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person_profile-J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg Died at age: 47

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

J. Edward Bromberg

Date of Birth:

Dec 25, 1903

Country of birth:

Austria-Hungary

Died:

Dec 06, 1951

Biography of

J. Edward Bromberg

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    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.

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J. Edward Bromberg

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Filmography of

J. Edward Bromberg

Found 54 Movies in total

The Many Faces of Dracula

Professor Lazlo (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2000

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Professor Lazlo (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1991

Guilty Bystander

Varkas ( Actor )

... 1950

I Shot Jesse James

Harry Kane ( Actor )

... 1949

A Song Is Born

Dr. Elfini ( Actor )

... 1948

Arch of Triumph

Verdun Hotel Manager ( Actor )

... 1948

Queen of the Amazons

Gabby ( Actor )

... 1947

Cloak and Dagger

Trenk ( Actor )

... 1946

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Ernst Helms ( Actor )

... 1946

Tangier

Alec Rocco ( Actor )

... 1946

Pillow of Death

Julian Julian ( Actor )

... 1945

Easy to Look At

Gustav ( Actor )

... 1945

The Missing Corpse

Henry Kruger ( Actor )

... 1945

Salome, Where She Danced

Professor Max ( Actor )

... 1945

Voice in the Wind

Dr. Hoffman ( Actor )

... 1944

Chip Off the Old Block

Blaney Wright ( Actor )

... 1944

Son of Dracula

Professor Lazlo ( Actor )

... 1943

Phantom of the Opera

Amiot ( Actor )

... 1943

Lady of Burlesque

S.B. Foss ( Actor )

... 1943

Reunion in France

Durand ( Actor )

... 1942

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Sid Gordon ( Actor )

... 1942

Tennessee Johnson

Coke ( Actor )

... 1942

Half Way to Shanghai

Maj. U. Vinpore ( Actor )

... 1942

Invisible Agent

Karl Heiser ( Actor )

... 1942

Pacific Blackout

Pickpocket ( Actor )

... 1941

Devil Pays Off

Arnold DeBrock ( Actor )

... 1941

Hurricane Smith

'Eggs' Bonelli ( Actor )

... 1941

Dance Hall

Max Brandon ( Actor )

... 1941

The Mark of Zorro

Don Luis B. Quintero ( Actor )

... 1940

The Return of Frank James

George Runyan ( Actor )

... 1940

Strange Cargo

Flaubert ( Actor )

... 1940

Three Sons

Abe Ullman ( Actor )

... 1939

Hollywood Cavalcade

Dave Spingold ( Actor )

... 1939

... 1939

Jesse James

George Runyan ( Actor )

... 1939

Suez

Prince Said ( Actor )

... 1938

I'll Give a Million

Editor ( Actor )

... 1938

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Raja Ali ( Actor )

... 1938

One Wild Night

Norman ( Actor )

... 1938

Four Men and a Prayer

General Torres ( Actor )

... 1938

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Doctor Hill ( Actor )

... 1938

Sally, Irene and Mary

Pawnbroker ( Actor )

... 1938

... 1938

Second Honeymoon

Herbie ( Actor )

... 1937

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Murdock, Editor New York Bulletin ( Actor )

... 1937

That I May Live

Tex Shapiro ( Actor )

... 1937

Seventh Heaven

Aristide the Astrologer ( Actor )

... 1937

Fair Warning

Matthew Jericho ( Actor )

... 1937

Stowaway

Judge Booth ( Actor )

... 1936

Reunion

Charles Renard ( Actor )

... 1936

Star for a Night

Doctor Spelimeyer ( Actor )

... 1936

Girls Dormitory

Dr. Spindler ( Actor )

... 1936

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

Dr. Eric Godfrey ( Actor )

... 1936

Sins of Man

Anton Engel ( Actor )

... 1936