J. Edward Bromberg

Aktor

25 grudnia 1903 — 6 grudnia 1951 (47 years)
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Joseph Edward Bromberg (born Josef Bromberger, December 25, 1903 – December 6, 1951) was a Romanian-born American character actor in motion picture and stage productions dating mostly from the 1930s and 1940s. By virtue of his physique, the short, somewhat rotund actor was destined to play secondary roles. Bromberg made his stage debut at the Greenwich Village Playhouse and in 1926 made his first appearance in a Broadway play, Princess Turandot. The following year, Bromberg married Goldie Doberman, with whom he had three children.

Occasionally credited as J.E. Bromberg' and Joseph Bromberg, he performed secondary roles in 35 Broadway productions and 53 motion pictures until 1951. For two decades, Bromberg was highly regarded in the New York theatrical world and was a founding member of the Civic Repertory Theatre (1928–1930) and of the Group Theatre (1931–1940).

Bromberg made his screen debut in 1936 under contract to Twentieth Century-Fox. The versatile actor played a wide variety of roles ranging from a ruthless New York newspaper editor (in Charlie Chan on Broadway) to a despotic Arabian sheik (in Mr. Moto Takes a Chance). Although he spoke with no trace of an accent, he was often called upon to play humble immigrants of various nationalities. When Warner Oland, the actor who played Charlie Chan, died in 1938, Fox considered Bromberg as a suitable replacement, but the role ultimately went to Sidney Toler. Fox began loaning Bromberg to other studios in 1939 and finally dropped him from the roster in 1941. He kept working for various producers, including a stint at Universal Pictures in the mid-1940s.

Bromberg's most outstanding attribute was his facility with sensitive character roles; he could take a standard, undistinguished supporting part and make it unforgettably sympathetic. In Hollywood Cavalcade he portrays Don Ameche's friend who knows he will never get the girl; in Three Sons he is the lowly business associate who longs to be given a partnership; in Easy to Look At he is the once-great couturier now reduced to night watchman.

In September 1950, the anti-communist magazine Red Channels accused Bromberg of being a member of the American Communist Party. Subpoenaed to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities in June 1951, Bromberg refused to answer any questions in accordance with his Fifth Amendment rights.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Syn Draculi
    Syn Draculi1943
  • Powrót Franka Jamesa
    Powrót Franka Jamesa1940
  • Dama z rewii
    Dama z rewii1943
  • Narodziny piosenki
    Narodziny piosenki1948
  • Łuk triumfalny
    Łuk triumfalny1948
  • Queen of the Amazons
    Queen of the Amazons1947
  • Salome, Where She Danced
    Salome, Where She Danced1945
  • The Many Faces of Dracula
    The Many Faces of Dracula2000

Known For

  • Znak Zorro
    Znak Zorro1940
  • Syn Draculi
    Syn Draculi1943
  • Upiór w operze
    Upiór w operze1943
  • Dama z rewii
    Dama z rewii1943
  • Jesse James
    Jesse James1939
  • Powrót Franka Jamesa
    Powrót Franka Jamesa1940
  • Invisible Agent
    Invisible Agent1942
  • Zabiłem Jessego Jamesa
    Zabiłem Jessego Jamesa1949
  • Strange Cargo
    Strange Cargo1940
  • Charlie Chan on Broadway
    Charlie Chan on Broadway1937
  • The Missing Corpse
    The Missing Corpse1945
  • Łuk triumfalny
    Łuk triumfalny1948
  • Queen of the Amazons
    Queen of the Amazons1947
  • Spotkanie we Francji
    Spotkanie we Francji1942
  • Pillow of Death
    Pillow of Death1945
  • Guilty Bystander
    Guilty Bystander1950
  • Suez
    Suez1938
  • Siódme niebo
    Siódme niebo1937
  • Pasażerka na gapę
    Pasażerka na gapę1936
  • Tennessee Johnson
    Tennessee Johnson1942

Filmografia

2011
These Amazing Shadows · as Don Luis Quintero (clip From The Mark Of Zorro (1940))
2000
The Many Faces of Dracula · as Professor Lazlo (archive Footage)Na Plex
1992
1950
Guilty Bystander · as Varkas
1949
I Shot Jesse James · as Harry Kane
1948
A Song Is Born · as Dr. ElfiniNa Plex
1948
Arch of Triumph · as Verdun Hotel ManagerNa Plex
1946
Queen of the Amazons · as GabbyNa Plex
1946
Cloak and Dagger · as Trenk
1946
1946
Tangier · as Alec Rocco
1945
Pillow of Death · as Julian Julian
1945
The Missing Corpse · as Henry Kruger
1945
Salome, Where She Danced · as Professor MaxNa Plex
1944
Voice in the Wind · as Dr. Hoffman
1944
Chip Off the Old Block · as Blaney Wright
1943
Son of Dracula · as Professor LazloNa Plex
1943
1943
Lady of Burlesque · as S.b. FossNa Plex
1942
Reunion in France · as Durand
1942
1942
1942
Halfway to Shanghai · as Maj. U. Vinpore
1942
Invisible Agent · as Karl Heiser
1941
Pacific Blackout · as Pickpocket
1941
The Devil Pays Off · as Arnold Debrock
1941
Hurricane Smith · as 'eggs' Bonelli
1941
Dance Hall · as Max Brandon
1940
The Mark of Zorro · as Don Luis B. Quintero
1940
The Return of Frank James · as George RunyanNa Plex
1940
Strange Cargo · as Flaubert
1939
Hollywood Cavalcade · as Dave Spingold
1939
Three Sons · as Abe Ullman
1939
1939
Jesse James · as George Runyan
1938
Suez · as Prince Said
1938
I'll Give a Million · as Editor
1938
1938
One Wild Night · as Norman
1938
Four Men and a Prayer · as General Torres
1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm · as Doctor Hill
1938
Sally, Irene and Mary · as Pawnbroker
1938
1937
Second Honeymoon · as Herbie
1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway · as Murdock, Editor New York Bulletin
1937
Seventh Heaven · as Aristide The Astrologer
1937
Fair Warning · as Matthew Jericho
1936
Stowaway · as Judge Booth
1936
Ladies in Love · as Franz Brenner
1936
Girls' Dormitory · as Dr. Spindler
1936
The Crime of Dr. Forbes · as Dr. Eric Godfrey
1936
Sins of Man · as Anton Engel
1936
Under Two Flags · as Col, Ferol