
Bradford Dillman
Department: Acting
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

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971

The Way We Were
1973

Keep Our Honor Bright
1953

The Enforcer
1976

Sudden Impact
1983

Piranha
1978

The Mephisto Waltz
1971

Guyana: Crime of the Century
1979

The Iceman Cometh
1973

Compulsion
1959

The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974

The Bridge at Remagen
1969

Bug
1975

Love and Bullets
1979

The Swarm
1978

Gold
1974

Moon of the Wolf
1972

99 and 44/100% Dead
1974

Monstrosity
1963

Treasure of the Amazon
1985

Chosen Survivors
1974

The Helicopter Spies
1968

Francis of Assisi
1961

A Certain Smile
1958

Mastermind
1976

Brother John
1971

Adventures of the Queen
1975

A Rage to Live
1965

The Lincoln Conspiracy
1977

The Hostage Heart
1977

Inside 'the Swarm'
1978

Revenge!
1971

Deliver Us from Evil
1973

Sanctuary
1961

Lords of the Deep
1989

Heroes Stand Alone
1989

The Eyes of Charles Sand
1972

Covenant
1985

Five Desperate Women
1971

The Plainsman
1966

Longstreet
1971

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
1971

Circle of Deception
1960

Running Scared
1980

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
1970

The Amsterdam Kill
1977

The Legend of Walks Far Woman
1980

The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
1972

Fear No Evil
1969

Jigsaw
1968

Jane
1962

Please Call It Murder
1975

Murder or Mercy
1974

In Love and War
1958

Kingston
1976

Tourist
1980

Widow
1976

Crack in the Mirror
1960

The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
1975

Street Killing
1976

A Black Ribbon for Deborah
1974

Sergeant Ryker
1968

Demon, Demon
1975

Force Five
1975

The Memory of Eva Ryker
1980

The Heart of Justice
1992

Death in Deep Water
1975

Before and After
1979

The Man Outside
1987

One Away
1976

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
1979

Last Bride Of Salem
1974

Black Water Gold
1970

The Next Voice You See
1975

Hot Pursuit
1984

Falcon Crest
1981

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Thriller
1973

The Incredible Hulk
1977

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963

The F.B.I.
1965

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969

Alias Smith and Jones
1971

Dynasty
1981

Naked City
1958

Charlie's Angels
1976

Hotel
1982

King's Crossing
1982

The Mod Squad
1968

Medical Center
1969

Night Gallery
1970

Wonder Woman
1975

Mission: Impossible
1966

Cannon
1971

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951

Ironside
1967

The Greatest Show on Earth
1963

Felony Squad
1966

The Wild Wild West
1965

The Virginian
1962

Matt Houston
1982

Climax!
1954

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

The Big Valley
1965

Judd for the Defense
1967

Profiles in Courage
1964

Matinee Theater
1955

The Sixth Sense
1972

Ben Casey
1961

12 O'Clock High
1964

The Manhunter
1974

Medical Story
1975

Breaking Point
1963

Dr. Kildare
1961

Alcoa Premiere
1961

Shane
1966

Three for the Road
1975

Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961

Columbo
1971

Court Martial
1965

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Dr. Kildare
1961

Dr. Kildare
1961

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.
1965

The F.B.I.
1965

The Big Valley
1965

Murder, She Wrote
1984

The Name of the Game
1968

Medical Center
1969

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970

Barnaby Jones
1973

Barnaby Jones
1973

Murder, She Wrote
1984

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962

Murder, She Wrote
1984

Christine Cromwell
1989

Golden Globe Awards
1944

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963

Bronk
1975

Thriller
1973

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964

Hot Pursuit
1984

McCloud
1970

Sword of Justice
1978