John Bromfield

John Bromfield
Bromfield as Frank Morgan.
Born	Farron Bromfield (1922-06-11)June 11, 1922 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Died	September 19, 2005(2005-09-19) (aged 83) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California
Occupation(s)	Actor, commercial fisherman
Years active	1948–1960
Spouses	Grace Landis (divorced) Corinne Calvet (m. 1948; div. 1954) Larri Thomas (m. 1955; div. 1959) Mary Ellen Bromfield (m. 1962⁠–⁠2005)

John Bromfield (born Farron Bromfield;^[1] June 11, 1922 – September 19, 2005) was an American actor and commercial fisherman.

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Early years

Farron Bromfield was born in South Bend, Indiana. He played football and was a boxing champion^[2] at Saint Mary's College of California, where he also lettered in football, baseball, track and swimming.^[3] In the 1940s, he gained his first acting experience at the La Jolla Playhouse.^[4]

Military service

Bromfield served in the United States Navy in World War II.

Film

Bromfield's screen debut came in Harpoon (1948).^[4] The same year, he was cast as a detective in Sorry, Wrong Number, starring Burt Lancaster and Barbara Stanwyck for Paramount Pictures. In 1953, Bromfield appeared with Esther Williams, Van Johnson and Tony Martin in Easy to Love.

He also starred in horror films, including the 1955 3D production Revenge of the Creature, one of the Creature from the Black Lagoon sequels.^[5]

Television

In the middle 1950s, Bromfield 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".^[6]^[7]

Later years

In 1960, Bromfield retired from acting to produce sports shows and work as a commercial fisherman off Newport Beach, California.

Personal life

Bromfield married Grace Landis while in college. They later divorced. He married actress Corinne Calvet in Boulder, Colorado, in 1948. They were divorced March 16, 1954.^[8] He also was divorced from actress/dancer Larri Thomas. He and his fourth wife, actress/dancer and author Mary Ellen Bromfield, were married 43 years.^[9]

Death

Bromfield died September 18, 2005, at age 83 from renal failure in Palm Desert, California.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1948	Sorry, Wrong Number	Joe - Detective
1948	Harpoon	Michael Shand
1949	Rope of Sand	Thompson
1950	Paid in Full	Dr. Clark
1950	The Furies	Clay Jeffords
1952	The Cimarron Kid	Tulsa Jack	Uncredited
	Hold That Line	Biff Wallace
	Flat Top	Ens. Snakehips McKay
	Easy to Love	Hank
1954	Ring of Fear	Armand St. Dennis
1954	The Black Dakotas	Mike Daugherty
1955	Revenge of the Creature	Joe Hayes
	The Big Bluff	Ricardo De Villa
	The Tender Trap	Actor in 'Easy to Love' - Movie on TV	Uncredited
1956	Three Bad Sisters	Jim Norton
	Manfish	Captain Brannigan
	Crime Against Joe	Joe Manning
	Quincannon, Frontier Scout	Lt. Burke
	Frontier Gambler	Deputy Marshal Curt Darrow
	Hot Cars	Nick Dunn
	Curucu, Beast of the Amazon	Rock Dean
1961	Morgan keibu to nazô no otoko		(final film role)

References

^ Room, Adrian (2010). Dictionary of Pseudonyms: 13,000 Assumed Names and Their Origins, 5th ed. McFarland. p. 77. ISBN 9780786457632. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ Abbott, Peter (January 1957). "What's New from Coast to Coast". TV Radio Mirror. 47 (2): 5. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ Keating, Micheline (February 7, 1959). "The Sheriff Gets a Promotion". Tucson Daily Citizen. Arizona, Tucson. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c III, Harris M. Lentz (2006). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 9780786452101. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
^ "Obituaries: John Bromfield". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 20 September 2005. p. 6B. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 960.
^ The Washington Post, Washington, D.C., September 26, 2005, p. B 4
^ "Corinne Calvet Divorces Actor John Bromfield". Newport Daily News. Rhode Island, Newport. Associated Press. March 17, 1954. p. 15. Retrieved January 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "John Bromfield". The Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania, Indiana. Associated Press. November 21, 1985. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.