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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 14, 1930
Place of Birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Bradford Dillman
Biography
Bradford Dillman was an American stage, screen, and television actor, as well as an author starred in the taut crime drama Compulsion (1959). The lanky, dark-haired Dillman also played Robert Redford's best friend J.J. in The Way We Were (1973).
Dillman also appeared opposite Clint Eastwood in the Dirty Harry films The Enforcer (1976) and Sudden Impact (1983).
In director Richard Fleischer's Compulsion, derived from the infamous Leopold & Loeb case of the 1920s, Dillman and Stockwell starred as the brazen killers Arthur A. Straus and Judd Steiner, respectively, who think they have committed the perfect murder.
Dillman, Stockwell and Orson Welles (who played their attorney) shared best actor honors at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival. The Fox film was an adaptation of a Broadway hit, with Dillman taking on the role that Roddy McDowall had originated on the stage.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Heart of Justice | Mr. Burgess |
| 1989 | Lords of the Deep | Dobler |
| 1989 | Heroes Stand Alone | Walt Simmons |
| 1987 | The Man Outside | Frank Simmons |
| 1985 | Treasure of the Amazon | Clark |
| 1985 | Covenant | Eric Noble |
| 1984 | Hot Pursuit | Victor Modrian |
| 1983 | Sudden Impact | Captain Briggs |
| 1980 | Running Scared | Arthur Jaeger |
| 1980 | The Legend of Walks Far Woman | Singer |
| 1980 | Tourist | Harry Flemington |
| 1980 | The Memory of Eva Ryker | Jason Eddington |
| 1979 | Guyana: Crime of the Century | Dr. Gary Shaw |
| 1979 | Love and Bullets | Jim Brickman |
| 1979 | Before and After | Jack Matthews |
| 1979 | Jennifer: A Woman’s Story | Donald Prince |
| 1978 | Piranha | Paul Grogan |
| 1978 | The Swarm | Maj. Baker |
| 1978 | Inside 'the Swarm' | Self |
| 1977 | The Lincoln Conspiracy | John Wilkes Booth |
| 1977 | The Hostage Heart | Dr. Eric Lake |
| 1977 | The Amsterdam Kill | Odums |
| 1976 | The Enforcer | Captain McKay |
| 1976 | Kingston | Avery Stanton |
| 1976 | Widow | Richard |
| 1976 | Street Killing | Howard Bronstein |
| 1976 | One Away | Ruben Bass |
| 1975 | Bug | Prof. James Parmiter |
| 1975 | Adventures of the Queen | Martin Reed |
| 1975 | Please Call It Murder | Lt. Danny Ianello |
| 1975 | The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond | Ned McLean |
| 1975 | Demon, Demon | Sam |
| 1975 | Force Five | Michael Dominick |
| 1975 | Death in Deep Water | Gary Stevens |
| 1975 | The Next Voice You See | Stan Kay |
| 1974 | The Disappearance of Flight 412 | Maj. Mike Dunning |
| 1974 | Gold | Manfred Steyner |
| 1974 | 99 and 44/100% Dead | Big Eddie |
| 1974 | Chosen Survivors | Peter Macomber |
| 1974 | Murder or Mercy | Sam Champion |
| 1974 | A Black Ribbon for Deborah | Michel Lagrange |
| 1974 | Last Bride Of Salem | Matt Clifton |
| 1973 | The Way We Were | J.J. |
| 1973 | The Iceman Cometh | Willie Oban |
| 1973 | Deliver Us from Evil | Steven Dennis |
| 1972 | Moon of the Wolf | Andrew Rodanthe |
| 1972 | The Eyes of Charles Sand | Jeffrey Winslow |
| 1972 | The Delphi Bureau | Randy Jamison |
| 1971 | Escape from the Planet of the Apes | Dr. Lewis Dixon |
| 1971 | The Mephisto Waltz | Bill Delancey |
| 1971 | Brother John | Lloyd Thomas |
| 1971 | Revenge! | Frank Klaner |
| 1971 | Five Desperate Women | Jim Meeker |
| 1971 | Longstreet | Duke Paige |
| 1971 | The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? | Capt. Myerson |
| 1970 | Black Water Gold | Lyle Fawcett |
| 1969 | The Bridge at Remagen | Maj. Barnes |
| 1969 | Mastermind | Jabez Link |
| 1969 | Fear No Evil | Paul Varney |
| 1968 | The Helicopter Spies | Luther Sebastian |
| 1968 | Jigsaw | Jonathan Fields |
| 1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Capt. David Young |
| 1966 | The Plainsman | Lt. Stiles |
| 1965 | A Rage to Live | Sidney Tate |
| 1963 | Monstrosity | Narrator (voice; uncredited) |
| 1962 | Jane | Self |
| 1961 | Francis of Assisi | Francis Bernardone of Assisi |
| 1961 | Sanctuary | Gowan Stevens |
| 1960 | Circle of Deception | Capt. Paul Raine |
| 1960 | Crack in the Mirror | Larnier / Claude |
| 1959 | Compulsion | Arthur A. Straus |
| 1958 | A Certain Smile | Bertrand Griot |
| 1958 | In Love and War | Alan Newcombe |
| 1953 | Keep Our Honor Bright | Student |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Christine Cromwell | |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Dennis McConnell |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Dep. Police Comm. Bradley Folkes |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Eric Benderson |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Carl Dorner |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Richard Ellston |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Avery Stone |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Arthur Brent |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Simeon Kershaw |
| 1982 | Hotel | |
| 1982 | King's Crossing | Paul Hollister |
| 1982 | Matt Houston | |
| 1981 | Falcon Crest | Darryl Clayton |
| 1981 | Dynasty | |
| 1978 | Sword of Justice | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels | Tony Kramer |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Arthur Deal III |
| 1975 | Medical Story | |
| 1975 | Three for the Road | |
| 1975 | Bronk | Luke |
| 1974 | The Manhunter | |
| 1973 | Thriller | Stan Kay |
| 1973 | Thriller | Gary Stevens |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Terry McCormack |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Charles Kohlmeyer / Stanley Rickland |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | The Sixth Sense | |
| 1971 | Alias Smith and Jones | |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Columbo | Tony Goodland |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Richard Upton Pickman (segment "Pickman's Model") |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1970 | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Matt Bryan |
| 1969 | Marcus Welby, M.D. | Ken McGurney |
| 1969 | Medical Center | |
| 1969 | Medical Center | Inspector Fellows |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad | |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | Earl Keith |
| 1967 | Ironside | |
| 1967 | Judd for the Defense | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Paul Shipherd |
| 1966 | Felony Squad | |
| 1966 | Shane | Maj. George Hackett |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Roger Leroy Mason |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Eric Mercer |
| 1965 | Court Martial | Capt. David Young |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | George Bellamy |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Lawrence Reynolds |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Neil Stryker |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. | Curtis Breer |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Dr. James Beldon |
| 1964 | Profiles in Courage | Edmund G. Ross |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock High | |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Capt. David Young |
| 1963 | The Greatest Show on Earth | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | |
| 1963 | Breaking Point | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Matt |
| 1962 | The Virginian | Sam Harder |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Bill Nelson |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour | Howard Clements |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Tony Warren |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere | |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Andrew Webb |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Rev. Andrew Webb |
| 1958 | Naked City | Roger Fallon |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater | |
| 1954 | Climax! | Greg Fletcher |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Erik Valkay |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner |