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James 'Jim' Broadbent (24.05.1949) is a British actor. The fame came to him thank to his roles in the film “Iris”, “Topsy-Turvy”, “Bridget Jones Diary” and the musical “Moulin Rouge”. Broadbent was born in Lincoln. His mother’ name was Doreen Broadbent (Findley), and his father was Roy Broadbent Laverik - designer and furniture master. James had a twin, who unfortunately, died during the birth. Broadbent got the education at a local “Quaker school”, he later attended the “LAMDA”, which is considered one of the best academies of art and drama. He graduated it in 1972. The actor participated in the shooting the movie “Harry Potter 4”, where James played as a very bright character, which was called Professor Horace Slughorn. Broadbent Barlow played a lot of interesting and unforgettable roles in comic retelling of different stories – “Messiah”, “Revolution”. Later Broadbent played in productions of “Kafka's Dick” and “Our Country's Good”. James entered the “Theatre Royal Court” and has played at the “Royal National Theatre”. The actor became an idol for many people. They consider him a legendary actor.

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Here you can learn about the movies Jim Broadbent acted in. You can see the names of the movies, their budget, years of release and the money gained from the screening of the certain movie. It is always interesting to know.

Movies & Videos	Budget	Year	Opening weekend	US box Office
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - Professor Horace Slughorn	$250M	2009	$77.8M	$302M
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - Dean Charles Stanforth	$185M	2008	$127M	$317M
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - Professor Kirke	$180M	2005	$65.6M	$292M
Around the World in 80 Days - Lord Kelvin	$110M	2004	$7.58M	$24M
Gangs of New York - William 'Boss' Tweed	$97M	2002	$9.5M	$77.7M
Robots - Madame Gasket (voice)	$75M	2005	$36M	$128M
Inkheart - Fenoglio	$60M	2008	$7.6M	$17.3M
The Avengers - Mother	$60M	1998	$10.3M	$23.3M
Moulin Rouge! - Harold Zidler, Soundtrack (performer: "ZIDLER'S RAP (Medley)", "SPARKLING DIAMONDS (Medley)", "THE PITCH (Medley)", "LIKE A VIRGIN", "FOOL TO BELIEVE", "THE SHOW MUST GO ON")	$52.5M	2001	$168K	$57.4M
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason - Dad	$40M	2004	$8.68M	$40.2M
Valiant - Sergeant (voice)	$35M	2005	$5.91M	$19.4M
The Young Victoria - King William	$35M	2009	$160K	$11M
Smilla's Sense of Snow - Dr. Lagermann	$35M	1997	$107K	$2.22M
The Borrowers - Pod Clock	$29M	1997	$6.08M	$22.4M
Bridget Jones's Diary - Bridget's Dad	$26M	2001	$10.7M	$71.5M
Vanity Fair - Mr. Osborne	$23M	2004	$6.27M	$16.1M
Bullets Over Broadway - Warner Purcell	$20M	1994		$13.4M
Sprung! The Magic Roundabout - Brian (voice: English version)	$20M	2005	$108K	$7.42M
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - Jean Pierre Dubois	$17M	1987		$15.7M
Free Jimmy - Stromowskij (voice: English version)	$15M	2006