Forceful character actor, latterly with snow-white hair, who made his film debut in 1966 and came to specialize in police captains, military men and other authority figures. A Texas native, Bradford made his film debut in Arthur Penn's intriguing study of passions boiling over in a Texas town, "The Chase" (1966). A breakthrough came for Bradford when he played the starring role of John McGill in the ABC series, "Man in a Suitcase" (1968), one of the many spy series of the day. Though less successful than "I Spy", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." or "Mission: Impossible", the show did bring him to
Earliest TV appearances included a role in the TV-movie, "Roaring Camp"
1968
Played breakthrough role of John McGill when he made US TV series debut on the ABC spy adventure series, "Man in a Suitcase", shot in Britain
1969
Played leading role of Dr. Joseph Gannon on the CBS medical drama TV-movie, "U.M.C.", A pilot for the long-running series, "Medical Center", but did not reprise the role for the series; Chad Everett was cast in the part
