Bradford English

James Bradford English Sr. (January 16, 1942 – October 25, 2024) was an American character actor known for his roles in film and television. He was best known in the horror film community for his role in the 1995 horror movie Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as John Strode. His first movie role was in the 1971 movie The Anderson Tapes, he also starred in the 1979 movie The Onion Field.

Bradford English
Born	James Bradford English (1942-01-16)January 16, 1942 South Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	October 25, 2024(2024-10-25) (aged 82) Pasadena, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1971–2010

English made guest appearances on many television shows. His appearances ranged from Kojak, Diff'rent Strokes, The A-Team, Hunter, Seinfeld, Alien Nation, NYPD Blue, 21 Jump Street, Brooklyn South, and Crossing Jordan and Mad Men.

English died in Pasadena, California on October 25, 2024 at the age of 82.^[1][2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1971	The Anderson Tapes	T.V. Watcher
1979	The Onion Field	Red Haired Cop
1982	Hanky Panky	Guard #1
1982	Waltz Across Texas	Billy Pepperberg
1983	Deal of the Century	Man from McDonnell Douglas
1986	The Malibu Bikini Shop	Marshal #1
1989	The Fabulous Baker Boys	Earl
1992	Basic Instinct	Campus Policeman
1994	Wolf	Keyes
1995	Higher Learning	Officer Bradley
1995	Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers	John Strode
1999	Thick as Thieves	Kendall
2001	Determination of Death	Col. Black
2005	Whigmaleerie	Mark the Boss Man
2006	Karla	Kaitlyn's Father
2007	Lucky You	Tommy the Poker Host

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976–1977	Kojak	Patrolman Seymour / Cop at the Church / Royce	3 episodes
1978	The Eddie Capra Mysteries	Cliff	Episode: "The Two Million Dollar Stowaway"
1979	Family	Mr. Bremmer	Episode: "The Competition"
1980	Mother and Daughter: The Loving War	Don	Television film
1980	Fun and Games	Tex Landers
1980	Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story	Thompkins
1981	Diff'rent Strokes	Mr. Moore	Episode: "Where There's Hope"
1982	Gavilan	Tim McGann	Episode: "Destination Hero"
1983	M.A.D.D.: Mothers Against Drunk Drivers	Officer Sternhagen	Television film
1984	The A-Team	Casey	Episode: "Fire"
1984	Hill Street Blues	Uniform Cop	Episode: "Fuched Again"
1985	T. J. Hooker	Deputy D.A. Paul Clay	Episode: "Sanctuary"
1985	Riptide	Silverman's Henchman	Episode: "Arrivederci, Baby"
1985	Dallas	Matt	Episode: "Curiosity Killed the Cat"
1986	Hunter	Singer	Episode: "Blow-Up"
1986	21 Jump Street	Officer Charlie Rosemont	Episode: "Chapel of Love"
1988	Cagney & Lacey	Sgt. Marren	Episode: "Amends"
1989	Capone Behind Bars	Warden Johnson	Television film
1989	Alien Nation	John Macy	Episode: "The Night of the Screams"
1990	Knots Landing	Priest	Episode: "The Grim Reaper"
1990	Last Flight Out	Jerry	Television film
1990	Seinfeld	Cop	Episode: "The Robbery"
1991	Jake and the Fatman	Ron Destry	Episode: "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"
1991	Life Goes On	Mr. Simon	Episode: "Thanks a Bunch, Dr. Lamaze"
1991	The New Adam 12	Officer Hardy	Episode: "Bad Blood"
1992	Cheers	Chuck	Episode: "The King of Beers"
1993	Dying to Love You	Detective #1	Television film
1993	Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash	Warden Harris
1993	Grace Under Fire	Fred Atkins	Episode: "Keeping Faith"
1994	Chicago Hope	Desk Sergeant	Episode: "With the Greatest of Ease"
1995	Party of Five	Coach	Episode: "Have No Fear"
1996	Frasier	Frank	Episode: "Where There's Smoke, There's Fired"
1996	L.A. Firefighters	Porter	Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
1996, 2001	NYPD Blue	Tommy Feely / Stanley Superczynski	2 episodes
1997	Murder One	Mr. Sweeney	Episode: "Chapter Ten, Year Two"
1997	Dark Skies	General Brown	2 episodes
1997	The Naked Truth	Trucker	Episode: "The Spa"
1997	Brooklyn South	Captain Lou Zerola	6 epidodes
1998	Pensacola: Wings of Gold	Shelby Hunt	Episode: "We Are Not Alone"
1998	DiResta	Van Peltz	Episode: "John Kisses Some Ass"
1999	Popular	Mr. Ford	Episode: "Mo' Menace, Mo' Problems"
2000	The X-Files	Detective Abbott	Episode: "Patience"
2001	Boston Public	Mr. Hobson	Episode: "Chapter Sixteen"
2001	Touched by an Angel	Felix	Episode: "The Perfect Game"
2002	Ally McBeal	Marshall Polk	Episode: "Woman"
2002	The Practice	Roland Monroe	Episode: "Bad to Worse"
2003	Dragnet	Det. Bart McKay	Episode: "Let's Make a Deal"
2003	Line of Fire	Agent Stu Dillard	Episode: "Mockingbird"
2004	Crossing Jordan	Frank Givens	Episode: "All the News Fit to Print"
2006	Murder 101	Max Arnholdt	Episode: "Murder 101"
2008	Sweet Nothing in My Ear	Henry Miller	Television film
2008	Boston Legal	CEO Michael Ryder	Episode: "Guardians and Gatekeepers"
2010	Mad Men	Jim Crosby	Episode: "Chinese Wall"