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. However, none of these matched the success of his earlier roles. Crawford has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After the show ended in 1963, Denver landed the role of Gilligan on Gilligan's Island, following which he appeared in other television shows including The Good Guys (1968–1970) and Dusty's Trail (1973). He made several European films, but few more in Hollywood. His co-star Dwayne Hickman, who played Dobie Gillis, was also a graduate of Loyola Marymount University. Dan Matthews. Krebs on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis in 1959. He moved to television, most notably starring in the police drama series Highway Patrol, as Lt. Denver graduated from Loyola University, one of the predecessors to today's Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, California, USA and worked as a mailman and a high school teacher before landing the role of Maynard G. Having been caught up in only certain types of characters, Crawford's career suffered. Krebs on the program The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. The next year he starred in another smash hit film, Born Yesterday. Earlier, Denver played beatnik Maynard G. 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. Bob Denver (born January 9, 1935) is an actor who is best known for his role as Gilligan in the television show Gilligan's Island. He moved to Hollywood afterwards, but did not get the role in the movie version of the play. Crawford gained fame in 1937 when he starred in Of Mice and Men on Broadway. His parents were vaudeville performers, and his mother, Helen Broderick, had a minor career in Hollywood comedies. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was stereotyped as a rough-talking tough guy, frequently a bad guy. Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 - April 26, 1986) was an American actor. Real name: William Broderick Crawford. |