Cast & creator
Bradford Dillman
Best known for Columbo, Murder, She Wrote, Murder, She Wrote
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.
Also known as: Brad Dillman
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film credits
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television credits
152
1944–1992 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (152)
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Columbo
Tony Goodland
1971
Murder, She Wrote
Dennis McConnell
1984Murder, She Wrote
Dep. Police Comm. Bradley Folkes
1984Murder, She Wrote
Eric Benderson
1984Murder, She Wrote
Carl Dorner
1984Murder, She Wrote
Richard Ellston
1984Murder, She Wrote
Avery Stone
1984Murder, She Wrote
Arthur Brent
1984Murder, She Wrote
Simeon Kershaw
1984
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Falcon Crest
Darryl Clayton
1981
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Paul Shipherd
1966
Charlie's Angels
Tony Kramer
1976
Dynasty
1981
Climax!
Greg Fletcher
1954
Matinee Theater
1955
Cannon
1971
Dr. Kildare
Tony Warren
1961Dr. Kildare
Andrew Webb
1961Dr. Kildare
Rev. Andrew Webb
1961Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Matt
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Bill Nelson
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Howard Clements
1962
The Virginian
Sam Harder
1962
Naked City
Roger Fallon
1958
Hotel
Paul Stanton
1982
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Matt Bryan
1970
The F.B.I.
Roger Leroy Mason
1965The F.B.I.
George Bellamy
1965The F.B.I.
Lawrence Reynolds
1965The F.B.I.
Curtis Breer
1965The F.B.I.
Neil Stryker
1965
Ben Casey
1961
The Wild Wild West
1965
The Incredible Hulk
1977
The Name of the Game
Earl Keith
1968
The Big Valley
Eric Mercer
1965The Big Valley
Dr. James Beldon
1965
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Ken McGurney
1969
Barnaby Jones
Terry McCormack
1973Barnaby Jones
Charles Kohlmeyer / Stanley Rickland
1973
Medical Center
1969Medical Center
Inspector Fellows
1969
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
McCloud
Michael Dominick
1970
Night Gallery
Richard Upton Pickman (segment "Pickman's Model")
1970
Matt Houston
1982
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Luther Sebastian
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Capt. David Young
1963
Judd, for the Defense
1967
The Mod Squad
1968
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Felony Squad
1966
12 O'Clock High
1964
Wonder Woman
Arthur Deal III
1975
Thriller
Stan Kay
1973Thriller
Gary Stevens
1973
Espionage
Magnus Anderssen
1963The Greatest Show on Earth
1963
The Manhunter
1974
Bronk
Luke
1975
The Sixth Sense
1972Profiles in Courage
Edmund G. Ross
1964
Alcoa Premiere
1961
Medical Story
Dr. Gerald Warren
1975
The Heart of Justice
Mr. Burgess
1992
Shane
Maj. George Hackett
1966
Breaking Point
1963
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Dr. Lewis Dixon
1971
Sudden Impact
Captain Briggs
1983
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961
The Way We Were
J.J.
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Erik Valkay
1951
The Enforcer
Captain McKay
1976
Sword of Justice
Harry Gaedel
1978
Three for the Road
1975
Christine Cromwell
1989
Hot Pursuit
Victor Modrian
1984
Piranha
Paul Grogan
1978
The Bridge at Remagen
Maj. Barnes
1969
King's Crossing
Paul Hollister
1982
The Swarm
Major Baker
1978
The Plainsman
Lt. Stiles
1966
Moon of the Wolf
Andrew Rodanthe
1972
The Memory of Eva Ryker
Jason Eddington
1980
Lords of the Deep
Dobler
1989
A Rage to Live
Sidney Tate
1965
Treasure of the Amazon
Clark
1985
The Iceman Cometh
Willie Oban
1973
The Delphi Bureau: The Merchant of Death Assignment
Randy Jamison
1972
Francis of Assisi
Francis Bernardone of Assisi
1961
Gold
Manfred Steyner
1974
99 and 44/100% Dead
Big Eddie
1974
The Mephisto Waltz
Bill Delancey
1971
Compulsion
Arthur A. Straus
1959
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Capt. Myerson
1970
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Maj. Mike Dunning
1974
The Legend of Walks Far Woman
Singer
1980
Adventures of the Queen
Martin Reed
1975
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler
Sen. Clayton Zachary Wheeler
1971
The Amsterdam Kill
Odums
1977
Covenant
Eric Noble
1985
Bug
Prof. James Parmiter
1975
In Love and War
Alan Newcombe
1958
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
Ned McLean
1975
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
Donald Prince
1979
The Next Voice You See
Stan Kay
1975
The Helicopter Spies
Luther Sebastian
1968
Love and Bullets
Jim Brickman
1979
Sergeant Ryker
Capt. David Young
1968
A Certain Smile
Bertrand Griot
1958
Sanctuary
Gowan Stevens
1961Court Martial
Capt. David Young
1966
Deliver Us from Evil
Steven Dennis
1973
Guyana: Crime of the Century
Dr. Gary Shaw
1979
The Eyes of Charles Sand
Jeffrey Winslow
1972
Running Scared
Arthur Jaeger
1980
One Away
Ruben Bass
1976
Last Bride Of Salem
Matt Clifton
1974
Demon, Demon
Sam
1975
Murder or Mercy
Sam Champion
1974
Inside 'the Swarm'
Self
1978
Please Call It Murder
Lt. Danny Ianello
1975
Crack in the Mirror
Larnier / Claude
1960
A Black Ribbon for Deborah
Michel Lagrange
1974
Fear No Evil
Paul Varney
1969
The Hostage Heart
Dr. Eric Lake
1977
Death in Deep Water
Gary Stevens
1975
Heroes Stand Alone
Walt Simmons
1989
Chosen Survivors
Peter Macomber
1974
Longstreet
Duke Paige
1971
Tourist
Harry Flemington
1980
Five Desperate Women
Jim Meeker
1971
Brother John
Lloyd Thomas
1971
The Lincoln Conspiracy
John Wilkes Booth
1977
Keep Our Honor Bright
Student
1953
Jigsaw
Jonathan Fields
1968
Black Water Gold
Lyle Fawcett
1970
Revenge!
Frank Klaner
1971
Street Killing
Howard Bronstein
1976
Before and After
Jack Matthews
1979
Circle of Deception
Capt. Paul Raine
1960
Force Five
Michael Dominick
1975
Hot Pursuit
Victor Modrian
1984
Jane
Self
1962
Mastermind
Jabez Link
1976
Widow
Richard
1976
Kingston
Avery Stanton
1976
The Man Outside
Frank Simmons
1987
Monstrosity
Narrator (voice; uncredited)
1963