Portrait of Broderick Crawford

Acting

Broderick Crawford

Career

Active from 1937 to 1984, busiest in 1942 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
56
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Swindle
The Swindle
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Broderick Crawford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.4, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 7
  • Moral Dilemma 6
  • Character-Driven 6
  • Political Intrigue 5
  • Character Study 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Film Noir 4
  • Classic Western 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Psychological Drama 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Social Commentary 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

131
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 47
Dealers in Death
Dealers in Death (1984)

as Narrator

Spaceship
Spaceship (1983)
GoodWatch score 37

as Max the Computer (voice)

Liar's Moon
Liar's Moon (1982)
GoodWatch score 57

as Col. Tubman

Simon & Simon
Simon & Simon (1981)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

Death Brings Roses
Death Brings Roses (1981)

as Bartender

Harlequin
Harlequin (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Doc Wheelan

There Goes The Bride
There Goes The Bride (1980)

as Gas Station Attendant

1970s

28 titles ยท average score 53
A Little Romance
A Little Romance (1979)
GoodWatch score 61

as Brod

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as J. Edgar Hoover

Proof of the Man
Proof of the Man (1977)
GoodWatch score 72

as Detective O'Brien

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (1976)
GoodWatch score 26

as Holtzman

Terror in the Wax Museum
Terror in the Wax Museum (1973)
GoodWatch score 51

as Amos Burns

The Adventures of Nick Carter
The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)

as Otis Duncan

The Interns
The Interns (1970)

TV show ยท as Dr. Peter Goldstone

Ransom Money
Ransom Money (1970)

as Inspector Joseph Medford

Hell's Bloody Devils
Hell's Bloody Devils (1970)
GoodWatch score 32

as Gavin

How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business? (1970)

as B.J Hankins

The Challenge
The Challenge (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Gen. Lewis Meyers

Gregorio y su angel
Gregorio y su angel (1970)

as Gregorio

1960s

30 titles ยท average score 58
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Francis Adams

Red Tomahawk
Red Tomahawk (1967)
GoodWatch score 59

as Columbus Smith

Ironside
Ironside (1967)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

The Texican
The Texican (1966)
GoodWatch score 55

as Luke Starr

Mutiny at Fort Sharpe
Mutiny at Fort Sharpe (1966)

as Col. Lenox

Kid Rodelo
Kid Rodelo (1966)

as Joe Harbin

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as C. Errol Madre

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Mark Tenza

A House Is Not a Home
A House Is Not a Home (1964)
GoodWatch score 53

as Harrigan

The Virginian
The Virginian (1962)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as George Wolfe

Square of Violence
Square of Violence (1961)

as Dr. Stefan Bernardi

The Revenge of Hercules
The Revenge of Hercules (1960)
GoodWatch score 41

as Re Eurito (King Eurystheus)

1950s

28 titles ยท average score 66
The Fastest Gun Alive
The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Vinnie Harold

Between Heaven and Hell
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

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

Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol (1955)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dan Mathews

The Swindle
The Swindle (1955)
GoodWatch score 87

as Augusto

Night People
Night People (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

as Charles Leatherby

Human Desire
Human Desire (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as Carl Buckley

Last of the Comanches
Last of the Comanches (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sgt. Matt Trainor

Scandal Sheet
Scandal Sheet (1952)
GoodWatch score 87

as Mark Chapman

Lone Star
Lone Star (1952)
GoodWatch score 58

as Thomas Craden

The Mob
The Mob (1951)
GoodWatch score 75

as Johnny Damico

Born Yesterday
Born Yesterday (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

as Harry Brock

Convicted
Convicted (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as George Knowland

1940s

27 titles ยท average score 61
All the King's Men
All the King's Men (1949)
GoodWatch score 72

as Willie Stark

Night Unto Night
Night Unto Night (1949)
GoodWatch score 56

as C.L. Shawn

Bad Men of Tombstone
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)

as William Morgan

Slave Girl
Slave Girl (1947)

as Chips Jackson

The Flame
The Flame (1947)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ernie Hicks

Larceny, Inc.
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jug Martin

North to the Klondike
North to the Klondike (1942)

as John Thorn

Butch Minds the Baby
Butch Minds the Baby (1942)

as Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan

The Black Cat
The Black Cat (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith

Tight Shoes
Tight Shoes (1941)

as Speedy Miller

I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (1940)

as Michael G. 'Sonny' McGann

Trail of the Vigilantes
Trail of the Vigilantes (1940)

as Swanee

1930s

11 titles ยท average score 62
Slightly Honorable
Slightly Honorable (1939)
GoodWatch score 57

as Russel Sampson

The Real Glory
The Real Glory (1939)
GoodWatch score 68

as Lieut. Larsen

Undercover Doctor
Undercover Doctor (1939)

as Eddie Krator

Island of Lost Men
Island of Lost Men (1939)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tex Ballister

Sudden Money
Sudden Money (1939)

as Archibald 'Doc' Finney

Ambush
Ambush (1939)

as Randall

Beau Geste
Beau Geste (1939)
GoodWatch score 75

as Hank Miller

Eternally Yours
Eternally Yours (1939)
GoodWatch score 47

as Don

Start Cheering
Start Cheering (1938)
GoodWatch score 64

as Biff Gordon

Woman Chases Man
Woman Chases Man (1937)
GoodWatch score 58

as Hunk

Whirlpool
Whirlpool (1934)
GoodWatch score 65

as Guard Outside Paradise Club (uncredited)