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

Sudden Impact
Sudden Impact

1983

as Captain Briggs

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

1971

as Dr. Lewis Dixon

The Enforcer
The Enforcer

1976

as Captain McKay

The Way We Were
The Way We Were

1973

as J.J.

The Heart of Justice
The Heart of Justice

1992

as Mr. Burgess

Piranha
Piranha

1978

as Paul Grogan

Demon, Demon
Demon, Demon

1975

as Sam

Covenant
Covenant

1985

as Eric Noble

The Bridge at Remagen
The Bridge at Remagen

1969

as Maj. Barnes

Treasure of the Amazon
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh

1973

as Willie Oban

The Amsterdam Kill
The Amsterdam Kill

1977

as Odums

The Swarm
The Swarm

1978

as Maj. Baker

Gold
Gold

1974

as Manfred Steyner

One Away
One Away

1976

as Ruben Bass

The Helicopter Spies
The Helicopter Spies

1968

as Luther Sebastian

Please Call It Murder
Please Call It Murder

1975

as Lt. Danny Ianello

Lords of the Deep
Lords of the Deep

1989

as Dobler

Compulsion
Compulsion

1959

as Arthur A. Straus