday's boisterous boyfriend in Born Yesterday. He was born William Broderick Crawford on December 9... See full bio »

Born:

William Broderick Crawford
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Rancho Mirage, California, USA
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1982 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Kern Barnett
– Rough Rider Rides Again (1982) … Kern Barnett
 
1982 Liar's Moon
Col. Tubman
 
1982 The Uppercrust
Mike Carrady
 
1981 Fantasy Island (TV series)
Jake Dutton
– Lillian Russell/The Lagoon (1981) … Jake Dutton
 
1981 Vega$ (TV series)
Winslow
– Dead Ringer (1981) … Winslow
 
1980 There Goes the Bride
Gas Station Attendant
 
1980 Harlequin
Doc Wheelan
 
1979 The Hughes Mystery
 
1978 Flying High (TV series)
Willard
– South by Southwest (1978) … Willard
 
1977 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
 
1977 Ningen no shômei
Detective O'Brien
 
1976 Mayday at 40,000 Feet! (TV movie)
Marshal Riese
 
1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (TV movie)
Sheriff Holtzman
 
1976 Hunter (TV series)
Gen. Meeker
– Hunter (1976) … Gen. Meeker
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Special Effects Man
 
1976 City of Angels (TV series)
– The Losers (1976)
 
1975 Medical Story (TV series)
Joe Hudson
– The God Syndrome (1975) … Joe Hudson
 
1974 Harry O (TV series)
John Mackenzie
– Forty Reasons to Kill: Part 2 (1974) … John Mackenzie (credit only)
– Forty Reasons to Kill: Part 1 (1974) … John Mackenzie
 
1974 Paradise (TV movie)
 
1974 The Phantom of Hollywood (TV movie)
Capt. O'Neal
 
1973 Terror in the Wax Museum
Amos Burns
 
1973 Jigsaw (TV series)
– Kiss the Dream Goodbye (1973)
 
1972 Banacek (TV series)
Gilbert Deretzo
– No Sign of the Cross (1972) … Gilbert Deretzo
 
1972 The Candidate
Voice of Jarmon, Narrator (uncredited)
 
1972 Embassy
Frank Dunniger
 
1972 Rod Serling's Night Gallery (TV series)
Joseph Fulton (segment "You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore")
– The Sins of the Fathers/You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore (1972) … Joseph Fulton (segment "You Can't Get Help Like That Anymore")
 
1972 Adventures of Nick Carter (TV movie)
Otis Duncan
 
1972 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
Chester E. Powers
– The Man Who Broke the Bank at Red Gap (1972) … Chester E. Powers
 
1971 Cade's County (TV series)
Wes Novak
– Requiem for Miss Madrid (1971) … Wes Novak
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
Holland Sr.
– Disaster on Turner Street (1971) … Holland Sr.
 
1971 A Tattered Web (TV movie)
Willard Edson
 
1970-1971 The Interns (TV series)
Dr. Peter Goldstone
– The Choice (1971) … Dr. Peter Goldstone
– Castle of the Lion (1971) … Dr. Peter Goldstone
– The Manly Art (1971) … Dr. Peter Goldstone
– The Guardian (1971) … Dr. Peter Goldstone
– Heart Trouble (1971) … Dr. Peter Goldstone
See all 24 episodes »
 
1970 Gregorio and His Angel
Gregorio
 
1970 The Challenge (TV movie)
Gen. Lewis Meyers
 
1970 It Takes a Thief (TV series)
Harvey Galishaw
– Fortune City (1970) … Harvey Galishaw
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Inspector Ed Harlow
– A Perfect Piece of Casting (1970) … Inspector Ed Harlow
 
1970 Mir hat es immer Spaß gemacht
B.J Hankins
 
1970 Ransom Money
Inspector Joseph Medford
 
1970 Maharlika
Gen. Hadley
 
1970 The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Parker
 
1970 Hell's Bloody Devils
Gavin
 
1968-1969 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Bianchi / Harry Ricco / Wolf Lang
– The Power (1969) … Bianchi
– Blind Man's Bluff (1969) … Wolf Lang
– High on a Rainbow (1968) … Harry Ricco
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Francis Adams (segment "Love and the Dating Computer")
– Love and the Busy Husband/Love and the Dating Computer/Love and the Watchdog (1969) … Francis Adams (segment "Love and the Dating Computer")
 
1969 Get Smart (TV series)
C. Errol Madre
– The Treasure of C. Errol Madre (1969) … C. Errol Madre
 
1969 Land of the Giants (TV series)
Prof. Gorn
– The Mechanical Man (1969) … Prof. Gorn
 
1969 Ironside (TV series)
Jack Stuart
– In Search of an Artist (1969) … Jack Stuart
 
1968 Cimarron Strip (TV series)
A-1 Joe Lehigh
– The Blue Moon Train (1968) … A-1 Joe Lehigh
 
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mark Tenza
– The 'J' for Judas Affair (1967) … Mark Tenza
 
1967 The Vulture
Brian F. Stroud
 
1967 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Soyil Irosian
– The Low Blue C Affair (1967) … Soyil Irosian
 
1967 Red Tomahawk
Columbus Smith
 
1966 The Texican
Luke Starr
 
1964-1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Bill Thayer / Col. Harper / Mile
– Brilliant Benjamin Boggs (1966) … Bill Thayer
– March from Camp Tyler (1965) … Col. Harper
– The Meal Ticket (1964) … Mile
 
1966 The Oscar
Sheriff
 
1966 Mutiny at Fort Sharp
Col. Lenox
 
1966 Kid Rodelo
Joe Harbin
 
1965 Up from the Beach
MP Major
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Walter 'Pop' Tullett
– The Long Ravine (1965) … Walter 'Pop' Tullett
 
1965 The Rogues (TV series)
Amos Cavanaugh
– Gambit by the Golden Gate (1965) … Amos Cavanaugh
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Carlos Varga / Hamilton Talbert / Milhew Court / …
– Who Killed Davidian Jonas? (1964) … Milhew Court
– Who Killed 711? (1964) … Tristram Corporal
– Who Killed Avery Lord? (1964) … Hamilton Talbert
– Who Killed Snooky Martinelli? (1964) … Carlos Varga
 
1964 A House Is Not a Home
Harrigan
 
1964 Rawhide (TV series)
Jud Hammerklein
– Incident at Deadhorse: Part II (1964) … Jud Hammerklein
– Incident at Deadhorse: Part I (1964) … Jud Hammerklein
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Oakley
– The Solid Gold Girl (1964) … Oakley
 
1963 Arrest and Trial (TV series)
Grant Randolph
– A Flame in the Dark (1963) … Grant Randolph
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
George Wolfe
– A Killer in Town (1963) … George Wolfe
 
1963 No temas a la ley
Man in hotel (uncredited)
 
1963 Kraft Mystery Theater (TV series)
Keyes
– Shadow of a Man (1963) … Keyes
 
1963 The Castilian
Don Sancho
 
1962 Convicts 4
Warden
 
1961-1962 King of Diamonds (TV series)
Johnny King
– The Diamond Makers (1962) … Johnny King
– King Meets the Queen (1962) … Johnny King
– Rain on Wednesday (1962) … Johnny King
– A Diamond for Mister Smith (1962) … Johnny King
– Mace (1962) … Johnny King
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1961 Square of Violence
Dr. Stefan Bernardi
 
1960 Goliath and the Dragon
Re Eurito / King Eurystheus
 
1955-1959 Highway Patrol (TV series)
Chief Dan Mathews / Dan Mathews
– Bank Messenger (1959) … Chief Dan Mathews
– Detour to Death (1959) … Chief Dan Mathews
– Desperate Men (1959) … Chief Dan Mathews
– Auto Press (1959) … Chief Dan Mathews
– Women Escapees (1959) … Chief Dan Mathews
See all 156 episodes »
 
1959 The Rough Riders (TV series)
William Quantrill
– The Plot to Assassinate President Johnson (1959) … William Quantrill
 
1958 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Sgt. Foley
– Two Graves for Swan Valley (1958) … Sgt. Foley
 
1958 The Decks Ran Red
Henry Scott
 
1956 Telephone Time (TV series)
– Knockout (1956)
 
1956 Between Heaven and Hell
Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G
 
1956 The Fastest Gun Alive
Vinnie Harold
 
1955 Il bidone
Augusto
 
1955 Not as a Stranger
Dr. Aarons
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Heine Schmitz
– Dancing Dan's Christmas (1955) … Heine Schmitz
 
1955 Big House, U.S.A.
Rollo Lamar
 
1955 New York Confidential
Charlie Lupo
 
1955 Producers' Showcase (TV series)
Walter Reed
– Yellow Jack (1955) … Walter Reed
 
1955 Man on a Bus (short)
Bus driver
 
1954 Down Three Dark Streets
FBI Agent John 'Rip' Ripley
 
1954 Human Desire
Carl Buckley
 
1954 Night People
Charles Leatherby
 
1953-1954 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Joe Mitchell
– Man from Outside (1954) … Joe Mitchell
– Desert Tragedy (1953)
– The Widow Makes Three (1953)
 
1952-1953 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
David / Socko Renard
– The Return of Socko Renard (1953) … Socko Renard
– Man at Bay (1952) … David
 
1953 Footlights Theater (TV series)
Lt. Mike Fargo
– Margin for Fair (1953) … Lt. Mike Fargo
 
1953 The Last Posse
Sheriff John Frazier
 
1953 Danger (TV series)
– Borrowed Furs (1953)
 
1953 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
– Margin for Fear (1953)
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Scott
– Ride the River (1953) … Scott
 
1953 Last of the Comanches
Sgt. Matt Trainor
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Mike Dundee
– Knockout (1953) … Mike Dundee
 
1952 Stop, You're Killing Me
Remy Marko
 
1952 Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Broderick Crawford (uncredited)
 
1952 Lone Star
Thomas Craden
 
1952 Scandal Sheet
Mark Chapman aka George Grant
 
1951 We, the People (TV series)
– Episode dated 5 October 1951 (1951)
 
1951 The Mob
Johnny Damico
 
1950 Born Yesterday
Harry Brock
 
1950 Convicted
George Knowland
 
1950 Cargo to Capetown
Johnny Phelan
 
1949 All the King's Men
Willie Stark
 
1949 Anna Lucasta
Frank
 
1949 Night Unto Night
C.L. Shawn
 
1949 A Kiss in the Dark
Mr. Botts
 
1949 Bad Men of Tombstone
William Morgan
 
1948 Sealed Verdict
Capt. Kinsella
 
1948 The Time of Your Life
Krupp (a bewildered policeman)
 
1947 The Flame
Ernie Hicks
 
1947 Slave Girl
Chips Jackson
 
1946 Black Angel
Capt. Flood
 
1946 The Runaround
Louis Prentiss
 
1942 Keeping Fit (short)
Brod - Factory Worker
 
1942 Sin Town
Dude McNair
 
1942 Men of Texas
Henry Clay Jackson
 
1942 Broadway
Steve Crandall
 
1942 Larceny, Inc.
Jug Martin
 
1942 Butch Minds the Baby
Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan
 
1942 North to the Klondike
John Thorn
 
1941 South of Tahiti
Chuck
 
1941 Badlands of Dakota
Bob Holliday
 
1941 Tight Shoes
Speedy Miller
 
1941 The Black Cat
Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
 
1940 The Texas Rangers Ride Again
Mace Townsley
 
1940 Trail of the Vigilantes
Swanee
 
1940 Seven Sinners
Little Ned
 
1940 When the Daltons Rode
Bob Dalton
 
1940 I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
Michael G. 'Sonny' McGann
 
1939 Slightly Honorable
Russel Sampson
 
1939 Eternally Yours
Don Burns
 
1939 The Real Glory
Lieut. Larson
 
1939 Island of Lost Men
Tex Ballister
 
1939 Beau Geste
Hank Miller
 
1939 Undercover Doctor
Eddie Krator
 
1939 Sudden Money
Archibald 'Doc' Finney
 
1939 Ambush
Randall
 
1938 Start Cheering
Biff Gordon
 
1937 Woman Chases Man
Hunk
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1952 Stop, You're Killing Me (performer: "You're My Ever-Loving" - uncredited)
 
1949 Night Unto Night (performer: "Going to Shout All Over God's Heaven" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Knockout (1953) (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (19 titles)
1984 Dealers in Death (documentary)
Narrator
 
1979 A Little Romance
Himself
 
1977 CHiPs (TV series)
Himself
– Hustle (1977) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / J. Edgar Hoover / Various
– Broderick Crawford/Levon Helm/Dr. John/The Meters (1977) … Himself - Host / J. Edgar Hoover / Various
 
1971-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 July 1972 (1972) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 August 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Mantrap (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1971 The Virginia Graham Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1965 I'll Bet (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 July 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1964 The Celebrity Game (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 1964 (1964) … Himself
 
1962 Here's Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 April 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1957 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #3.3 (1957) … Himself - Guest
 
1952-1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Actor / Himself
– Episode #6.11 (1955) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #3.6 (1952) … Himself - Actor
– Episode #3.3 (1952) … Himself
– Episode #2.27 (1952) … Himself - Actor
 
1955 Sheilah Graham in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 1955 (1955) … Himself
 
1954 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Goes to Mexico (short)
Himself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1953 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Himself - Actor
– Episode #5.21 (1953) … Himself - Actor
 
1951 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.7 (1951) … Himself
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
1946 Rough But Hopeful (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2012 A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (TV documentary)
Willie Stark
 
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Gunfighters of the Old West (video documentary)
Train Robber (uncredited)
 
1954-1955 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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(1937) Stage: Appeared (as "Lennie") in "Of Mice and Men" on Broadway. Drama. Written by John Steinbeck. Scenic Design by Donald Oenslager. Costume production by John Hambleton. Technical assistant to Mr. Oenslager: Isaac Benesch. Directed by George S. Kaufman. Music Box Theatre: 23... See more »

Height:

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Personal Quote:

My trademarks are a hoarse, grating voice and the face of a retired pugilist: small narrowed eyes set in puffy features which look as though they might, years ago, have lost on points. See more »

Trivia:

Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives." Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 210-211. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999. See more »

Trademark:

Probably best known for the "10-4" sign off on his patrol car radio in the TV series Highway Patrol of the '50s. See more »

Nickname:

Brod See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius