Kent Broadhurst

Born: 1940-02-04

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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.

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Known For

Léon: The Professional
The Verdict
Silver Bullet
Brubaker
The Dark Half
Silkwood
A Shock to the System
I Want to Live
Touch and Die
Stars & Bars

Top Movie Credits

The Verdict Joseph Alito
Silver Bullet Herb Kincaid
Brubaker Whitley
The Dark Half Mike Donaldson
I Want to Live District Attorney
Stars & Bars Ben Sereno