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Bradford Dillman

14 Apr, 1930 in San Francisco, California, USA

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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Brad Dillman

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Compulsion
71% (1959)
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Sanctuary
53% (1961)
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Longstreet
93% (1971)
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Jigsaw
60% (1968)
Jane
65% (1962)
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Widow
0% (1976)
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Street Killing
0% (1976)
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One Away
40% (1976)
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Falcon Crest
57% (1981)
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Dynasty
65% (1981)
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Hotel
67% (1982)
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McCloud
71% (1970)
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Matt Houston
62% (1982)
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Climax!
27% (1954)
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Ben Casey
57% (1961)
Medical Story
50% (1975)
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Dr. Kildare
54% (1961)
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Shane
60% (1966)
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Bronk
62% (1975)
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Columbo
81% (1971)
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Dr. Kildare
54% (1961)
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Dr. Kildare
54% (1961)