Biography
James Joseph Broderick III (March 7, 1927 – November 1, 1982) was an American actor.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Keeping On
1983
as Luke Rankovich
A preacher teams up with a labor union organizer to help unionize the mill where he worked.
Dreams Don't Die
1982
as Gavin
Two young kids in love, one young graffiti artist and the other a foster-child, find trouble on the mean streets on the other side of the river in New...
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
as Dad
An adult Ralphie Parker narrates several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.
The Shadow Box
1980
as Joe
Over the course of a day in a California hospice, three terminally ill patients are observed with their families reflecting on life and death.
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
as Mr. Parker
This comedy/drama was written by Jean Shepherd, who appears at the beginning and the end and narrates it through voiceover. It tells the story of sev...
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
as Sheldon
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turn...
Beyond the Horizon
1975
as Captain Scott
On a Connecticut farm, James Mayo's two sons both love Ruth Atkins. Robert, the younger son, is sickly and dreams of escaping to a romantic life somew...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974
as Denny Doyle
In New York, armed men hijack a subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. Even if it's paid, how could they get away?
Nicky's World
1974
as Russell
A close-knit Greek-American family, jeopardized when its Manhattan bakery goes up in flames, looks desperately for ways to solve the financial dilemma...
The Murderers
1973
A reformed criminal is blackmailed when three girls are murdered.
If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band
1972
as Trick
Life in a black ghetto isn't easy for 14-year-old Billie Jean Sims, who has a father in jail, a blind grandmother, and a brother with a drug habit. Gr...
The Todd Killings
1971
as Sam Goodwin
Based on the true story of '60s thrill-killer Charles Schmidt ("The Pied Piper of Tucson"), Skipper Todd (Robert F. Lyons) is a charismatic 23-year ol...
The Ceremony of Innocence
1970
as Sussex
Events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard's invasion of England in AD 1013.
Alice's Restaurant
1969
as Ray Brock
After getting kicked out of college, Arlo decides to visit his friend Alice for Thanksgiving dinner. After dinner is over, Arlo volunteers to take the...
The Tree
1969
as Det. McCarthy
A directionless and emotionally scarred young man kidnaps his niece, the daughter of his sister with whom he has a difficult past.
Atta Girl, Kelly!
1967
Follows the adventures of a rambunctious German Shepard being trained to become a seeing-eye dog and how she changes the lives of three masters – Dann...
The Group
1966
as Dr. Ridgeley
It's 1933, and eight young women are friends and members of the upper- class group at a private girl's school, about to graduate and start their own l...
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1964
as Joshua Speed
The life of Abraham Lincoln is traced from the 1830s when he was a struggling backwoods lawyer to winning the Presidency in 1860.
The Iceman Cometh
1960
as Willie Oban
Theodore Hickman, a hardware salesman, makes by-yearly visits to Harry Hope's 1910-era waterfront bar for his periodical drinking binges. But on this ...
Girl of the Night
1960
as Dan Bolton
Bobbie is a sensitive, lonely call girl who is manipulated and ultimately used by her madam.
John Brown's Raid
1960
White abolitionist John Brown and twenty of his men attempt to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a U.S. arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virgini...