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Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

Known For Acting
Birthday Apr 14, 1930
Died Jan 16, 2018 (87)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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The Heart of Justice

The Heart of Justice

1992

as Mr. Burgess

Lords of the Deep

Lords of the Deep

1989

as Dobler

Heroes Stand Alone

Heroes Stand Alone

1989

as Walt Simmons

The Man Outside

The Man Outside

1987

as Frank Simmons

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

1985

as Clark

Covenant

Covenant

1985

as Eric Noble

Sudden Impact

Sudden Impact

1983

as Captain Briggs

Tourist

Tourist

1980

as Harry Flemington

Running Scared

Running Scared

1980

as Arthur Jaeger

The Memory of Eva Ryker

The Memory of Eva Ryker

1980

as Jason Eddington

Before and After

Before and After

1979

as Jack Matthews

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

Jennifer: A Woman’s Story

1979

as Donald Prince

Guyana: Crime of the Century

Guyana: Crime of the Century

1979

as Dr. Gary Shaw

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1979

as Jim Brickman

Piranha

Piranha

1978

as Paul Grogan

The Swarm

The Swarm

1978

as Maj. Baker

The Lincoln Conspiracy

The Lincoln Conspiracy

1977

as John Wilkes Booth

The Amsterdam Kill

The Amsterdam Kill

1977

as Odums

The Hostage Heart

The Hostage Heart

1977

as Dr. Eric Lake

One Away

One Away

1976

as Ruben Bass

Street Killing

Street Killing

1976

as Howard Bronstein

Widow

Widow

1976

as Richard

The Enforcer

The Enforcer

1976

as Captain McKay

Kingston

Kingston

1976

as Avery Stanton

Bug

Bug

1975

as Prof. James Parmiter

Demon, Demon

Demon, Demon

1975

as Sam

Please Call It Murder

Please Call It Murder

1975

as Lt. Danny Ianello

Death in Deep Water

Death in Deep Water

1975

as Gary Stevens

Adventures of the Queen

Adventures of the Queen

1975

as Martin Reed

Force Five

Force Five

1975

as Michael Dominick

Murder or Mercy

Murder or Mercy

1974

as Sam Champion

The Disappearance of Flight 412

The Disappearance of Flight 412

1974

as Maj. Mike Dunning

Last Bride Of Salem

Last Bride Of Salem

1974

as Matt Clifton

99 and 44/100% Dead

99 and 44/100% Dead

1974

as Big Eddie

Chosen Survivors

Chosen Survivors

1974

as Peter Macomber

Gold

Gold

1974

as Manfred Steyner

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

as J.J.

Deliver Us from Evil

Deliver Us from Evil

1973

as Steven Dennis

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

1973

as Willie Oban

Moon of the Wolf

Moon of the Wolf

1972

as Andrew Rodanthe

The Delphi Bureau

The Delphi Bureau

1972

as Randy Jamison

The Eyes of Charles Sand

The Eyes of Charles Sand

1972

as Jeffrey Winslow

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler

1971

as Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971

as Dr. Lewis Dixon

Longstreet

Longstreet

1971

as Duke Paige

Revenge!

Revenge!

1971

as Frank Klaner

Brother John

Brother John

1971

as Lloyd Thomas

The Mephisto Waltz

The Mephisto Waltz

1971

as Bill Delancey

Five Desperate Women

Five Desperate Women

1971

as Jim Meeker

Black Water Gold

Black Water Gold

1970

as Lyle Fawcett

Fear No Evil

Fear No Evil

1969

as Paul Varney

Mastermind

Mastermind

1969

as Jabez Link

The Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen

1969

as Maj. Barnes

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

1968

as Capt. David Young

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

1968

as Jonathan Fields

The Helicopter Spies

The Helicopter Spies

1968

as Luther Sebastian

The Lady Is My Wife

The Lady Is My Wife

1967

as Bannister

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

1966

as Lt. Stiles

A Rage to Live

A Rage to Live

1965

as Sidney Tate

Monstrosity

Monstrosity

1963

as Narrator (voice; uncredited)

Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi

1961

as Francis Bernardone of Assisi

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1961

as Gowan Stevens

Circle of Deception

Circle of Deception

1960

as Capt. Paul Raine

Crack in the Mirror

Crack in the Mirror

1960

as Larnier / Claude

Compulsion

Compulsion

1959

as Arthur A. Straus

A Certain Smile

A Certain Smile

1958

as Bertrand Griot

In Love and War

In Love and War

1958

as Alan Newcombe

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Falcon Crest

as Darryl Clayton

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Dec 04, 1981

King's Crossing

as Paul Hollister

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jan 16, 1982

Dr. Kildare

as Andrew Webb

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Dr. Kildare

as Rev. Andrew Webb

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Capt. David Young

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 10, 1963

Mission: Impossible

as Paul Shipherd

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 05, 1968

Shane

as Maj. George Hackett

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 10, 1966

The F.B.I.

as Curtis Breer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Murder, She Wrote

as Dennis McConnell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Thriller

as Stan Kay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1973

The F.B.I.

as Roger Leroy Mason

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Marcus Welby, M.D.

as Ken McGurney

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1969

Naked City

as Roger Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Charlie's Angels

as Tony Kramer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1976

Night Gallery

as Richard Upton Pickman (segment "Pickman's Model")

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 16, 1970

Wonder Woman

as Arthur Deal III

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1975

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Erik Valkay

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

The Virginian

as Sam Harder

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1962

Climax!

as Greg Fletcher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Big Valley

as Eric Mercer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Profiles in Courage

as Edmund G. Ross

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 1964

Dr. Kildare

as Tony Warren

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

Thriller

as Gary Stevens

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1973

Columbo

as Tony Goodland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1971

Court Martial

as Capt. David Young

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1965

Murder, She Wrote

as Dep. Police Comm. Bradley Folkes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Eric Benderson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Carl Dorner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Murder, She Wrote

as Richard Ellston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The F.B.I.

as George Bellamy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Lawrence Reynolds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Neil Stryker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The Big Valley

as Dr. James Beldon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

Murder, She Wrote

as Avery Stone

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Name of the Game

as Earl Keith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Medical Center

as Inspector Fellows

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

as Matt Bryan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1970

Barnaby Jones

as Terry McCormack

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Barnaby Jones

as Charles Kohlmeyer / Stanley Rickland

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1973

Murder, She Wrote

as Arthur Brent

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Bill Nelson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as Howard Clements

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1962

Murder, She Wrote

as Simeon Kershaw

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1984

Alcoa Premiere

Episodes: 62

First Aired: Oct 10, 1961

Dynasty

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 12, 1981

Hotel

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 21, 1982

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

Cannon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Ironside

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 28, 1967

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 04, 1963

Judd for the Defense

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 1967

Kraft Mystery Theatre

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jun 14, 1961

The Incredible Hulk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 04, 1977

The Streets of San Francisco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1972

Alias Smith and Jones

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1971

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

The Greatest Show on Earth

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1963

Felony Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1966

The Wild Wild West

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 1965

Sword of Justice

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1978

McCloud

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 1970

Matt Houston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Matinee Theater

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1955

The Sixth Sense

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1972

Ben Casey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1961

12 O'Clock High

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1964

The Manhunter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1974

Medical Story

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

Breaking Point

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1963

Three for the Road

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

Bronk

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 17, 1975

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Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 14 28 8
2024 7 18 32 5
2024 8 11 26 6
2024 9 13 37 4
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2024 12 7 14 2
2025 1 12 33 5
2025 2 5 12 1
2025 3 3 7 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 2 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 1 6 0

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