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Highway Patrol stars Broderick Crawford as Dan Mathews, [1] the gruff and dedicated head of a police force in an unidentified Western state. Mathews had "no particular title — just the boss," Crawford said. [3] The program was "based on authentic stories from the files of highway patrol headquarters throughout the country."
Helen Broderick. William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Willie Stark in the film All the King's Men (1949), which earned him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Often cast in tough-guy or slob roles, he later achieved recognition for his starring role ...
In 1954, Boyett played respected settler Jim Hardwicke in the Death Valley Days episode "11,000 Miners Can't Be Wrong". Boyett was typecast as a law-enforcement officer, most notably as Dan Matthews (Broderick Crawford)'s patrol officer on Highway Patrol, where he appeared in 65 episodes, either as Sgt. Johnson or Sgt. Williams, between 1955 and 1959; Boyett also portrayed a policeman in such ...
Starting that year, he began a recurring role as Sgt. Walters on the television series Highway Patrol, appearing in a total of sixteen episodes. Whitman explained that, at the time, he was working part-time in a slaughterhouse, and when he got the role, he and its star Broderick Crawford got along immediately and became friends. From that point ...
The Everglades ZIV-UA- Ivan Tors, 1961–1962, starring Ron Hayes. Harbor Command ZIV, 1957–1958, starring Wendell Corey. Harbormaster ZIV, 1957–1958, starring Barry Sullivan & Paul Burke. Highway Patrol ZIV, 1955–1959, starring Broderick Crawford. Home Run Derby ZIV, 1959–1960, hosted by Mark Scott.
Crawford died at the age of 61 on Nov. 27 in Kansas City, Kansas. “Everybody in KCK liked to tease him that he was the mayor,” according to Matt Kleinmann, who met Crawford through the Dotte ...
He narrated 156 episodes of Highway Patrol with Broderick Crawford, 39 segments of Mackenzie's Raiders with Richard Carlson 41 episodes of Men of Annapolis and all 36 episodes of The New Breed. [1] His television appearances included The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Adam-12, Emergency!, Dragnet and The Waltons.
King of Diamonds (TV series) King of Diamonds is an American TV series starring Broderick Crawford which ran from 1961 to 1962. It was made by Ziv - United Artists, for whom Crawford had made Highway Patrol. [1]