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Kent Broadhurst

Profession
Acting
Born
February 4, 1940 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
May 20, 2026

Biography

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 playwright include They're Coming To Make It Brighter, Lemons, The Eye of the Beholder, and The Habitual Acceptance of the Near Enough, all first produced at the Humana Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. He wrote the screenplay for the 2001 television film Wild Iris. Broadhurst was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1962, and lived in New York until his death in May 2026. Source: Article "Kent Broadhurst" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known for

Léon: The Professional poster
Léon: The Professional
Film · 1994 · ★ 8.3
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999 · ★ 8.0
Person of Interest poster
Person of Interest
Series · 2011 · ★ 8.1
The Verdict poster
The Verdict
Film · 1982 · ★ 7.5
Silver Bullet poster
Silver Bullet
Film · 1985 · ★ 6.7
Law & Order poster
Law & Order
Series · 1990 · ★ 7.3
Babylon 5 poster
Babylon 5
Series · 1994 · ★ 8.0
Brubaker poster
Brubaker
Film · 1980 · ★ 7.1
The Dark Half poster
The Dark Half
Film · 1993 · ★ 6.0
Silkwood poster
Silkwood
Film · 1983 · ★ 6.9
A Shock to the System poster
A Shock to the System
Film · 1990 · ★ 6.5
The Equalizer poster
The Equalizer
Series · 1985 · ★ 7.2

Filmography