
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Some of TV and film's popular western actors reunite in this tribute special hosted by Glenn Ford.
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Acting
Born
1922-06-11 · 83 yrs
Died
2005-09-18
From
South Bend, Indiana, USA
Known for
Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Bromfield (né Farron Bromfield) (June 11, 1922 - September 19, 2005) was an American film and television actor. Bromfield was born in South Bend, Indiana. He played football and was a boxing champion in college. He served in the United States Navy. In 1948, he twice harpooned a whale in the documentary film Harpoon. In 1948, he was cast as a detective in the film Sorry, Wrong Number, starring Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck for Columbia Pictures. In 1953, Bromfield appeared with Esther Williams in the film Easy to Love set in bathing suit attire in Cypress Gardens, Florida. In the middle 1950s, he appeared in westerns, such as NBC's Frontier anthology series in the role of a sheriff in the episode "The Hanging at Thunder Butte Creek".…