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name: "James Broderick"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-broderick"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 March 1927"
died: "1 November 1982"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:09:02.196771+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# James Broderick

Actor. Born 7 March 1927 in Charlestown, New Hampshire, USA. Died 1 November 1982.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 March 1927, Charlestown, New Hampshire, USA
- **Died:** 1 November 1982

## Biography

James Broderick was an American actor. Born in Charlestown, New Hampshire, he trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York and began appearing in television productions in the 1950s. He gained attention for his role as Officer Ernie Brenner in the CBS series *Brenner* (1959–1964).

Broderick is known for his portrayal of Doug Lawrence in the television series *Family* (1976–1980) and for his film roles, including Ray Brock in *Alice's Restaurant* (1969), Denny Doyle in *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974) and FBI agent Sheldon in *Dog Day Afternoon* (1975). He also appeared on Broadway and received an Emmy nomination for his work in *Family*.

He was married to playwright Patricia Biow from 1949 until his death from cancer in 1982. Their son is the actor Matthew Broderick.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dog Day Afternoon* (1975), Fi1m 90, as Sheldon — [page](https://film.one/film/dog-day-afternoon.md)

## Also known for

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959)
- *The Taking of Pelham One Two Three* (1974), Denny Doyle
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Neal Rich
- *Gunsmoke* (1955), Pete, Wes
- *Alice's Restaurant* (1969), Ray Brock
- *The Fugitive* (1963), Sheriff Owen Troop

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