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J. Edward Bromberg‌

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J. Edward Bromberg

Temesvár, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]

J. Edward Bromberg

Temesvár, Austria-Hungary [now Timisoara, Timis, Romania]

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Male

Birthday

calendar1903-12-25

Popularity

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Biography

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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Queen of the Amazons

Queen of the Amazons‌
star3.1
calendar 1947

Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula‌
star5.9
calendar 1943

Stowaway

Stowaway‌
star6.7
calendar 1936

Invisible Agent

Invisible Agent‌
star5.8
calendar 1942

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph‌
star6.0
calendar 1948

I Shot Jesse James

I Shot Jesse James‌
star6.3
calendar 1949

Voice in the Wind

Voice in the Wind‌
star5.2
calendar 1944

Guilty Bystander

Guilty Bystander‌
star5.5
calendar 1950

Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera‌
star6.2
calendar 1943

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James‌
star6.2
calendar 1940

Jesse James

Jesse James‌
star6.4
calendar 1939

Cloak and Dagger

Cloak and Dagger‌
star6.4
calendar 1946

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Charlie Chan on Broadway‌
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calendar 1937

Pillow of Death

Pillow of Death‌
star6.5
calendar 1945

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm‌
star6.7
calendar 1938

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance‌
star5.8
calendar 1938

Lady of Burlesque

Lady of Burlesque‌
star5.4
calendar 1943

Tennessee Johnson

Tennessee Johnson‌
star6.1
calendar 1942

Strange Cargo

Strange Cargo‌
star7.0
calendar 1940

Hollywood Cavalcade

Hollywood Cavalcade‌
star5.1
calendar 1939

The Baroness and the Butler

The Baroness and the Butler‌
star5.2
calendar 1938

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

The Walls Came Tumbling Down‌
star5.9
calendar 1946

Suez

Suez‌
star5.2
calendar 1938

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook‌
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calendar 1991

The Many Faces of Dracula

The Many Faces of Dracula‌
star5.0
calendar 2000

Half Way to Shanghai

Half Way to Shanghai‌
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calendar 1942

Three Sons

Three Sons‌
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calendar 1939

That I May Live

That I May Live‌
star6.5
calendar 1937

Devil Pays Off

Devil Pays Off‌
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calendar 1941

Girls Dormitory

Girls Dormitory‌
star5.9
calendar 1936

Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon‌
star5.8
calendar 1937

Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven‌
star6.6
calendar 1937

Tangier

Tangier‌
star6.2
calendar 1946

The Missing Corpse

The Missing Corpse‌
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calendar 1945

Pacific Blackout

Pacific Blackout‌
star6.3
calendar 1941

Sally, Irene and Mary

Sally, Irene and Mary‌
star6.0
calendar 1938

The Lost City of X

The Lost City of X‌
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calendar 2022

Dance Hall

Dance Hall‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty‌
star6.5
calendar 1942

I'll Give a Million

I'll Give a Million‌
star5.7
calendar 1938

Chip Off the Old Block

Chip Off the Old Block‌
star4.0
calendar 1944

Reunion

Reunion‌
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calendar 1936

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer‌
star6.3
calendar 1938

Wife, Husband and Friend

Wife, Husband and Friend‌
star6.0
calendar 1939

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro‌
star7.1
calendar 1940

One Wild Night

One Wild Night‌
star5.5
calendar 1938

Hurricane Smith

Hurricane Smith‌
star4.0
calendar 1941

Sins of Man

Sins of Man‌
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calendar 1936

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

The Crime of Dr. Forbes‌
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calendar 1936

Fair Warning

Fair Warning‌
star6.0
calendar 1937

Salome, Where She Danced

Salome, Where She Danced‌
star3.7
calendar 1945

Star for a Night

Star for a Night‌
star6.0
calendar 1936

A Song Is Born

A Song Is Born‌
star6.5
calendar 1948

Easy to Look At

Easy to Look At‌
star0.0
calendar 1945

Reunion in France

Reunion in France‌
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calendar 1942

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