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Bradford Dillman

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Bradford Dillman

Born April 14, 1930 in San Francisco, California, USADied January 16, 201873 films

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).

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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 Way We Were posterFirst watchThe Way We Were19737.0as J.J.Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Enforcer poster6.7The Enforcer1976Escape from the Planet of the Apes poster6.4Escape from the Planet of the Apes1971Sudden Impact poster6.5Sudden Impact1983Piranha poster6.0Piranha1978Compulsion poster7.1Compulsion1959The Bridge at Remagen poster6.7The Bridge at Remagen1969The Swarm poster5.0The Swarm1978The Mephisto Waltz poster6.0The Mephisto Waltz1971

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 1992The Heart of JusticeMr. Burgess
  2. 1989Lords of the DeepDobler
  3. 1989Heroes Stand AloneWalt Simmons
  4. 1987The Man OutsideFrank Simmons
  5. 1985CovenantEric Noble
  6. 1985Treasure of the AmazonClark
  7. 1984Hot PursuitVictor Modrian
  8. 1983Sudden ImpactCaptain Briggs
  9. 1980Running ScaredArthur Jaeger
  10. 1980The Legend of Walks Far WomanSinger
  11. 1980TouristHarry Flemington
  12. 1980The Memory of Eva RykerJason Eddington
  13. 1979Before and AfterJack Matthews
  14. 1979Guyana: Crime of the CenturyDr. Gary Shaw
  15. 1979Love and BulletsJim Brickman
  16. 1979Jennifer: A Woman’s StoryDonald Prince
  17. 1978PiranhaPaul Grogan
  18. 1978The SwarmMajor Baker
  19. 1977The Amsterdam KillOdums
  20. 1977The Lincoln ConspiracyJohn Wilkes Booth
  21. 1977The Hostage HeartDr. Eric Lake
  22. 1976The EnforcerCaptain McKay
  23. 1976KingstonAvery Stanton
  24. 1976Street KillingHoward Bronstein
  25. 1976MastermindJabez Link
  26. 1976WidowRichard
  27. 1976One AwayRuben Bass
  28. 1975Demon, DemonSam
  29. 1975Death in Deep WaterGary Stevens
  30. 1975BugProf. James Parmiter
  31. 1975The Next Voice You SeeStan Kay
  32. 1975Force FiveMichael Dominick
  33. 1975The Legendary Curse of the Hope DiamondNed McLean
  34. 1975Adventures of the QueenMartin Reed
  35. 1975Please Call It MurderLt. Danny Ianello
  36. 1974A Black Ribbon for DeborahMichel Lagrange
  37. 1974The Disappearance of Flight 412Maj. Mike Dunning
  38. 197499 and 44/100% DeadBig Eddie
  39. 1974GoldManfred Steyner
  40. 1974Chosen SurvivorsPeter Macomber
  41. 1974Last Bride Of SalemMatt Clifton
  42. 1974Murder or MercySam Champion
  43. 1973The Iceman ComethWillie Oban
  44. 1973The Way We WereJ.J.
  45. 1973Deliver Us from EvilSteven Dennis
  46. 1972Moon of the WolfAndrew Rodanthe
  47. 1972The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death AssignmentRandy Jamison
  48. 1972The Eyes of Charles SandJeffrey Winslow
  49. 1971The Resurrection of Zachary WheelerSen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler
  50. 1971Revenge!Frank Klaner
  51. 1971Five Desperate WomenJim Meeker
  52. 1971Brother JohnLloyd Thomas
  53. 1971Escape from the Planet of the ApesDr. Lewis Dixon
  54. 1971The Mephisto WaltzBill Delancey
  55. 1971LongstreetDuke Paige
  56. 1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Capt. Myerson
  57. 1970Black Water GoldLyle Fawcett
  58. 1969The Bridge at RemagenMaj. Barnes
  59. 1969Fear No EvilPaul Varney
  60. 1968JigsawJonathan Fields
  61. 1968The Helicopter SpiesLuther Sebastian
  62. 1968Sergeant RykerCapt. David Young
  63. 1966The PlainsmanLt. Stiles
  64. 1965A Rage to LiveSidney Tate
  65. 1963MonstrosityNarrator (voice; uncredited)
  66. 1961Francis of AssisiFrancis Bernardone of Assisi
  67. 1961SanctuaryGowan Stevens
  68. 1960Circle of DeceptionCapt. Paul Raine
  69. 1960Crack in the MirrorLarnier / Claude
  70. 1959CompulsionArthur A. Straus
  71. 1958In Love and WarAlan Newcombe
  72. 1958A Certain SmileBertrand Griot
  73. 1953Keep Our Honor BrightStudent