Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

b. 1930 — d. 2018 (aged 88) San Francisco, California, USA

Actor

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

Compulsion

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

The Enforcer

Piranha

Filmography

The Heart of Justice

The Heart of Justice

Lords of the Deep

Lords of the Deep

Heroes Stand Alone

Heroes Stand Alone

Man Outside

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

Covenant

Sudden Impact

King's Crossing

King's Crossing

Running Scared

The Legend of Walks Far Woman

The Legend of Walks Far Woman

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

Jason Eddington

Tourist

Harry Flemington

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

Guyana: Cult of the Damned

Guyana: Cult of the Damned

Before and After

Before and After

Jennifer: A Woman's Story

Jennifer: A Woman's Story

Piranha

Inside 'the Swarm'

Inside 'the Swarm'

The Amsterdam Kill

The Amsterdam Kill

The Lincoln Conspiracy

The Lincoln Conspiracy

John Wilkes Booth

The Enforcer

Mastermind

Street Killing

One Away

Widow

Bug

Adventures of the Queen

Adventures of the Queen

Force Five

Michael Dominick

The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

Demon, Demon

Gold

Manfred Steyner

Chosen Survivors

Chosen Survivors

The Disappearance of Flight 412

The Disappearance of Flight 412

Maj. Mike Dunning

99 and 44/100% Dead!

99 and 44/100% Dead!

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

A Black Ribbon for Deborah

Professor Michael Lagrange

Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

Barnaby Jones

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

Thriller

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

The Wide World of Mystery

The Wide World of Mystery

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

Andrew Rodanthe

The Eyes of Charles Sand

The Eyes of Charles Sand

Jeffrey Winslow

The Delphi Bureau

The Delphi Bureau

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Dr. Lewis Dixon

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

Brother John

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

Senator Zachary Wheeler

Five Desperate Women

Five Desperate Women

Revenge!

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came

Black Water Gold

Black Water Gold

The Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen

Fear No Evil

Sergeant Ryker

Capt. David Young

Jigsaw

Jonathan Fields

The Plainsman

Shane

Maj. George Hackett

A Rage to Live

Court Martial

Captain David Young

Monstrosity

Jane

Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

Francis Bernardone of Assisi

Sanctuary

Circle of Deception

Circle of Deception

Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror

Compulsion

Arthur A. Straus

Filmfestspiele Cannes 1959

The 16th Annual Golden Globe Awards

In Love and War

In Love and War

A Certain Smile

A Certain Smile

There Shall Be No Night

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Military Police Officer

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