Bradford Dillman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1930-04-14
Day of Death
2018-01-16 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
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
Acting
(1992)
The Heart of Justice
as Mr. Burgess
(1989)
Lords of the Deep
as Dobler
(1989)
Heroes Stand Alone
as Walt Simmons
(1987)
The Man Outside
as Frank Simmons
(1985)
Treasure of the Amazon
as Clark
(1985)
Covenant
as Eric Noble
(1984)
Hot Pursuit
as Victor Modrian
(1983)
Sudden Impact
as Captain Briggs
(1980)
Running Scared
as Arthur Jaeger
(1980)
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Jason Eddington
(1980)
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
as Singer
(1980)
Tourist
as Harry Flemington
(1979)
Love and Bullets
as Jim Brickman
(1979)
Before and After
as Jack Matthews
(1979)
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Dr. Gary Shaw
(1979)
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
as Donald Prince
(1978)
Piranha
as Paul Grogan
(1978)
The Swarm
as Maj. Baker
(1978)
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
(1977)
The Amsterdam Kill
as Odums
(1977)
The Hostage Heart
as Dr. Eric Lake
(1977)
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as John Wilkes Booth
(1976)
The Enforcer
as Captain McKay
(1976)
Kingston
as Avery Stanton
(1976)
Street Killing
as Howard Bronstein
(1976)
Widow
as Richard
(1976)
One Away
as Ruben Bass
(1975)
Bug
as Prof. James Parmiter
(1975)
Adventures of the Queen
as Martin Reed
(1975)
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
as Ned McLean
(1975)
Force Five
as Michael Dominick
(1975)
Please Call It Murder
as Lt. Danny Ianello
(1975)
The Next Voice You See
as Stan Kay
(1975)
Demon, Demon
as Sam
(1975)
Death in Deep Water
as Gary Stevens
(1974)
Gold
as Manfred Steyner
(1974)
99 and 44/100% Dead
as Big Eddie
(1974)
The Disappearance of Flight 412
as Maj. Mike Dunning
(1974)
Chosen Survivors
as Peter Macomber
(1974)
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Michel Lagrange
(1974)
Murder or Mercy
as Sam Champion
(1974)
Last Bride Of Salem
as Matt Clifton
(1973)
The Way We Were
as J.J.
(1973)
The Iceman Cometh
as Willie Oban
(1973)
Deliver Us from Evil
as Steven Dennis
(1972)
Moon of the Wolf
as Andrew Rodanthe
(1972)
The Delphi Bureau
as Randy Jamison
(1972)
The Eyes of Charles Sand
as Jeffrey Winslow
(1971)
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Dr. Lewis Dixon
(1971)
The Mephisto Waltz
as Bill Delancey
(1971)
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler
(1971)
Brother John
as Lloyd Thomas
(1971)
Revenge!
as Frank Klaner
(1971)
Five Desperate Women
as Jim Meeker
(1971)
Longstreet
as Duke Paige
(1970)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Capt. Myerson
(1970)
Black Water Gold
as Lyle Fawcett
(1969)
The Bridge at Remagen
as Maj. Barnes
(1969)
Fear No Evil
as Paul Varney
(1969)
Mastermind
as Jabez Link
(1968)
The Helicopter Spies
as Luther Sebastian
(1968)
Sergeant Ryker
as Capt. David Young
(1968)
Jigsaw
as Jonathan Fields
(1966)
The Plainsman
as Lt. Stiles
(1965)
A Rage to Live
as Sidney Tate
(1963)
Monstrosity
as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
(1962)
Jane
as Self
(1961)
Sanctuary
as Gowan Stevens
(1961)
Francis of Assisi
as Francis Bernardone of Assisi
(1960)
Crack in the Mirror
as Larnier / Claude
(1960)
Circle of Deception
as Capt. Paul Raine
(1959)
Compulsion
as Arthur A. Straus
(1958)
In Love and War
as Alan Newcombe
(1958)
A Certain Smile
as Bertrand Griot
(1953)
Keep Our Honor Bright
as Student