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J. Edward Bromberg

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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: December 25, 1903

Deathday: December 06, 1951

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Known For

Queen of the Amazons

1947-01-15

Overview: Jean Preston is determined to find her fiancée, Greg Jones, who went on a safari and didn’t come back when expected. She travels to Akbar, India with Greg’s father, Colonel Jones, Wayne Monroe and the Professor. She asks about Jones at the front desk of the hotel where she stays.

Genres: Adventure

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1947-01-15

Popularity:

2.687

Rating:

Votes: 17

J. Edward Bromberg

Known For

Queen of the Amazons

Son of Dracula

Stowaway

Invisible Agent

Arch of Triumph

I Shot Jesse James

Voice in the Wind

Guilty Bystander

Phantom of the Opera

The Return of Frank James

Jesse James

Cloak and Dagger

Charlie Chan on Broadway

Pillow of Death

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

Lady of Burlesque

Tennessee Johnson

Strange Cargo

Hollywood Cavalcade

The Baroness and the Butler

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

Suez

Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook

The Many Faces of Dracula

Half Way to Shanghai

Three Sons

That I May Live

Devil Pays Off

Girls Dormitory

Second Honeymoon

Seventh Heaven

Tangier

The Missing Corpse

Pacific Blackout

Sally, Irene and Mary

The Lost City of X

Dance Hall

Life Begins at Eight-Thirty

I'll Give a Million

Chip Off the Old Block

Reunion

Four Men and a Prayer

Wife, Husband and Friend

The Mark of Zorro

One Wild Night

Hurricane Smith

Sins of Man

The Crime of Dr. Forbes

Fair Warning

Salome, Where She Danced

Star for a Night

A Song Is Born

Easy to Look At

Reunion in France