About
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
ColumboSeries • 1971
Falcon CrestSeries • 1981
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
IronsideSeries • 1967
DynastySeries • 1981
The Alfred Hitchcock HourSeries • 1962
Mission: ImpossibleSeries • 1966
Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955
Charlie's AngelsSeries • 1976
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Dr. KildareSeries • 1961
CannonSeries • 1971
Climax!Series • 1954
The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
The Incredible HulkSeries • 1977
The Big ValleySeries • 1965
Ben CaseySeries • 1961
HotelSeries • 1982
The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeries • 1970
Naked CitySeries • 1958
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963
Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973
Marcus Welby, M.D.Series • 1969