FrameThrower · Actors · Broderick Crawford
Broderick Crawford
2 films · 118 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1954–1955
Born 9 December 1911 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA · died 26 April 1986
William Broderick Crawford 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).
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Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 118 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1954–1955
- Academy Award for Best Actor1950
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama1950
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
How their films are shot
Measured across 118 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Broderick takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 62% of their frames are night, 51% low key — the look of the work Broderick takes.
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
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