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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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Filmography (Movies)
The Lost City of X
Character:Lt. George (archival footage)
Release Date:08/07/2022
The Many Faces of Dracula
Character:Professor Lazlo (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2000
Dracula: A Cinematic Scrapbook
Character:Professor Lazlo (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1991
Guilty Bystander
Character:Varkas
Release Date:20/04/1950
I Shot Jesse James
Character:Harry Kane
Release Date:26/02/1949
A Song Is Born
Character:Dr. Elfini
Release Date:19/10/1948
Arch of Triumph
Character:Verdun Hotel Manager
Release Date:17/02/1948
Queen of the Amazons
Character:Gabby
Release Date:15/01/1947
Cloak and Dagger
Character:Trenk
Release Date:28/09/1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
Character:Ernst Helms
Release Date:07/06/1946
Tangier
Character:Alec Rocco
Release Date:06/06/1946
Pillow of Death
Character:Julian Julian
Release Date:14/12/1945
The Missing Corpse
Character:Henry Kruger
Release Date:01/06/1945
Easy to Look At
Character:Gustav
Release Date:01/06/1945
Salome, Where She Danced
Character:Professor Max
Release Date:17/04/1945
Voice in the Wind
Character:Dr. Hoffman
Release Date:03/03/1944
Chip Off the Old Block
Character:Blaney Wright
Release Date:01/02/1944
Son of Dracula
Character:Professor Lazlo
Release Date:20/10/1943
Phantom of the Opera
Character:Amiot
Release Date:12/08/1943
Lady of Burlesque
Character:S.B. Foss
Release Date:01/05/1943
Reunion in France
Character:Durand
Release Date:25/12/1942
Life Begins at Eight-Thirty
Character:Sid Gordon
Release Date:09/12/1942
Tennessee Johnson
Character:Coke
Release Date:01/12/1942
Half Way to Shanghai
Character:Maj. U. Vinpore
Release Date:18/09/1942
Invisible Agent
Character:Karl Heiser
Release Date:31/07/1942
Pacific Blackout
Character:Pickpocket
Release Date:31/12/1941
Devil Pays Off
Character:Arnold DeBrock
Release Date:10/11/1941
Hurricane Smith
Character:'Eggs' Bonelli
Release Date:20/07/1941
Dance Hall
Character:Max Brandon
Release Date:18/07/1941
The Mark of Zorro
Character:Don Luis B. Quintero
Release Date:08/11/1940
The Return of Frank James
Character:George Runyan
Release Date:10/08/1940
Strange Cargo
Character:Flaubert
Release Date:01/03/1940
Hollywood Cavalcade
Character:Dave Spingold
Release Date:13/10/1939
Three Sons
Character:Abe Ullman
Release Date:13/10/1939
Wife, Husband and Friend
Character:Rossi
Release Date:03/03/1939
Jesse James
Character:George Runyan
Release Date:14/01/1939
Suez
Character:Prince Said
Release Date:28/10/1938
I'll Give a Million
Character:Editor
Release Date:27/07/1938
Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
Character:Raja Ali
Release Date:11/06/1938
One Wild Night
Character:Norman
Release Date:02/06/1938
Four Men and a Prayer
Character:General Torres
Release Date:29/04/1938
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
Character:Doctor Hill
Release Date:18/03/1938
Sally, Irene and Mary
Character:Pawnbroker
Release Date:04/03/1938
The Baroness and the Butler
Character:Zorda
Release Date:18/02/1938
Second Honeymoon
Character:Herbie
Release Date:13/11/1937
Charlie Chan on Broadway
Character:Murdock, Editor New York Bulletin
Release Date:22/09/1937
That I May Live
Character:Tex Shapiro
Release Date:13/09/1937
Seventh Heaven
Character:Aristide the Astrologer
Release Date:25/03/1937
Fair Warning
Character:Matthew Jericho
Release Date:05/03/1937
Stowaway
Character:Judge Booth
Release Date:25/12/1936
Reunion
Character:Charles Renard
Release Date:20/11/1936
Star for a Night
Character:Doctor Spelimeyer
Release Date:28/08/1936
Girls' Dormitory
Character:Dr. Spindler
Release Date:08/08/1936
The Crime of Dr. Forbes
Character:Dr. Eric Godfrey
Release Date:05/07/1936
Sins of Man
Character:Anton Engel
Release Date:19/06/1936
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