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J. Edward Bromberg

J. Edward Bromberg

Actor

Born December 25, 1903 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]

Died December 6, 1951

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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.

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Die Moldau: Smetanas Welterfolg TV Movie2022Self

The Lost City of X Poster

The Lost City of X Short Film2022Lt. George

These Amazing Shadows Poster

These Amazing Shadows Documentary2011Don Luis Quintero )

Come Out Fighting TV Movie1950Honest John McCorkindale

Guilty Bystander Poster

Guilty Bystander Feature Film1950Otto Varkas

I Shot Jesse James Poster

I Shot Jesse James Feature Film1949Harry Kane

Your Show Time Poster

Your Show Time TV Series19491 episode, 1949

A Song Is Born Poster

A Song Is Born Feature Film1948Dr. Elfini

Arch of Triumph Poster

Arch of Triumph Feature Film1948Hotel Manager at the Verdun

Queen of the Amazons Poster

Queen of the Amazons Feature Film1947Gabby

Cloak and Dagger Poster

Cloak and Dagger Feature Film1946Trenk

Tangier Feature Film1946Alec Rocco

The Walls Came Tumbling Down Poster

The Walls Came Tumbling Down Feature Film1946Ernst Helms

Easy to Look At Poster

Easy to Look At Feature Film1945Gustav

Pillow of Death Poster

Pillow of Death Feature Film1945Julian Julian

Salome, Where She Danced Poster

Salome, Where She Danced Feature Film1945Prof. Max

The Missing Corpse Poster

The Missing Corpse Feature Film1945Henry Kruger

Chip Off the Old Block Poster

Chip Off the Old Block Feature Film1944Blaney Wright

Voice in the Wind Poster

Voice in the Wind Feature Film1944Dr. Hoffman

Lady of Burlesque Poster

Lady of Burlesque Feature Film1943S.B. Foss

Phantom of the Opera Poster

Phantom of the Opera Feature Film1943Amiot

Son of Dracula Poster

Son of Dracula Feature Film1943Professor Lazlo

Halfway to Shanghai Poster

Halfway to Shanghai Feature Film1942Major Vinpore

Invisible Agent Poster

Invisible Agent Feature Film1942Karl Heiser

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty Poster

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty Feature Film1942Sid Gordon

Reunion in France Poster

Reunion in France Feature Film1942Durand

Tennessee Johnson Poster

Tennessee Johnson Feature Film1942Coke

Dance Hall Poster

Dance Hall Feature Film1941Max Brandon

Hurricane Smith Poster

Hurricane Smith Feature Film1941'Eggs' Bonelli

Pacific Blackout Poster

Pacific Blackout Feature Film1941Pickpocket

The Devil Pays Off Poster

The Devil Pays Off Feature Film1941Arnold DeBrock

Strange Cargo Poster

Strange Cargo Feature Film1940Flaubert

The Mark of Zorro Poster

The Mark of Zorro Feature Film1940Don Luis Quintero

The Return of Frank James Poster

The Return of Frank James Feature Film1940George Runyan

Hollywood Cavalcade Poster

Hollywood Cavalcade Feature Film1939Dave Spingold

Jesse James Poster

Jesse James Feature Film1939Mr. Runyan

Three Sons Poster

Three Sons Feature Film1939Abe Ullman

Wife, Husband and Friend Poster

Wife, Husband and Friend Feature Film1939Rossi

Four Men and a Prayer Poster

Four Men and a Prayer Feature Film1938General Torres

I'll Give a Million Poster

I'll Give a Million Feature Film1938Editor

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Poster

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance Feature Film1938Rajah Ali

One Wild Night Poster

One Wild Night Feature Film1938Norman

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Poster

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Feature Film1938Dr. Hill

Sally, Irene and Mary Poster

Sally, Irene and Mary Feature Film1938Pawnbroker

Suez Feature Film1938Prince Said

The Baroness and the Butler Poster

The Baroness and the Butler Feature Film1938Zorda

Charlie Chan on Broadway Poster

Charlie Chan on Broadway Feature Film1937Murdock

Fair Warning Poster

Fair Warning Feature Film1937Matthew Jericho

Second Honeymoon Poster

Second Honeymoon Feature Film1937Herbie

Seventh Heaven Poster

Seventh Heaven Feature Film1937Aristide the Astrologer

That I May Live Poster

That I May Live Feature Film1937Tex Shapiro

20th Century Fox Promotional Film Short Film1936Self

Girls' Dormitory Poster

Girls' Dormitory Feature Film1936Dr. Spindler

Ladies in Love Poster

Ladies in Love Feature Film1936Franz Brenner

Reunion Feature Film1936Charles Renard

Sins of Man Poster

Sins of Man Feature Film1936Anton Engel

Star for a Night Poster

Star for a Night Feature Film1936Doctor Spelimeyer

Stowaway Poster

Stowaway Feature Film1936Judge J.D. Booth

The Crime of Dr. Forbes Poster

The Crime of Dr. Forbes Feature Film1936Dr. Eric Godfrey

Under Two Flags Poster

Under Two Flags Feature Film1936Col, Ferol

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