James Broderick

James Broderick was an American actor who was born in New Hampshire in 1927 and died in 1982. He took pre-medical classes at the University of New Hampshire before joining the Navy in 1945, then returned to school and was cast in a university production of Arms and the Man. That role led him to New York, where Arthur Kennedy pointed him to the Neighborhood Playhouse for training. His Broadway credits included Johnny No-Trump (1967) and The Time of Your Life (1969). On television, he co-starred as Officer Ernie Brenner in Brenner and played Doug Lawrence in Family from 1976 to 1980, also directing episodes and earning an Emmy nomination in 1978. His film roles included Alice's Restaurant (1969) as Ray Brock, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as the motorman, Dog Day Afternoon (1975) as Sheldon, an FBI agent, and The Shadow Box (1980) as Joe.