Actor. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the staunch Dr. Hagstrom in the film "Doctors Wives" (1971). Born Bramley Billipp, after attaining his degree in theatrical arts from Bucknell University, he made his professional debut in the original Broadway cast of "West Side Story." After being discovered by director Robert Wise during a dinner party at the prestigious Sardi's Restaurant, he was so impressed by his baritone voice, dark good looks, and professional charm, that he arranged for him to begin a secondary career in the film industry beginning with him reviving his stage role in the screen adaptation for "West Side Story" (1961). From there, he would go on to flourish as a character actor appearing in over 100 features in a successful 14 year career in film and television; often typecast as husbands, fathers, playboys, dashing lovers, doctors, lawyers, politicians, clergymen, retail clerks, blue-collared guys, public servants, butlers, waiters, servants, sidekicks, best friends, neighbors, clergymen, cowboys, sheriffs, military men, policemen, businessmen, managers, bartenders, detectives, reporters, adventurers, philanthropists, eccentrics, mailmen, heroes, bad guys, and aristocrats. He appeared in such films as "Madigan" (1968), "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas" (1968), "Getting Straight" (1970), "Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?" (1970), "Bless the Beasts & Children" (1971), "Hangup" (1974), "Revenge of the Cheerleaders" (1976), and "The Wild Life" (1984). On television, he became a familiar face appearing in various guest spots on such syndicated sitcoms as "The Detectives," "Checkmate," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "Alcoa Premier," "The Untouchables," "Laramie," "Empire," "Wide Country," "Breaking Point," "77 Sunset Strip," "Temple Houston," "The Donna Reed Show," "Destry," "The Bing Crosby Show," "Hazel," "The Outer Limits," "Death Valley Days," "Slattery's People," "Honey West," "Dr. Kildare," "Lost in Space," "The Fugitive," "Gomer Pyle: USMC," "Bewitched," "The Invaders," "Laredo," "Combat!," "Cimarron Strip," "Star Trek," "The Outcasts," "The Virginian," "That Girl," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Love, American Style," "Lassie," "Land of the Giants," "Julia," "Nanny and the Professor," "Room 222," "The Name of the Game," "Nichols," "Mod Squad," "Cannon," "Nichols," "The Magical World of Disney," "Emergency!," "Bonanza," "McMillian & Wife," "The Waltons," "The F.B.I.," "Get Christie Love!," "Adam-12," "Gunsmoke," "McCloud," "The Streets of San Francisco," "Ironside," "Barnaby Jones," "Little House on the Prairie," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "ABC Afterschool Specials," and "St. Elsewhere." During his career, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild, was a supportive of the Motion Picture and Television Fund, was a founding member of the Canyon Theatre Guild, was a regular parishioner of the Hollywood United Methodist Church, was supportive of the California State Democratic Committee, presided as a chairman for his local divisions of the American Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, and he was married to bit player Annie Hanks from 1966 to 1974 (their union ended in divorce and produced no children). After appearing in what would be his last major film appearance, Bramley died unexpectedly from complications of an undisclosed illness.