Broderick Crawford won an Oscar as best actor for his part in which 1949 film
Broderick Crawford television at 6734 Hollywood Boulevard. Broderick Crawford William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and TV actor, often cast in tough-guy roles and best known for his portrayal of Willie Stark in "All the King's Men" and for his starring role as Dan Mathews in the television series "Highway Patrol" (1955–1959). Until filming "All the King's Men", Crawford's career had been largely limited to "B films" in supporting or character roles. He realized he did not fit the role of a handsome leading man, once describing himself as looking like a
Broderick Crawford series during his career and remained an especially durable presence in television. Crawford is mentioned in the 1977 film Smokey and the Bandit in the scene where a patrol officer angrily confronts Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) and his damaged vehicle. When Justice starts to introduce himself, the trooper interrupts him and barks, "I don't care if your name is Broderick Crawford!" His last role was as a film producer who is murdered in a 1982 episode of the "Simon and Simon" television series. The actor who played the part of the suspected murderer was Stuart Whitman, who had