Bradford Dillman
Actor

Bradford Dillman Net Worth

Bradford Dillman was born in San Francisco on April 14, 1930. After graduating from Yale with a B.A. in English Literature, he served in the US Marines in Korea before focusing on acting. He made his professional debut in 1953 and won a Theatre World Award for originating the character Edmund Tyrone in Eugene O'Neill's play "Long Day's Journey Into Night" in 1956. He was cast in the melodrama A Certain Smile (1958) and earned a Golden Globe for "Most Promising Newcomer". He followed this with a strong ensemble appearance in In Love and War (1958) and Compulsion (1959). He went on to share a "Best Actor" award at the Cannes Film Festival with fellow co-stars Dean Stockwell and Orson Welles. He also earned a Daytime Emmy for his appearance in The ABC Afternoon Playbreak: Last Bride of Salem (1974) and starred in two series--Court Martial (1965) and King's Crossing (1982). He is the father of five children, one of whom is actress Pamela Dillman. He also wrote two books, "Inside the New York Giants" (1995) and his memoirs, "Are You Somebody?: An Actor's Life" (1997).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor
Birth Day April 14, 1930
Birth Place  San Francisco, California, United States
Age 90 YEARS OLD
Died On January 16, 2018(2018-01-16) (aged 87)\nSanta Barbara, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Taurus
Occupation Actor, author
Years active 1953–1995
Spouse(s) Frieda Harding McIntosh (m. 1956; div. 1962) Suzy Parker (m. 1963; her death 2003)
Children 5

💰 Net worth: $1 Million (2024)

Bradford Dillman, a highly esteemed actor in the United States, has his net worth estimated to be $1 million by the year 2024. Throughout his illustrious career, Dillman has portrayed numerous memorable characters and showcased his immense talent on the big screen. His work has gained him critical acclaim and a dedicated fanbase. With his exceptional performances, Dillman has proven his versatility and dedication to his craft, consistently delivering remarkable performances that have captivated audiences worldwide. As his net worth continues to grow, Bradford Dillman's legacy as a prominent actor in the United States remains undisputed.

Biography/Timeline

1926

Dillman played Painter Richard Pickman in the TV adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's 1926 story, "Pickman's Model", presented as the opening act of a December 1971 Night Gallery episode.

1930

Bradford Dillman was born on April 14, 1930 in San Francisco, California, the son of Josephine (née Moore) and Dean Dillman, a stockbroker. Bradford’s paternal grandparents were Charles Francis Dillman and Stella Borland Dean. He studied at Town School for Boys and St. Ignatius High School. He later attended the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where he became involved in school theatre productions. While at Yale, he enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1948. He graduated from Yale University in 1951 with a BA in English Literature. While a student, he was a member of the Yale Dramat, Fence Club, Torch Honor Society, The Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, WYBC and Berzelius.

1951

After graduation, he entered the United States Marine Corps as an officer candidate, training at Parris Island. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in September 1951. As he was preparing to deploy to Korea, his orders were changed, and he spent the rest of his time in the Marine Corps, 1951 to 1953, teaching communication in the Instructors' Orientation Course. He was discharged in 1953 at the rank of first lieutenant.

1953

Studying with the Actors Studio, he spent several seasons apprenticing with the Sharon, Connecticut Playhouse before making his professional acting debut in The Scarecrow in 1953.

1956

Dillman took his initial Broadway bow in the Eugene O'Neill play Long Day's Journey Into Night in 1956, playing the author's alter ego character Edmund Tyrone and winning a Theatre World Award in the process. The production also featured Frederic March, Florence Eldridge and Jason Robards Jr., and ran for 390 performances until 1958.

1957

In 1957, Katharine Cornell cast him in a Hallmark Hall of Fame television production of Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize winning 1940 play, There Shall Be No Night.

1958

Dillman was cast in the melodrama A Certain Smile (1958), for which he earned a Golden Globe award. He followed this with In Love and War (1958), a wartime melodrama starring many of 20th Century Fox's young contract players. It was a box office success. So too was Compulsion (1959), starring Dillman, Dean Stockwell and Orson Welles for Producer Richard Zanuck and Director Richard Fleischer.

1960

Dillman shared a Best Actor award with co-stars Stockwell and Welles at the Cannes Film Festival. After making A Circle of Deception (1960) in London, Dillman was reunited with Welles, Fleischer and Zanuck for Crack in the Mirror (1960), shot in Paris. It was a flop. Back in Hollywood, Fox cast Dillman in support of Yves Montand and Lee Remick in Sanctuary (1961). They also put him in the title role in Francis of Assisi (1961).

1963

From 1956–62, Dillman was married to Frieda Harding, and had two children (Jeffrey and Pamela) with her. He met Actress and model Suzy Parker during the filming of A Circle of Deception (1960). The couple married on April 20, 1963, and had three children, Dinah, Charles, and Christopher. The marriage lasted until Parker died on May 3, 2003.

1964

When he left Fox, Dillman mostly concentrated on television. He co-starred with Barbara Barrie on The Alfred Hitchcock Hour in the episode "Isabel" (1964) and with Peter Graves in Court Martial (1966). He guest-starred on series such as Ironside, Shane, The Name of the Game, Columbo, Wild Wild West, The Eleventh Hour, Wagon Train, The Greatest Show on Earth, Breaking Point, Mission Impossible, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Barnaby Jones and Three for the Road, and a two part episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., which was made into the feature film The Helicopter Spies (1968).

1966

Dillman appeared twice on the Western television series, The Big Valley (1965–69), once in Season 2, episode 15, entitled Day of the Comet, airing on December 26, 1966, and the second time in Season 3, episode 9 appearing in the episode entitled A Noose is Waiting, which aired on November 13, 1967. He appeared in occasional films during this period such as A Rage to Live (1965), Sergeant Ryker (1968), and The Bridge at Remagen (1969).

1969

Dillman appeared in made-for-TV movies such as Fear No Evil (1969), Moon of the Wolf (1972), and Deliver Us from Evil (1973). His film work included Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), The Way We Were (1973), Gold (1974), Bug (1975), The Enforcer (1976), The Swarm (1978), Piranha (1978), Sudden Impact (1983), and Lords of the Deep (1989). His last known acting appearance was on an episode of Murder, She Wrote in 1995, a series in which he made eight guest appearances.

1995

Dillman's football fan book, Inside the New York Giants, was published in 1995. An autobiography, Are You Anybody?: An Actor's Life, followed in 1997.

2018

Dillman lived for many years in Montecito, California, and helped raise money for medical research. He died in Santa Barbara, California on January 16, 2018, aged 87, from complications of pneumonia.

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