Person
Bradford Dillman
Acting · 1930–2018 · San Francisco, California, USA
Biography
Bradford Dillman (April 14, 1930 – January 16, 2018) was an American 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
Columbo
Tony Goodland
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Matt Bryan
Murder, She Wrote
Dennis McConnell
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Ironside
1967
Charlie's Angels
Tony Kramer
The Virginian
Sam Harder
Falcon Crest
Darryl Clayton
The Wild Wild West
1965
Filmography
- 1992The Heart of JusticeMr. Burgess
- 1989Christine Cromwell
- 1989Lords of the DeepDobler
- 1989Heroes Stand AloneWalt Simmons
- 1987The Man OutsideFrank Simmons
- 1985CovenantEric Noble
- 1985Treasure of the AmazonClark
- 1984Murder, She WroteDennis McConnell
- 1984Hot PursuitVictor Modrian
- 1984Hot PursuitVictor Modrian
- 1983Sudden ImpactCaptain Briggs
- 1982Matt Houston
- 1982HotelPaul Stanton
- 1982King's CrossingPaul Hollister
- 1981Falcon CrestDarryl Clayton
- 1981Dynasty
- 1980Running ScaredArthur Jaeger
- 1980The Legend of Walks Far WomanSinger
- 1980TouristHarry Flemington
- 1980The Memory of Eva RykerJason Eddington
- 1979Before and AfterJack Matthews
- 1979Guyana: Crime of the CenturyDr. Gary Shaw
- 1979Love and BulletsJim Brickman
- 1979Jennifer: A Woman’s StoryDonald Prince
- 1978Sword of JusticeHarry Gaedel
- 1978PiranhaPaul Grogan
- 1978The SwarmMajor Baker
- 1978Inside 'the Swarm'Self
- 1977The Amsterdam KillOdums
- 1977The Incredible Hulk
- 1977The Lincoln ConspiracyJohn Wilkes Booth
- 1977The Hostage HeartDr. Eric Lake
- 1976The EnforcerCaptain McKay
- 1976Charlie's AngelsTony Kramer
- 1976KingstonAvery Stanton
- 1976Street KillingHoward Bronstein
- 1976MastermindJabez Link
- 1976WidowRichard
- 1976One AwayRuben Bass
- 1975Demon, DemonSam
- 1975Wonder WomanArthur Deal III
- 1975Death in Deep WaterGary Stevens
- 1975Three for the Road
- 1975Medical StoryDr. Gerald Warren
- 1975BugProf. James Parmiter
- 1975The Next Voice You SeeStan Kay
- 1975BronkLuke
- 1975Force FiveMichael Dominick
- 1975The Legendary Curse of the Hope DiamondNed McLean
- 1975Adventures of the QueenMartin Reed
- 1975Please Call It MurderLt. Danny Ianello
- 1974A Black Ribbon for DeborahMichel Lagrange
- 1974The Disappearance of Flight 412Maj. Mike Dunning
- 1974The Manhunter
- 197499 and 44/100% DeadBig Eddie
- 1974GoldManfred Steyner
- 1974Chosen SurvivorsPeter Macomber
- 1974Last Bride Of SalemMatt Clifton
- 1974Murder or MercySam Champion
- 1973The Iceman ComethWillie Oban
- 1973The Way We WereJ.J.
- 1973Deliver Us from EvilSteven Dennis
- 1973ThrillerStan Kay
- 1973Barnaby JonesTerry McCormack
- 1972Moon of the WolfAndrew Rodanthe
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco
- 1972The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentRandy Jamison
- 1972The Eyes of Charles SandJeffrey Winslow
- 1972The Sixth Sense
- 1971The Resurrection of Zachary WheelerSen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler
- 1971Revenge!Frank Klaner
- 1971Five Desperate WomenJim Meeker
- 1971ColumboTony Goodland
- 1971Cannon
- 1971Brother JohnLloyd Thomas
- 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesDr. Lewis Dixon
- 1971The Mephisto WaltzBill Delancey
- 1971LongstreetDuke Paige
- 1971Alias Smith and Jones
- 1970Night GalleryRichard Upton Pickman (segment "Pickman's Model")
- 1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowMatt Bryan
- 1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Capt. Myerson
- 1970McCloudMichael Dominick
- 1970Black Water GoldLyle Fawcett
- 1969Medical Center
- 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Ken McGurney
- 1969The Bridge at RemagenMaj. Barnes
- 1969Fear No EvilPaul Varney
- 1968The Mod Squad
- 1968The Name of the GameEarl Keith
- 1968JigsawJonathan Fields
- 1968The Helicopter SpiesLuther Sebastian
- 1968Sergeant RykerCapt. David Young
- 1967Judd, for the Defense
- 1967Ironside
- 1966Mission: ImpossiblePaul Shipherd
- 1966Felony Squad
- 1966ShaneMaj. George Hackett
- 1966The PlainsmanLt. Stiles
- 1965A Rage to LiveSidney Tate
- 1965The F.B.I.Roger Leroy Mason
- 1965The Wild Wild West
- 1965The Big ValleyEric Mercer
- 1965Court MartialCapt. David Young
- 1964Profiles in CourageEdmund G. Ross
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Luther Sebastian
- 196412 O'Clock High
- 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreCapt. David Young
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- 1963EspionageMagnus Anderssen
- 1963The Greatest Show on Earth
- 1963Breaking Point
- 1963MonstrosityNarrator (voice; uncredited)
- 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourBill Nelson
- 1962The VirginianSam Harder
- 1962JaneSelf
- 1961Alcoa Premiere
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961Dr. KildareTony Warren
- 1961Francis of AssisiFrancis Bernardone of Assisi
- 1961Kraft Mystery Theatre
- 1961SanctuaryGowan Stevens
- 1960Circle of DeceptionCapt. Paul Raine
- 1960Crack in the MirrorLarnier / Claude
- 1959CompulsionArthur A. Straus
- 1958In Love and WarAlan Newcombe
- 1958Naked CityRoger Fallon
- 1958A Certain SmileBertrand Griot
- 1955Matinee Theater
- 1954Climax!Greg Fletcher
- 1953Keep Our Honor BrightStudent
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameErik Valkay
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
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