James Kent Broadhurst (February 4, 1940 — May 20, 2026) was an American actor, playwright, screenwriter and painter.
Career He appeared in a number of off-Broadway and regional theater productions.Kent Broadhurst at the Internet Off-Broadway Database Broadhurst has also acted in films, including The Verdict, Silkwood, and Silver Bullet, and in television productions including Babylon 5, Law & Order, and War and Remembrance. As a live performer, Broadhurst provided the on-stage narration in the role of the hypnotherapist in progressive metal band Dream Theater's New York City performance of Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, beginning in 2000. This performance was documented in the band's DVD Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York.
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.Kent Broadhurst at Doollee.com He wrote the screenplay for the 2001 television film Wild Iris.
Personal life Broadhurst was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 4, 1940. He graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1962, and lived in New York.
Broadhurst died on May 20, 2026, at the age of 86.
Gallery Examples of Broadhurst's work as a painter:
Filmography
Film + Year Title Role Notes1980 Brubaker Whitley 1982 The Verdict Joseph Alito 1983 Lovesick Gay Patient 1983 Silkwood Carl 1985 Silver Bullet Herb Kincaid 1996 Seize the Day Trader #3 1988 Stars and Bars Ben Sereno 1990 A Shock to the System Executive #1 1992 Mac Mr. Tobin 1993 The Dark Half Mike Donaldson 1994 Léon: The Professional 1st Policeman 1996 A Couch in New York Tim 1997 Boys Life 2 Blondie (segment "Alkali, Iowa")
Television + Year Title Role Notes 1985 The Equalizer Noble Episode: "The Confirmation Day" 1985 Kane and Abel Tony Simmons TV miniseries 1988 War and Remembrance Capt. George Murray (Enterprise) TV miniseries 1994 Babylon 5 Major Lewis Krantz Episode: "Babylon Squared" 1996 Babylon 5 Lewis Krantz Episode: "War Without End: Part Two" 1993–2002 Law & Order (various) 4 episodes 2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Larry Holt Episode: "Nocturne" 2011 Person of Interest Heinrich Hauffe 1 episode
References
External links
Kent Broadhurst at the Internet Off-Broadway Database