- When The Sheriff of Cochise (1956) first aired in 1956 the real sheriff of Cochise County, AZ, visited the set and made Bromfield an honorary deputy.
- Buried at Forest Lawn Glendale, 1712 S. Glendale Ave., Glendale, CA.
- Was an All-American left end at St. Mary's College near San Francisco.
- Was a tuna fisherman when he was discovered by agent Helen Ainsworth.
- Attended the Darryl F. Zanuck acting class with Rory Calhoun.
- He retired from acting in 1960, after ending his run as the star of the TV series U.S. Marshal (1958), to become a commercial fisherman.
- Cousin of Louis Bromfield.
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