Broderick CrawfordReal name: William Broderick Crawford Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American actor. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was stereotyped as a rough-talking tough guy, frequently a bad guy. His parents were vaudeville performers, and his mother, Helen Broderick, had a minor career in Hollywood comedies. Crawford gained fame in 1937 when he starred in Of Mice and Men on Broadway. He moved to Hollywood afterwards, but did not get the role in the movie version of the play. In 1949, Crawford was cast as the Huey Long character in All the King's Men, which not only won the Academy Award for Best Picture, but gained Crawford the Academy Award for Best Actor. The next year he starred in another smash hit film, Born Yesterday. Having been caught up in only certain types of characters, Crawford's career suffered. He moved to television, most notably starring in the police drama series Highway Patrol, as Lt. Dan Matthews. He made several European films, but few more in Hollywood. Crawford has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The one for motion pictures is at 6901 Hollywood Blvd., and the one for television is at 6734 Hollywood Blvd. This page about Broderick Crawford includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Broderick Crawford News stories about Broderick Crawford External links for Broderick Crawford Videos for Broderick Crawford Wikis about Broderick Crawford Discussion Groups about Broderick Crawford Blogs about Broderick Crawford Images of Broderick Crawford |
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The one for motion pictures is at 6901 Hollywood Blvd., and the one for television is at 6734 Hollywood Blvd. Currently, Diggs portrays an attorney on the UPN series Kevin Hill. Crawford has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also starred in the remake of William Castle's The House on Haunted Hill. He made several European films, but few more in Hollywood. Lee's The Best Man featured Diggs as the titular best man suffering from his own pre-wedding jitters. Dan Matthews. Audiences could next see him as an AWOL groom in the coming-of-age drama The Wood. Malcolm D. He moved to television, most notably starring in the police drama series Highway Patrol, as Lt. The following year he accepted roles as a tantric sex god in Doug Liman's Go. Having been caught up in only certain types of characters, Crawford's career suffered. He then moved from stage to television, with a role on Guiding Light, and in 1998 he made his film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The next year he starred in another smash hit film, Born Yesterday. In 1996, he got his big break, originating the role of the nasty landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. In 1949, Crawford was cast as the Huey Long character in All the King's Men, which not only won the Academy Award for Best Picture, but gained Crawford the Academy Award for Best Actor. Diggs' debut was in the ensemble cast of the five-time Tony Award-winning musical Carousel. He moved to Hollywood afterwards, but did not get the role in the movie version of the play. Diggs received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater from Syracuse University. Crawford gained fame in 1937 when he starred in Of Mice and Men on Broadway. Diggs married Broadway star Idina Menzel on January 11, 2003. His parents were vaudeville performers, and his mother, Helen Broderick, had a minor career in Hollywood comedies. He is the oldest of five children; he has two brothers and two sisters. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was stereotyped as a rough-talking tough guy, frequently a bad guy. He hails from Brooklyn, New York and was raised in Rochester, New York. Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American actor. Taye Diggs (born January 2, 1972) is an American actor. Real name: William Broderick Crawford. Winston Shakespeare. How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) ... Marcus. Go (1999) ... Wood, The (1999) .... Roland. Harper Stewart. Best Man, The (1999/I) ... Eddie Baker. House on Haunted Hill (1999) ... Jeffers. Way of the Gun, The (2000) ... Jackson Duper (2001). Ally McBeal (1997) (TV) ... Artie Bonner. New Best Friend (2002) ... Andre. Just a Kiss (2002) (uncredited) ... Jamal Boy. Cross the Line (2002) ... Andre Romulus 'Dre' EllisDre. Brown Sugar (2002) ... Brandt. Equilibrium (2002) ... The Bandleader. Chicago (2002) ... Pike. Basic (2003) ... Sean. Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) ... Henry Nxumalo. Drum (2004) ... Kevin Hill. Kevin Hill (2004) TV Series ... Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III. Rent (2005) ... |