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Richard Bradford

Date of birth: 1937-11-10

Place of birth: Tyler, Texas, USA

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Richard Bradford

Biography

Richard Bradford (November 10, 1934 – March 22, 2016) was an American actor, known for his lead role as former CIA agent turned private eye McGill in the British television adventure series Man in a Suitcase, made by ITC and the films The Missouri Breaks, An Enemy of The People, The Legend of Billie Jean, The Untouchables, and Internal Affairs. His photograph was used as the sleeve image for The Smiths 1986 single, Panic.

Movie Credits

The Escape Artist
3.1

The Escape Artist

1982-05-28

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from priso

The Untouchables
3.9

The Untouchables

1987-06-03

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achie

Badge of the Assassin
2.7

Badge of the Assassin

1985-01-04

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation

The Chase
3.5

The Chase

1966-02-18

The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.

The Chamber
3

The Chamber

1996-10-11

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather,

Just the Ticket
2.7

Just the Ticket

1998-02-01

Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't appr

More American Graffiti
2.6

More American Graffiti

1979-08-03

College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s.

The Crossing Guard
3

The Crossing Guard

1995-01-26

Unable to move on from the loss of his daughter, Freddy, now a shell of the person he was before, sw

Rag and Bone
1.5

Rag and Bone

1998-01-01

The life of a priest seconded to a New Orleans police department begins to fall apart when he is wro

The Lost City
3

The Lost City

2005-09-03

In Havana, Cuba in the late 1950's, a wealthy family, one of whose sons is a prominent nightclub own

Under Cover of Darkness
1

Under Cover of Darkness

1992-02-27

A man finds his best friend involved in an insurance scam linked to a mine explosion that devastated

The Missouri Breaks
3.3

The Missouri Breaks

1976-05-19

When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, L

Dr. Giggles
2.8

Dr. Giggles

1992-10-23

In 1957, Evan Rendell flees after his father is lynched for killing multiple patients in his effort

Missing
3.6

Missing

1982-02-12

Based on the real-life experiences of Ed Horman. A conservative American businessman travels to Chil

The Legend of Billie Jean
3.3

The Legend of Billie Jean

1985-07-19

Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. She is usually follo

Lookin' to Get Out
2.3

Lookin' to Get Out

1982-10-08

Two gamblers must leave New York City after one loses a lot of money. Doing what all gamblers in tro

The Trip to Bountiful
3.6

The Trip to Bountiful

1985-12-20

Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940s Houston, Texas with

Sweet Revenge
3

Sweet Revenge

1984-10-31

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that

Permanent Record
3.1

Permanent Record

1988-04-22

David Sinclair seems to have everything going for him: he's smart, musically talented, and very succ

Hawaiian Gardens
0.5

Hawaiian Gardens

2001-12-06

A romantic drama/detective story about big-time copyright fraud and a bigger-time crush. A complicat

Night Game
2.2

Night Game

1989-09-15

A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each ga

Steal Big Steal Little
2.1

Steal Big Steal Little

1995-09-29

Ruben and Robby are twin brothers, adopted by Mona, one of the wealthiest - and most eccentric - wom

Final Mission
1.8

Final Mission

1994-09-21

Captain Tom "Outlaw" Waters is one of four Air Force pilots taking part in a "black" Defense project

Running Hot
2.3

Running Hot

1984-02-01

A teen convicted of murdering his father escapes from authorities and heads for Arizona with a prost

An Enemy of the People
3.3

An Enemy of the People

1978-03-17

A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the therapeuti

Cold Heaven
2.1

Cold Heaven

1992-05-29

An adulterous woman's faith in God is tested when her husband dies and miraculously comes back to li

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
2.8

Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders

1989-01-01

Honest cop in corrupt 1940s Los Angeles fights against gangsters who are kidnapping and selling wome

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
3.1

Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long

1995-03-18

A Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling
3.4

Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling

1995-10-25

Cagney and Lacey work a case involving police corruption and document forgery. Chris seeks a prestig

Wildfire
1.6

Wildfire

1988-09-02

Since they met the first time in boarding school as little kids, it was obvious that the orphans Kay

Goin' South
2.9

Goin' South

1978-10-06

Henry Moon is captured for a capital offense by a posse when his horse quits while trying to escape

Heart of Dixie
2.8

Heart of Dixie

1989-08-25

In the 1950s, three young sorority women re-assess their values in light of the burgeoning civil rig

Ambition
1.9

Ambition

1991-06-02

Mitchell Osgood dreams of being a famous writer, but the book he has written constantly is rejected

Charleston
0

Charleston

1979-01-15

Stella Farrell is a southern belle in 1860's Charleston, South Carolina who is determined to hang on

Servants of Twilight
2.5

Servants of Twilight

1991-05-01

Based on the novel by Dean R. Koontz, this action packed thriller features Bruce Greenwood as a priv

Gold Coast
2.6

Gold Coast

1997-09-28

Karen stands to inherit millions from her dead husband on one condition: she must stay away from oth

Arctic Blue
2.2

Arctic Blue

1993-01-01

Eric Desmond, a committed environmentalist, is accidentally involved in the transfer of Ben Corbett,

Operation Heartbeat
0

Operation Heartbeat

1969-04-17

Lawsuits fly when a widow believes a gifted surgeon allowed her husband to die so his heart could be

Resting Place
3

Resting Place

1986-04-27

A television movie set in Rockville, Georgia, in 1972. Major Kendall Laird, a Survival Assistance Of

Bump in the Night
2.9

Bump in the Night

1991-01-06

Martha "Red" Tierney used to be a hot-shot reporter, but that was before alcohol took over her life.

Internal Affairs
3.2

Internal Affairs

1990-01-12

Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and par

The Milagro Beanfield War
3.3

The Milagro Beanfield War

1988-03-18

The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Lati

Indictment: The McMartin Trial
3.5

Indictment: The McMartin Trial

1995-05-20

The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestatio

Sunset
2.9

Sunset

1988-04-29

Tom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.

When a Man Loves a Woman
3.3

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994-04-29

An airline pilot and his wife are forced to face the consequences of her alcoholism when her addicti

Hoodlum
3.2

Hoodlum

1997-08-27

In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Q

Hammett
3.1

Hammett

1982-06-09

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with

Midnight Run for Your Life
2.1

Midnight Run for Your Life

1994-07-14

When an accused murderer flees to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, bounty hunter Jack Walsh is hired to bring

Best Kept Secrets
3.8

Best Kept Secrets

1984-03-26

Blaise Dietz (Patty Duke Astin) plays the wife of police officer Blaise Dietz (Frederic Forrest), wh

The Mean Season
3.1

The Mean Season

1985-02-15

A routine investigation of a shocking murder takes a bizarre twist when the killer contacts the repo

L.A. County 187
0

L.A. County 187

2003-07-05

It's another night in L.A. County 187 for policeman Walter Drazin and his team, but when they find t

Little Nikita
3

Little Nikita

1988-03-17

An FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in

The Man from Elysian Fields
2.9

The Man from Elysian Fields

2001-09-13

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work