Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

1930-04-14 – 2018-01-16 (age 87) San Francisco, California, USA
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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.

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Known For

The Enforcer
The Enforcer

1976

as Captain McKay

The Way We Were
The Way We Were

1973

as J.J.

Piranha
Piranha

1978

as Paul Grogan

Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

as Dr. Lewis Dixon

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact

1983

as Captain Briggs

The Swarm
The Swarm

1978

as Maj. Baker

The Heart of Justice
The Heart of Justice

1992

as Mr. Burgess

The Bridge at Remagen
The Bridge at Remagen

1969

as Maj. Barnes

The Mephisto Waltz
The Mephisto Waltz

1971

as Bill Delancey

Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets

1979

as Jim Brickman

Compulsion
Compulsion

1959

as Arthur A. Straus

Bug
Bug

1975

as Prof. James Parmiter

Gold
Gold

1974

as Manfred Steyner

The Plainsman
The Plainsman

1966

as Lt. Stiles

Lords of the Deep
Lords of the Deep

1989

as Dobler

Guyana: Crime of the Century
Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979

as Dr. Gary Shaw

The Legend of Walks Far Woman
Fear No Evil
Fear No Evil

1969

as Paul Varney

A Rage to Live
A Rage to Live

1965

as Sidney Tate

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971

as Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler