Bradford Dillman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

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

  • Columbo

    Columbo

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Charlie's Angels

    Charlie's Angels

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Falcon Crest

    Falcon Crest

  • Dynasty

    Dynasty

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Virginian

    The Virginian

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Wild Wild West

    The Wild Wild West

  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Cannon

    Cannon

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Matt Houston

    Matt Houston

  • The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • Barnaby Jones

    Barnaby Jones

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Marcus Welby, M.D.

    Marcus Welby, M.D.

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • McCloud

    McCloud

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • 12 O'Clock High

    12 O'Clock High

  • Alias Smith and Jones

    Alias Smith and Jones

  • Sudden Impact

    Sudden Impact

  • Wonder Woman

    Wonder Woman

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Enforcer

    The Enforcer

  • Compulsion

    Compulsion

  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes

    Escape from the Planet of the Apes

  • Judd for the Defense

    Judd for the Defense

  • Revenge!

    Revenge!

  • Bug

    Bug

  • The Manhunter

    The Manhunter

  • The Way We Were

    The Way We Were

  • Brother John

    Brother John

  • Street Killing

    Street Killing

  • Bronk

    Bronk

  • Jane

    Jane

  • Shane

    Shane

  • The Greatest Show on Earth

    The Greatest Show on Earth

  • Running Scared

    Running Scared

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • Alcoa Premiere

    Alcoa Premiere

  • Profiles in Courage

    Profiles in Courage

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • Longstreet

    Longstreet

  • Sergeant Ryker

    Sergeant Ryker

  • Gold

    Gold

  • Demon, Demon

    Demon, Demon

  • Kingston

    Kingston

  • King's Crossing

    King's Crossing

  • The Plainsman

    The Plainsman

  • The Bridge at Remagen

    The Bridge at Remagen

  • One Away

    One Away

  • Christine Cromwell

    Christine Cromwell

  • Moon of the Wolf

    Moon of the Wolf

  • Tourist

    Tourist

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • Love and Bullets

    Love and Bullets

  • The Disappearance of Flight 412

    The Disappearance of Flight 412

  • A Rage to Live

    A Rage to Live

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

  • Medical Story

    Medical Story

  • Covenant

    Covenant

  • Mastermind

    Mastermind

  • Jigsaw

    Jigsaw

  • The Helicopter Spies

    The Helicopter Spies

  • Sword of Justice

    Sword of Justice

  • The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

    The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

  • Lords of the Deep

    Lords of the Deep

  • Treasure of the Amazon

    Treasure of the Amazon

  • Kraft Mystery Theatre

    Kraft Mystery Theatre

  • Three for the Road

    Three for the Road

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Five Desperate Women

    Five Desperate Women

  • In Love and War

    In Love and War

  • A Black Ribbon for Deborah

    A Black Ribbon for Deborah

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • The Hostage Heart

    The Hostage Heart

  • The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

    The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

  • The Amsterdam Kill

    The Amsterdam Kill

  • Francis of Assisi

    Francis of Assisi

  • Death in Deep Water

    Death in Deep Water

  • Before and After

    Before and After

  • The Man Outside

    The Man Outside

  • Fear No Evil

    Fear No Evil

  • 99 and 44/100% Dead

    99 and 44/100% Dead

  • Adventures of the Queen

    Adventures of the Queen

  • Inside 'the Swarm'

    Inside 'the Swarm'

  • The Lincoln Conspiracy

    The Lincoln Conspiracy

  • The Legend of Walks Far Woman

    The Legend of Walks Far Woman

  • Guyana: Crime of the Century

    Guyana: Crime of the Century

  • Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

    Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

  • The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

    The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment

  • The Heart of Justice

    The Heart of Justice

  • A Certain Smile

    A Certain Smile

  • The Iceman Cometh

    The Iceman Cometh

  • Heroes Stand Alone

    Heroes Stand Alone

  • Please Call It Murder

    Please Call It Murder

  • Force Five

    Force Five

  • Last Bride Of Salem

    Last Bride Of Salem

  • Circle of Deception

    Circle of Deception

  • Sanctuary

    Sanctuary

  • Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

    Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

  • The Mephisto Waltz

    The Mephisto Waltz

  • Crack in the Mirror

    Crack in the Mirror

  • The Memory of Eva Ryker

    The Memory of Eva Ryker

  • Chosen Survivors

    Chosen Survivors

  • Court Martial

    Court Martial

  • The Eyes of Charles Sand

    The Eyes of Charles Sand

  • Deliver Us from Evil

    Deliver Us from Evil

  • Murder or Mercy

    Murder or Mercy

  • Widow

    Widow

  • Black Water Gold

    Black Water Gold

  • Hot Pursuit

    Hot Pursuit

  • Monstrosity

    Monstrosity

  • The Next Voice You See

    The Next Voice You See

  • Keep Our Honor Bright

    Keep Our Honor Bright