Bradshaw, disillusioned and working at his Father's Life Insurance Company, applied his singing talents on the "Ted Mack Family Hour" (1951). After this he studied at Harvard to earn a degree in English. At Harvard he met Joan Baez and played at Carnegie Hall, he also honed his acting skills at Harvard. In the early sixties he was given a full Scholarship to study at the Royal Academy in London. He is also an accomplished writer and has written material for TV Shows such as Planet of the Apes and Columbo.