Editing Broderick Crawford (section)

===1970s===
After 1970, Crawford again returned to television. From 1970 to 1971, he played the role of Dr. Peter Goldstone in ''[[The Interns (TV series)|The Interns]]''.

In 1977, he starred as [[J. Edgar Hoover]] in ''[[The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover]]''. He would eventually make a series of guest appearances on several TV programs, while starring in several made-for-TV movies.

He wore the trademark fedora and black suit when he made an appearance as guest host of a 1977 episode of [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' that included a spoof of ''Highway Patrol''.  He parodied the Dan Matthews character again that year in a commercial for [[Canada Dry]] [[Ginger Ale]] that also featured [[Aldo Ray]] and [[Jack Palance]].

In an episode of ''[[CHiPs]]'', Crawford appeared as himself, recognized after being stopped by Officer Poncherello, who presses a reluctant Crawford to give his trademark line from ''Highway Patrol'' ("Twenty-One-Fifty to Headquarters!").

Musician Webb Wilder's instrumental, "Ruff Rider" (on the album ''It Came From Nashville''), is dedicated to Broderick Crawford in admiration of his ''[[Highway Patrol (U.S. TV series)|Highway Patrol]]'' character's ability to solve any crime committed in California by setting up a road block.

Crawford worked in 140 motion pictures and television series during his career and remained an especially durable presence in television.

Crawford is referenced in the 1977 film ''[[Smokey and the Bandit]]'' in the scene where an Alabama State Patrol officer angrily confronts Sheriff Buford T. Justice ([[Jackie Gleason]]) and his damaged vehicle with its horn that won't stop blaring. When Justice starts to introduce himself, the trooper interrupts him and barks, "I don't care if your name is Broderick Crawford!"

In 1979, Crawford had a cameo as himself in the film ''[[A Little Romance]]'' in which he referenced his drinking.
In 1981, Crawford played a pawnbroker named Slim, on the television series ''[[Vega$]]'', the episode was titled 'Dead Ringer' 

His last role was as a film producer who is murdered in a 1982 episode of the ''[[Simon & Simon]]'' television series. The actor who played the part of the suspected murderer was [[Stuart Whitman]], who had played the recurring part of Sergeant Walters on ''Highway Patrol''.