Actor

Broderick Crawford

68 credited titles on WatchWise

William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his portayal of Willie Stark in the film All the King's Men (1949), which earned him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Often cast in tough-guy roles, he later achieved recognition for his starring role as Dan Mathews in the crime television series Highway Patrol (1955–1959). Description above from the Wikipedia article Broderick Crawford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Broderick Crawford in one minute

Strongest genre

Comedy

$70M · 75% hit rate

Biggest hit

Down Three Dark Streets

$400K

Standout efficiency

1.5x

Down Three Dark Streets · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$100M

Combined reported budget

$25M

Gross / budget

4.0x

Bankability Index

50 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.