Parker's father, "the Old Man". The role later was played by Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story. Broderick also appeared in the “My Sister’s Keeper" episode of Gunsmoke in 1963 as a widower unable to deal with loss, and in the 1964 episode "Doctor's Wife" as a doctor saddled with an overbearing wife. His notable film roles include Ray Brock, the complex father figure of a New England commune in Alice's Restaurant (1969), the subway motorman in The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), FBI agent Sheldon in Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and Joe in The Shadow Box (1980) directed by Paul Newman. Personal life Broderick was married until his death to playwright and painter Patricia Broderick. The couple had one son, actor Matthew Broderick, and two daughters. Death Broderick died of thyroid cancer on November 1, 1982, in New Haven, Connecticut at the age of 55. Selected filmography References External links 1927 births 1982 deaths 20th-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of English descent American people of Irish descent Biow family Deaths from cancer in Connecticut Male actors from New Hampshire Manchester Central High School alumni Military personnel from New Hampshire People from Charlestown, New Hampshire United States Navy corpsmen University of New Hampshire alumni