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.
Known For
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
Dr. Lewis Dixon
The Enforcer
(1976)
Captain McKay
Piranha
(1978)
Paul Grogan
Sudden Impact
(1983)
Captain Briggs
The Bridge at Remagen
(1969)
Maj. Barnes
The Swarm
(1978)
Maj. Baker
The Heart of Justice
(1992)
Mr. Burgess
The Way We Were
(1973)
J.J.
Compulsion
(1959)
Arthur A. Straus
Bug
(1975)
Prof. James Parmiter
Full Filmography
Acting
Keep Our Honor Bright
(1953)
Student
A Certain Smile
(1958)
Bertrand Griot
In Love and War
(1958)
Alan Newcombe
Compulsion
(1959)
Arthur A. Straus
Circle of Deception
(1960)
Capt. Paul Raine
Crack in the Mirror
(1960)
Larnier / Claude
Sanctuary
(1961)
Gowan Stevens
Francis of Assisi
(1961)
Francis Bernardone of Assisi
Jane
(1962)
Self
Monstrosity
(1963)
Narrator (voice; uncredited)
A Rage to Live
(1965)
Sidney Tate
The Plainsman
(1966)
Lt. Stiles
The Lady Is My Wife
(1967)
Bannister
The Helicopter Spies
(1968)
Luther Sebastian
Jigsaw
(1968)
Jonathan Fields
Sergeant Ryker
(1968)
Capt. David Young
The Bridge at Remagen
(1969)
Maj. Barnes
Fear No Evil
(1969)
Paul Varney
Mastermind
(1969)
Jabez Link
Black Water Gold
(1970)
Lyle Fawcett
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
(1970)
Capt. Myerson
The Mephisto Waltz
(1971)
Bill Delancey
Longstreet
(1971)
Duke Paige
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
(1971)
Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
(1971)
Dr. Lewis Dixon
Revenge!
(1971)
Frank Klaner
Five Desperate Women
(1971)
Jim Meeker
Brother John
(1971)
Lloyd Thomas
Moon of the Wolf
(1972)
Andrew Rodanthe
The Delphi Bureau
(1972)
Randy Jamison
The Eyes of Charles Sand
(1972)
Jeffrey Winslow
Deliver Us from Evil
(1973)
Steven Dennis
The Iceman Cometh
(1973)
Willie Oban
The Way We Were
(1973)
J.J.
Chosen Survivors
(1974)
Peter Macomber
99 and 44/100% Dead
(1974)
Big Eddie
Murder or Mercy
(1974)
Sam Champion
The Disappearance of Flight 412
(1974)
Maj. Mike Dunning
Gold
(1974)
Manfred Steyner
Last Bride Of Salem
(1974)
Matt Clifton
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
(1974)
Michel Lagrange
Death in Deep Water
(1975)
Gary Stevens
Adventures of the Queen
(1975)
Martin Reed
Bug
(1975)
Prof. James Parmiter
Demon, Demon
(1975)
Sam
Please Call It Murder
(1975)
Lt. Danny Ianello
The Next Voice You See
(1975)
Stan Kay
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
(1975)
Ned McLean
Force Five
(1975)
Michael Dominick
One Away
(1976)
Ruben Bass
Kingston
(1976)
Avery Stanton
The Enforcer
(1976)
Captain McKay
Widow
(1976)
Richard
Street Killing
(1976)
Howard Bronstein
The Amsterdam Kill
(1977)
Odums
The Hostage Heart
(1977)
Dr. Eric Lake
The Lincoln Conspiracy
(1977)
John Wilkes Booth
The Swarm
(1978)
Maj. Baker
Piranha
(1978)
Paul Grogan
Inside 'the Swarm'
(1978)
Self
Love and Bullets
(1979)
Jim Brickman
Guyana: Crime of the Century
(1979)
Dr. Gary Shaw
Before and After
(1979)
Jack Matthews
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
(1979)
Donald Prince
The Memory of Eva Ryker
(1980)
Jason Eddington
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
(1980)
Singer
Running Scared
(1980)
Arthur Jaeger
Tourist
(1980)
Harry Flemington
Sudden Impact
(1983)
Captain Briggs
Covenant
(1985)
Eric Noble
Treasure of the Amazon
(1985)
Clark
The Man Outside
(1987)
Frank Simmons
Heroes Stand Alone
(1989)
Walt Simmons
Lords of the Deep
(1989)
Dobler
The Heart of Justice
(1992)
Mr. Burgess