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Bradford Dillman
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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 be…
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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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The Heart of Justice
as Mr. Burgess
Lords of the Deep
as Dobler
Heroes Stand Alone
as Walt Simmons
The Man Outside
as Frank Simmons
Covenant
as Eric Noble
Treasure of the Amazon
as Clark
Hot Pursuit
as Victor Modrian
Sudden Impact
as Captain Briggs
Running Scared
as Arthur Jaeger
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
as Singer
Tourist
as Harry Flemington
The Memory of Eva Ryker
as Jason Eddington
Before and After
as Jack Matthews
Guyana: Crime of the Century
as Dr. Gary Shaw
Love and Bullets
as Jim Brickman
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
as Donald Prince
Piranha
as Paul Grogan
The Swarm
as Major Baker
Inside 'the Swarm'
as Self
The Amsterdam Kill
as Odums
The Lincoln Conspiracy
as John Wilkes Booth
The Hostage Heart
as Dr. Eric Lake
The Enforcer
as Captain McKay
Kingston
as Avery Stanton
Street Killing
as Howard Bronstein
Mastermind
as Jabez Link
Widow
as Richard
One Away
as Ruben Bass
Demon, Demon
as Sam
Death in Deep Water
as Gary Stevens
Bug
as Prof. James Parmiter
The Next Voice You See
as Stan Kay
Force Five
as Michael Dominick
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
as Ned McLean
Adventures of the Queen
as Martin Reed
Please Call It Murder
as Lt. Danny Ianello
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
as Michel Lagrange
The Disappearance of Flight 412
as Maj. Mike Dunning
99 and 44/100% Dead
as Big Eddie
Gold
as Manfred Steyner
Chosen Survivors
as Peter Macomber
Last Bride Of Salem
as Matt Clifton
Murder or Mercy
as Sam Champion
The Iceman Cometh
as Willie Oban
The Way We Were
as J.J.
Deliver Us from Evil
as Steven Dennis
Moon of the Wolf
as Andrew Rodanthe
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
as Randy Jamison
The Eyes of Charles Sand
as Jeffrey Winslow
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
as Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler
Revenge!
as Frank Klaner
Five Desperate Women
as Jim Meeker
Brother John
as Lloyd Thomas
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
as Dr. Lewis Dixon
The Mephisto Waltz
as Bill Delancey
Longstreet
as Duke Paige
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
as Capt. Myerson
Black Water Gold
as Lyle Fawcett
The Bridge at Remagen
as Maj. Barnes
Fear No Evil
as Paul Varney
Jigsaw
as Jonathan Fields
The Helicopter Spies
as Luther Sebastian
Sergeant Ryker
as Capt. David Young
The Plainsman
as Lt. Stiles
A Rage to Live
as Sidney Tate
Monstrosity
as Narrator (voice; uncredited)
Jane
as Self
Francis of Assisi
as Francis Bernardone of Assisi
Sanctuary
as Gowan Stevens
Circle of Deception
as Capt. Paul Raine
Crack in the Mirror
as Larnier / Claude
Compulsion
as Arthur A. Straus
In Love and War
as Alan Newcombe
A Certain Smile
as Bertrand Griot
Keep Our Honor Bright
as Student