Kent Broadhurst

Acting

Kent Broadhurst

Born February 4, 1940 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died May 20, 2026 · aged 86

Kent Broadhurst (February 4, 1940 — May 20, 2026) was an American actor, playwright, screenwriter and painter. He has appeared in a number of off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Broadhurst has also acted in films, including The Verdict, Silkwood, and Silver Bullet, and in television productions including Babylon 5, Law & Order, War and Remembrance, and Kane and Abel. His credits as a …

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Léon: The ProfessionalLéon: The Professional · 1994
Léon: The Professional
8.31994
MovieCrimeDrama
Léon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, Mathilda's thoughts turn to revenge, and she considers following in Léon's footsteps.
The VerdictThe Verdict · 1982
The Verdict
7.51982
MovieDrama
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
Silver BulletSilver Bullet · 1985
Silver Bullet
6.71985
MovieHorror
The small city of Tarker's Mills is startled by a series of sadistic murders. The population fears the work of a maniac, but sightings of a mysterious, hairy creature soon spread. People lock themselves up at night, but there's one boy who's still outside…
BrubakerBrubaker · 1980
Brubaker
7.11980
MovieCrimeDrama
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
The Dark HalfThe Dark Half · 1993
The Dark Half
6.01993
MovieMysteryHorror
Following the public's realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.
A Shock to the SystemA Shock to the System · 1990
A Shock to the System
6.51990
MovieCrimeComedy
When experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall loses out on a promotion to a young man, he goes down in a path of vengeance.
SilkwoodSilkwood · 1983
Silkwood
6.91983
MovieDrama
Like most of the people in her town, Karen Silkwood works at the local nuclear plant producing highly radioactive plutonium. Exposed one day to a lethal dose of radiation, Karen faces the blank walls of corporate indifference and denial. As her illness increases, her protest grows louder and she becomes an obvious danger to the powers that be.
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the DrawThe Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw · 1991
The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw
4.81991
MovieWesternTV Movie
Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.

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KennedyKennedy · 1983
Kennedy
6.31983
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
Kennedy is a five-hour miniseries written by Reg Gadney and directed by Jim Goddard. The miniseries was produced by Central Independent Television and originally aired in the United States starting on 20 November 1983 around the time of the 20th anniversary of the Kennedy assassination. The TV miniseries was a biography of the 1961-1963 presidency of John F. Kennedy. The mini-series stars Martin Sheen as President John F. Kennedy, John Shea as Robert F. Kennedy, Blair Brown as Jacqueline Kennedy, E.G. Marshall as Joseph P. Kennedy, Vincent Gardenia as J. Edgar Hoover and Kelsey Grammer as Stephen Smith amongst many others. The series was broadcast on NBC, and was also sold to 50 Countries, with 27 of them broadcasting the series simultaneous. The series was nominated for 3 Golden Globes and 4 BAFTA, and won Baftas for Best Drama Series and Best Make Up.

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