Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Known for
Acting
Born
April 9, 1917
Died
December 12, 2002 (aged 85)
Birthplace
Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Biography

Brad Dexter (born Veljko Soso; April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002) was an American actor and film producer. He is known for tough-guy and western roles including the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven (1960) and producing several films for Sidney J. Furie such as Lady Sings the Blues. He is also known for a short marriage to Peggy Lee, a friendship with Marilyn Monroe and for saving Frank Sinatra from drowning. Known as a nice guy off screen, Dexter's tough-guy roles contrasted with his easy going and friendly personality.

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Filmography

2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' poster

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

Movie · as Self

1988
Cognac poster

Cognac

Movie · as Veljko Pantović

1979
Winter Kills poster

Winter Kills

Movie · as Captain Heller One

1979
Valentine poster

Valentine

Movie · as Cosmo

1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover poster

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Movie · as Alvin Karpis

1977
The Incredible Hulk poster

The Incredible Hulk

TV · 1 ep

1976
Vigilante Force poster

Vigilante Force

Movie · as Mayor Bradford

1976
Law and Order poster

Law and Order

Movie · as Patrolman Tierney

1975
Shampoo poster

Shampoo

Movie · as Senator East

1975
S.W.A.T. poster

S.W.A.T.

TV · 1 ep

1973
Jory poster

Jory

Movie · as Jack

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Arnie Naylor · 1 ep

1970
McCloud poster

McCloud

TV · 1 ep

1967
Mannix poster

Mannix

TV · 1 ep

1966
Blindfold poster

Blindfold

Movie · as Harrigan

1966
Mission: Impossible poster

Mission: Impossible

TV · 1 ep

1965
Von Ryan's Express poster

Von Ryan's Express

Movie · as Sgt. Bostick

1965
None but the Brave poster

None but the Brave

Movie · as Sgt. Bleeker

1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town poster

Bus Riley's Back in Town

Movie · as Wallace Slocum

1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter poster

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Movie · as Kenarsie

1963
Johnny Cool poster

Johnny Cool

Movie · as Lennart Crandall

1963
Kings of the Sun poster

Kings of the Sun

Movie · as Ah Haleb

1962
Taras Bulba poster

Taras Bulba

Movie · as Shilo

1961
Twenty Plus Two poster

Twenty Plus Two

Movie · as Leroy Dane

1961
The George Raft Story poster

The George Raft Story

Movie · as Benny Siegal

1961
X-15 poster

X-15

Movie · as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

1961
The Investigators poster

The Investigators

TV · as Simon Montserrat · 1 ep

1960
The Magnificent Seven poster

The Magnificent Seven

Movie · as Harry Luck

1960
13 Fighting Men poster

13 Fighting Men

Movie · as Maj. Simon Boyd

1960
Surfside 6 poster

Surfside 6

TV · 1 ep

1960
The Aquanauts poster

The Aquanauts

TV · as Carney · 1 ep

1959
Vice Raid poster

Vice Raid

Movie · as Vince Malone

1959
Last Train from Gun Hill poster

Last Train from Gun Hill

Movie · as Beero, Belden Foreman

1959
Bourbon Street Beat poster

Bourbon Street Beat

TV · 2 eps

1959
Mr. Lucky poster

Mr. Lucky

TV · 1 ep

1959
Hawaiian Eye poster

Hawaiian Eye

TV · 1 ep

1959
Tightrope poster

Tightrope

TV · 1 ep

1958
Run Silent, Run Deep poster

Run Silent, Run Deep

Movie · as Cartwright

1958
77 Sunset Strip poster

77 Sunset Strip

TV · as Frenchy La Tour · 1 ep

1958
Yancy Derringer poster

Yancy Derringer

TV · as Charles Hammond · 1 ep

1958
Bronco poster

Bronco

TV · 1 ep

1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Wanted: Dead or Alive

TV · as Stranger / Davis · 1 ep

1958
Bat Masterson poster

Bat Masterson

TV · as Dallas Agate · 1 ep

1958
Behind Closed Doors poster

Behind Closed Doors

TV · 1 ep

1957
The Oklahoman poster

The Oklahoman

Movie · as Dobie

1957
Have Gun, Will Travel poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

TV · 1 ep

1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective poster

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

TV · as Wilton Mills · 1 ep

1956
The Bottom of the Bottle poster

The Bottom of the Bottle

Movie · as Stanley Miller

1956
Between Heaven and Hell poster

Between Heaven and Hell

Movie · as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson

1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

TV · as Cleland Ames · 1 ep

1955
House of Bamboo poster

House of Bamboo

Movie · as Capt. Hanson

1955
Violent Saturday poster

Violent Saturday

Movie · as Gil Clayton

1955
Untamed poster

Untamed

Movie · as Lt. Christian

1954
Climax! poster

Climax!

TV · as Harvey Bozer · 1 ep

1953
99 River Street poster

99 River Street

Movie · as Victor Rawlins

1953
General Electric Theater poster

General Electric Theater

TV · as Jock Petrie · 1 ep

1952
Macao poster

Macao

Movie · as Vincent Halloran

1952
The Las Vegas Story poster

The Las Vegas Story

Movie · as Tom Hubler

1951
Fourteen Hours poster

Fourteen Hours

Movie · as Reporter (uncredited)

1950
The Asphalt Jungle poster

The Asphalt Jungle

Movie · as Bob Brannom

1947
Sinbad the Sailor poster

Sinbad the Sailor

Movie · as Muallin

1946
Heldorado poster

Heldorado

Movie · as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)

1944
Winged Victory poster

Winged Victory

Movie · as Jack Browning (uncredited)