Brad Dexter
0.5Acting

Brad Dexter

Apr 9, 1917 - Goldfield, Nevada, USA

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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Cast

Media
Movie1960The Magnificent SevenHarry Luck
Movie1955House of BambooCapt. Hanson
Movie1965Von Ryan's ExpressSergeant Bostick
Movie1952MacaoVincent Halloran
Movie1952The Las Vegas StoryTom Hubler
Movie1959Vice RaidVince Malone
Movie1979Winter KillsCaptain Heller One
Movie1959Last Train from Gun HillBeero, Belden Foreman
Movie195399 River StreetVictor Rawlins
Movie1962Taras BulbaShilo
Movie1965None But the BraveSgt. Bleeker
Movie1947Sinbad the SailorMuallin
Movie1950The Asphalt JungleBob Brannom
Movie1944Winged VictoryJack Browning (uncredited)
Movie1955Violent SaturdayGil Clayton
Movie1955UntamedLt. Christian
Movie1946HeldoradoAlec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
Movie1963Johnny CoolLennart Crandall
Movie1964Invitation to a GunfighterKenarsie
Movie1976Vigilante ForceMayor Bradford
Movie1961Twenty Plus TwoLeroy Dane
Movie1957The OklahomanDobie
Movie1961The George Raft StoryBenny Siegal
Movie1956The Bottom of the BottleStanley Miller
Movie1965Bus Riley's Back in TownWallace Slocum
Movie1976Law and OrderPatrolman Tierney
Movie1961X-15Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
Movie1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverAlvin Karpis
Movie1973JoryJack
Movie1958Run Silent, Run DeepCartwright
Movie196013 Fighting MenMaj. Simon Boyd
Movie1988CognacVeljko Pantović
Movie1951Fourteen HoursReporter (uncredited)
Movie1966BlindfoldHarrigan
Movie1963Kings of the SunAh Haleb
Movie1979ValentineCosmo
Movie2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'Self
Movie1956Between Heaven and HellLt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Movie1975ShampooSenator East
TV Show195877 Sunset Strip2
TV Show1959Bourbon Street Beat2
TV Show1977The Incredible Hulk1
TV Show1959Mr. Lucky1
TV Show1967Mannix1
TV Show1960Surfside 61
TV Show1973KojakArnie Naylor1
TV Show1953General Electric TheaterJock Petrie1
TV Show1959Hawaiian Eye1
TV Show1966Mission: Impossible1
TV Show1957Have Gun, Will Travel1
TV Show1975S.W.A.T.1
TV Show1958Yancy DerringerCharles Hammond1
TV Show1960The AquanautsCarney1
TV Show1970McCloud1
TV Show1954Climax!Harvey Bozer1
TV Show1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveWilton Mills1
TV Show1958Bronco1
TV Show1958Wanted: Dead or AliveStranger / Davis1
TV Show1958Bat MastersonDallas Agate1
TV Show1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCleland Ames1
TV Show1959Tightrope1
TV Show1958Behind Closed Doors1

Crew

Media
Movie1980SkagProducerProduction
Movie1970The LawyerProducerProduction
Movie1972Lady Sings the BluesProducerProduction
Movie1970Little Fauss and Big HalsyExecutive ProducerProduction