William Broderick Crawford (December 9, 1911 – April 26, 1986) was an American actor. He is best known for his portayal 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 roles, he later achieved recognition for his starring role as Dan Mathews in the crime television series Highway Patrol (1955–1959).
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Academy Awards
Best Actor
Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Known For
Born Yesterday
(1950)
Harry Brock
Seven Sinners
(1940)
Little Ned
A Little Romance
(1979)
Brod
The Black Cat
(1941)
Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
All the King's Men
(1949)
Willie Stark
Beau Geste
(1939)
Hank Miller
Human Desire
(1954)
Carl Buckley
The Real Glory
(1939)
Lieut. Larsen
The Oscar
(1966)
Sheriff
Scandal Sheet
(1952)
Mark Chapman
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
Vinnie Harold
The Swindle
(1955)
Augusto
The Mob
(1951)
Johnny Damico
Night People
(1954)
Charles Leatherby
New York Confidential
(1955)
Charlie Lupo
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
Jug Martin
Full Filmography
Acting
Woman Chases Man
(1937)
Hunk
Start Cheering
(1938)
Biff Gordon
Beau Geste
(1939)
Hank Miller
Eternally Yours
(1939)
Don Burns
Slightly Honorable
(1939)
Russel Sampson
The Real Glory
(1939)
Lieut. Larsen
Sudden Money
(1939)
Archibald 'Doc' Finney
Ambush
(1939)
Randall
Undercover Doctor
(1939)
Eddie Krator
Island of Lost Men
(1939)
Tex Ballister
Seven Sinners
(1940)
Little Ned
When the Daltons Rode
(1940)
Bob Dalton
Trail of the Vigilantes
(1940)
Swanee
The Texas Rangers Ride Again
(1940)
Mace Townsley
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby
(1940)
Michael G. 'Sonny' McGann
The Black Cat
(1941)
Hubert A. Gilmore 'Gil' Smith
Badlands Of Dakota
(1941)
Bob Holliday
South of Tahiti
(1941)
Chuck
Tight Shoes
(1941)
Speedy Miller
Larceny, Inc.
(1942)
Jug Martin
Men of Texas
(1942)
Henry Clay Jackson
Broadway
(1942)
Steve Crandall
Sin Town
(1942)
Dude McNair
North to the Klondike
(1942)
John Thorn
Butch Minds the Baby
(1942)
Aloysius 'Butch' Grogan
Keeping Fit
(1942)
Brod - Factory Worker
Breakdowns of 1942
(1942)
Self
Black Angel
(1946)
Captain Flood
The Runaround
(1946)
Louis Prentiss
The Flame
(1947)
Ernie Hicks
Slave Girl
(1947)
Chips Jackson
The Time of Your Life
(1948)
Krupp
Sealed Verdict
(1948)
Captain Kinsella
All the King's Men
(1949)
Willie Stark
Night Unto Night
(1949)
C.L. Shawn
Anna Lucasta
(1949)
Frank
A Kiss in the Dark
(1949)
Mr. Botts
Bad Men of Tombstone
(1949)
William Morgan
Breakdowns of 1949
(1949)
Self
Born Yesterday
(1950)
Harry Brock
Convicted
(1950)
George Knowland
Cargo to Capetown
(1950)
Johnny Phelan
The Mob
(1951)
Johnny Damico
Scandal Sheet
(1952)
Mark Chapman
Lone Star
(1952)
Thomas Craden
Stop, You're Killing Me
(1952)
Remy Marko
Last of the Comanches
(1953)
Sgt. Matt Trainor
The Last Posse
(1953)
Sheriff John Frazier
Human Desire
(1954)
Carl Buckley
Down Three Dark Streets
(1954)
John 'Ripley
Night People
(1954)
Charles Leatherby
New York Confidential
(1955)
Charlie Lupo
The Swindle
(1955)
Augusto
Big House, U.S.A
(1955)
Rollo Lamar
Not as a Stranger
(1955)
Dr. Aarons
Man On A Bus
(1955)
Nahum
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
Vinnie Harold
Between Heaven and Hell
(1956)
Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G
The Decks Ran Red
(1958)
Henry Scott
Goliath and the Dragon
(1960)
Re Eurito (King Eurystheus)
Square of Violence
(1961)
Dr. Stefan Bernardi
Convicts 4
(1962)
Warden
The Castilian
(1963)
Don Sancho
No temas a la ley
(1963)
Man in hotel (uncredited)
A House Is Not a Home
(1964)
Harrigan
The Solid Gold Girl
(1964)
Oakley
Up from the Beach
(1965)
MP Major
The Oscar
(1966)
Sheriff
The Texican
(1966)
Luke Starr
Kid Rodelo
(1966)
Joe Harbin
The Vulture
(1966)
Brian F. Stroud
Mutiny at Fort Sharpe
(1966)
Col. Lenox
Red Tomahawk
(1967)
Columbus Smith
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Self (archive footage)
Hell's Bloody Devils
(1970)
Gavin
The Challenge
(1970)
Gen. Lewis Meyers
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
(1970)
Parker
Gregorio y su angel
(1970)
Gregorio
Ransom Money
(1970)
Inspector Joseph Medford
How Did a Nice Girl Like You Get Into This Business?
(1970)
B.J Hankins
Maharlika
(1970)
A Tattered Web
(1971)
Willard Edson
The Adventures of Nick Carter
(1972)
Otis Duncan
Terror in the Wax Museum
(1973)
Amos Burns
The Phantom of Hollywood
(1974)
Capt. O'Neal
Paradise
(1974)
Patsy
Death Brings Roses
(1975)
Bartender
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
(1976)
Special Effects Man
Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
(1976)
Holtzman
Proof of the Man
(1977)
Detective O'Brien
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
(1977)
J. Edgar Hoover
Mayday at 40,000 Feet
(1977)
Marshal Riese
A Little Romance
(1979)
Brod
There Goes The Bride
(1980)
Gas Station Attendant
Harlequin
(1980)
Doc Wheelan
Liar's Moon
(1982)
Col. Tubman
Spaceship
(1983)
Max the Computer (voice)
Dealers in Death
(1984)
Narrator