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James Broderick

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The full name of James Broderick is James Joseph Broderick. He is a famous American actor. He is popular for his character in the American television drama series named "Family" as Doug Lawrence. The series aired for about four years from the year 1976 to the year 1980 on the ABC television network. James was born in a town named Charlestown in Sullivan County of New Hampshire. His mother is Mary Elizabeth. His father's name is James Joseph Broderick II.

He was brought up as a Catholic. The ancestry of his mother could be traced back to be of Irish and English descent, while his father's ancestry was of Irish descent. He offered his services at the time of World War II World War II is a Malayalam information TV show on >> Read More... to the army in the year 1947. He gave auditions in the production of the public research university named The University of New Hampshire (UNH) for the comedy film named "Arms And The Man" by George Bernard Shaw.

According to Batcheller, Broderick was a unique person. He was given the character of a Swiss soldier named Bluntchili, who was anti-romantic. Broderick possessed an unusual capability to live with different kinds of people. Broderick was sensitive, kind, humorous, and imaginative. Batcheller never encouraged any student to take acting as a career option, but he was so impressed and sure of James' talent that he advised him to go and meet the American film and stage actor named Arthur Kennedy, who was Batcheller's friend and very famous in the field of acting.

James followed his suggestion and he was then directed to the playhouse in the neighborhood, which helped him gain the necessary training and experience for a prosperous career in acting in both TV and movies. He acted as a father for about four years from 1976 to the year 1980 in the American television drama series named "Family". He received the nomination for the Emmy Award under the category of Outstanding Lead Actor for his role in a drama series in the year 1978. Ray Brock is one of the famous film roles in the American comedy film named "Alice's Restaurant", which was directed and co-written by Arthur Penn in the year 1969.

Other famous characters of James Broderick are in many films like "The Shadow Box", "Dog Day Afternoon"," The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three", etc. He was a subway motorman in the year 1974 in the American thriller film named "The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three", under the direction of Joseph Sargent and production of Edgar J. Scherick.

He acted as Sheldon, an FBI agent in the American crime drama film named "Dog Day Afternoon" in the year 1975, under the direction of Sidney Lumet and production of Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand. He also acted as Joe in the year 1980 in the play named "The Shadow Box." Unfortunately, he died on 1st November 1982 because of cancer. His wife was Patricia Broderick, a painter, and a playwright. They gave birth to Matthew Broderick Matthew Broderick is an American Comedian, Actor, >> Read More... , their first son.

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