MAN IN A SUITCASE
THE CULT ACTION TV SERIES STARRING RICHARD BRADFORD
RICHARD BRADFORD - McGILL
Date of Birth: November 10, 1937
Birth Place: Tyler, Texas
Birth Name: Richard Edwin Bradford
Biography:
A long time admirer of Marlon Brando and James Dean, Richard Bradford followed in their footsteps and studied at The Actors Studio, New York in 1962. Two years later was ready to utilise his craft as a trained professional actor and was involved in various Broadway productions, including Mother Courage, Marathon 33, Short and Happy Life (in which he understudied Rod Steiger) and Blues for Mr Charlie. Richard made his cinematic debut in the Arthur Penn movie The Chase (1966). Shortly after this good-looking and intensely masculine actor was noticed by theatrical impresario Lord Lew Grade, who invited him over to England to have the major role of McGill in the TV series Man in a Suitcase (1967). On returning to the States he played Dr Joseph Gannon (sadly, his only leading role after 'Man in a Suitcase') in the 1969 MGM movie Operation Heartbeat - aka U.M.C. His career went quiet for a while when he seemed content to contribute his remarkable talent to guest spots on various TV shows, until his big screen comeback in The Missouri Breaks (1976), again with Arthur Penn, the director he had so impressed during their earlier collaboration. Richard now has over 50 film appearances notched under his belt as well as a wealth of cameo roles in a catalogue of popular TV series.
OPERATION HEARTBEAT - RICHARD'S ONLY MAJOR FILM ROLE AFTER MAN IN A SUITCASE ENDED
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