Bradford Dillman
Acting1930San Francisco, California, USA
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 History
1992
The Heart of Justice
as Mr. Burgess
1989
1987
The Man Outside
as Frank Simmons
1985
Treasure of the Amazon
as Clark
Covenant
as Eric Noble
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Carl Dorner / Dennis McConnell / Richard Ellston / Avery Stone / Eric Benderson / Arthur Brent / Dep. Police Comm. Bradley Folkes / Simeon Kershaw• 1 eps
1984
1983
Sudden Impact
as Captain Briggs
1982
1980
Running Scared
as Arthur Jaeger
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
as Singer
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Jason Eddington
Tourist
as Harry Flemington
Charlie's Angels
TVas Tony Kramer• 1 eps
1979
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
as Donald Prince
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Dr. Gary Shaw
Love and Bullets
as Jim Brickman
Before and After
as Jack Matthews
1978
1977
The Amsterdam Kill
as Odums
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as John Wilkes Booth
The Hostage Heart
as Dr. Eric Lake
1976
The Enforcer
as Captain McKay
Street Killing
as Howard Bronstein
Mastermind
as Jabez Link
Widow
as Richard
Kingston
as Avery Stanton
One Away
as Ruben Bass
Wonder Woman
TVas Arthur Deal III• 1 eps
Thriller
TVas Gary Stevens / Stan Kay• 1 eps
1975
Bug
as Prof. James Parmiter
Look Back in Happiness
as Stan Kay
Please Call It Murder
as Lt. Danny Ianello
Demon, Demon
as Sam
Adventures of the Queen
as Martin Reed
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
as Ned McLean
Force Five
as Michael Dominick
Death in Deep Water
as Gary Stevens
Bronk
TVas Luke
1974
99 and 44/100% Dead
as Big Eddie
Chosen Survivors
as Peter Macomber
The Disappearance of Flight 412
as Maj. Mike Dunning
Gold
as Manfred Steyner
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Michel Lagrange
Last Bride Of Salem
as Matt Clifton
Murder or Mercy
as Sam Champion
Barnaby Jones
TVas Charles Kohlmeyer / Stanley Rickland / Terry McCormack• 1 eps
1973
The Way We Were
as J.J.
Deliver Us from Evil
as Steven Dennis
The Iceman Cometh
as Willie Oban
McCloud
TVas Michael Dominick• 1 eps
1972
The Eyes of Charles Sand
as Jeffrey Winslow
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
as Randy Jamison
Moon of the Wolf
as Andrew Rodanthe
Columbo
TVas Tony Goodland• 1 eps
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TVas Matt Bryan• 1 eps
1971
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Dr. Lewis Dixon
Longstreet
as Duke Paige
Brother John
as Lloyd Thomas
Revenge!
as Frank Klaner
The Mephisto Waltz
as Bill Delancey
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler
Five Desperate Women
as Jim Meeker
Night Gallery
TVas Richard Upton Pickman (segment "Pickman's Model")• 1 eps
1970
Black Water Gold
as Lyle Fawcett
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Capt. Myerson
The F.B.I.
TVas Neil Stryker• 1 eps
Medical Center
TVas Inspector Fellows• 1 eps
1969
Fear No Evil
as Paul Varney
The Bridge at Remagen
as Maj. Barnes
Marcus Welby, M.D.
TVas Ken McGurney• 1 eps
1968
Jigsaw
as Jonathan Fields
The Helicopter Spies
as Luther Sebastian
Sergeant Ryker
as Capt. David Young
Mission: Impossible
TVas Paul Shipherd• 2 eps
The Name of the Game
TVas Earl Keith• 1 eps
1967
The Big Valley
TVas Dr. James Beldon• 1 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Luther Sebastian• 2 eps
1966
The Plainsman
as Lt. Stiles
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Matt• 1 eps
Shane
TVas Maj. George Hackett
Dr. Kildare
TVas Andrew Webb / Rev. Andrew Webb / Tony Warren• 3 eps
1965
A Rage to Live
as Sidney Tate
Profiles in Courage
TVas Edmund G. Ross• 1 eps
Court Martial
TVas Capt. David Young
1964
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TVas Bill Nelson / Howard Clements• 1 eps
1963
Monstrosity
as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TVas Capt. David Young• 2 eps
Naked City
TVas Roger Fallon• 1 eps
The Virginian
TVas Sam Harder• 1 eps
1962
Jane
as Self
1961
Francis of Assisi
as Francis Bernardone of Assisi
Sanctuary
as Gowan Stevens
1960
Circle of Deception
as Capt. Paul Raine
Crack in the Mirror
as Larnier / Claude
1959
Compulsion
as Arthur A. Straus
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
1958
A Certain Smile
as Bertrand Griot
In Love and War
as Alan Newcombe
1957
Climax!
TVas Greg Fletcher• 1 eps
1953
Keep Our Honor Bright
as Student
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Erik Valkay