William Broderick Crawford December 9 1911 April 26 1986 was an American actor He is best known for his portayal of Willie Stark in the film All the Kings Men 1949 which earned him an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award Often cast in toughguy roles he later achieved recognition for his starring role as Dan Mathews in the crime television series Highway Patrol 19551959 Description above from the Wikipedia article Broderick Crawford licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia