Jim Broadbent is the actor who played Frank Butterman in the movie Hot Fuzz but before this he portrayed another police officer Roy Slater in Only Fools and Horses. Broadbent was born in Lincoln, the son of Doreen "Dee" Broadbent (née Findlay), a sculptor, and Roy Laverick Broadbent, an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and furniture maker who turned a former church into a theatre named after him.[2][3] Broadbent's parents were both amateur actors who co-founded the Holton Players acting troupe at Holton cum Beckering;[4] the two were described by the BBC as conscientious objectors who "worked the land" rather than participate in World War II.[2] He had a twin sister who died at birth. Broadbent was educated at Leighton Park School, a Quaker school in Reading,[5] and briefly attended art college before transferring to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art from which he graduated in 1972
Filmography[]
The Twelve Chairs (1970) - Clive
The Go-Between (1971) - Spectator at Cricket Match (Uncredited)
Klute (1971) - Matthew
Westworld (1973) - Gas
Blazing Saddles (1974) - Dew
The Towering Inferno (1974) - Hugh
Young Frankenstein (1974) - Noodle
Nashville (1975) - Jack
Silent Movie (1976) - Garner
High Anxiety (1977) - General Hank
The Shout (1978) - Fielder in cowpat
The Life Story of Baal (1978) - Woodcutter
The Passage (1979) - German Soldier (Uncredited)
The Muppet Movie (1979) - Horn
The In-Laws (1979) - Banana
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) - General Roy
Breaking Glass (1980) - Station Porter
The Dogs of War (1980) - Film Crew
Phoelix (1980) - Goldberg
History of the World, Part I (1981) - General Mel
Time Bandits (1981) - Compere
Ulisses (1982) - Hitch
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) - Hank
To Be or Not To Be (1983) - General Hank
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) - Jimmy
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984) - Timmy
The Hit (1984) - Barrister
Brazil (1985) - Dr. Jaffe
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) - Taron
Silverado (1985) - General Motor
The Good Father (1985) - Roger Miles
Clockwise (1986) - Fish
Spaceballs (1987) - Bratt
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) - Jean Pierre Dubois
Running Out of Lock (1987) - Zack
Vroom (1988) - Donald
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) - Newman
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Paul
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) - Frawley
Erik the Viking (1989) - Ernest the Viking - a Rapist
Back to the Future Part II (1989) - General Neil
Life Is Sweet (1990) - Andy
Enchanted April (1991) - Frederick Arbuthnot
The Last Boy Scout (1991) - William
Wayne's World (1992) - Sylvester
Sister Act (1992) - Harvey
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) - Emile
The Crying Game (1992) - Col
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) - General Hill
Widows' Peak (1994) - Con Clancy, Kilshannon Dentist
Airheads (1994) - Claire
Bullets Over Broadway (1994) - Warner Purcell
Princess Caraboo (1994) - Mr. Worrall
Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) - Sammy
Richard III (1995) - Buckingham
Rough Magic (1995) - Doc Ansell
The Secret Agent (1995) - Chief Inspector Heat
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) - Dr. Lagermann
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) - Puffy
The Borrowers (1997) - Pod Clock
The Avengers (1998) - Mother
Soldier (1998) - Kazar
Little Voice (1998) - Mr. Boo
Topsy-Turvy (1999) - William Schwenck Gilbert
The World Is Not Enough (1999) - Berg
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) - Jones
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) - Rocky
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) - Bridget's Dad
Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Harold Zidler
Rat Race (2001) - Sir
Iris (2001) - John Bayley
The King's Beard (2002) - The Wizard (voice)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) - Seth
Die Another Day (2002) - Chef
Gangs of New York (2002) - William Tweed
Nicholas Nickleby (2002) - Mr. Wackford Squeers
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) - Donkey
Bright Young Things (2003) - The Drunken Major
Tooth (2004) - The Rabbit (voice)
Shrek 2 (2004) - Albert (voice)
Around the World in 80 Days (2004) - Lord Kelvin
Vanity Fair (2004) - Mr. Osborne
Vera Drake (2004) - Judge
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) - Dad
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout (2005) - Brian (voice)
Robots (2005) - Madame Gasket (voice)
Valiant (2005) - Sergeant (voice)
The Chronicles of Narnia (2005) - Professor Kirke
Art School Confidential (2006) - Jimmy
The Wild (2006) - Angela (voice)
Free Jimmy (2006) - Stromwskij (voice)
Over the Hedge (2006) - Claire (voice)
Flushed Away (2006) - Emmy (voice)
Blood Diamond (2006) - Flora
Charlotte's Web (2004) - Johnny the Fox (voice)
Hot Fuzz (2007) - Inspector Frank Butterman
Pathfinder (2007) - Billy
Shrek the Third (2007) - Albert (voice)
When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) - Arthur
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) - Dean Stanforth
Igor (2008) - Randall
Tales of the Riverbank (2008) - G.P. (voice)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) - Bernie
Inkheart (2008) - Fenoglio
The Pink Panther 2 (2009) - Thunder / Lighting
The Young Victoria (2009) - King William
The Damned United (2009) - Sam Longson
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) - Professor Slughorn
Planet 51 (2009) - Caine (voice)
Perrier's Bounty (2009) - Jim McCrea
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009) - Alan (voice)
Shrek Forever After (2010) - Albert (voice)
Knight and Day (2010) - David
Animals United (2010) - Winston (voice)
Another Year (2010) - Tom
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) - Professor Slughorn
The Muppets (2011) - Max
Arthur Christmas (2011) - Santa (voice)
The Iron Lady (2011) Denis Thatcher
Cloud Atlas (2012) - Various
Skyfall (2012) - Nigel
Parental Guidance (2012) - Honeycutt
Broken City (2013) - Leo
Closed Circuit (2013) - Attorney General
Le Week-End (2013) - Nick
Filth (2013) - Dr. Rossi
The Harry Hill Movie (2013) - Cleaner
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - Lloyd
Patman Pat: The Movie (2014) - CEO (voice)
Big Game (2014) - Herbert
Paddington (2014) - Mr. Gruber
Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods (2014) - Julius Caesar (voice)
Get Santa (2014) - Santa Claus
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - Albert
Brooklyn (2015) - Father Flood
The Lady in the Van (2015) - Underwood
The Weather Inside (2015) - Britscher Botschafter
Creed (2015) - Matt
The Revenant (2015) - Smith
Eddie the Eagle (2016) - BBC Commenter
The Legend of Tarzan (2016) - Prime Minister
Suicide Squad (2016) - Margot
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) - Dad
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) - Jackman
Ethel & Ernest (2016) - Ernest Briggs (voice)
The Sense of an Ending (2017) - Tony Webster
Logan (2017) - Henry
Kong: Skull Island (2017) - Irons
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) - Whitaker
Alien: Covenant (2017) - Lee
Birds Like Us (2017) - Horozovich
Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) - Doctor Dee (voice)
Paddington 2 (2017) - Mr. Gruber