Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
April 9, 1917
Place of Birth:
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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Brad Dexter
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' | Self |
| 1988 | Cognac | Veljko Pantović |
| 1979 | Winter Kills | Captain Heller One |
| 1979 | Valentine | Cosmo |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Alvin Karpis |
| 1976 | Vigilante Force | Mayor Bradford |
| 1976 | Law and Order | Patrolman Tierney |
| 1975 | Shampoo | Senator East |
| 1973 | Jory | Jack |
| 1966 | Blindfold | Harrigan |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's Express | Sergeant Bostick |
| 1965 | None But the Brave | Sgt. Bleeker |
| 1965 | Bus Riley's Back in Town | Wallace Slocum |
| 1964 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | Kenarsie |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Lennart Crandall |
| 1963 | Kings of the Sun | Ah Haleb |
| 1962 | Taras Bulba | Shilo |
| 1961 | Twenty Plus Two | Leroy Dane |
| 1961 | The George Raft Story | Benny Siegal |
| 1961 | X-15 | Maj. Anthony Rinaldi |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven | Harry Luck |
| 1960 | 13 Fighting Men | Maj. Simon Boyd |
| 1959 | Vice Raid | Vince Malone |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Beero, Belden Foreman |
| 1958 | Run Silent, Run Deep | Cartwright |
| 1957 | The Oklahoman | Dobie |
| 1956 | The Bottom of the Bottle | Stanley Miller |
| 1956 | Between Heaven and Hell | Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson |
| 1955 | House of Bamboo | Capt. Hanson |
| 1955 | Violent Saturday | Gil Clayton |
| 1955 | Untamed | Lt. Christian |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Victor Rawlins |
| 1952 | Macao | Vincent Halloran |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas Story | Tom Hubler |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Bob Brannom |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Muallin |
| 1946 | Heldorado | Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell) |
| 1944 | Winged Victory | Jack Browning (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | |
| 1973 | Kojak | Arnie Naylor |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | |
| 1960 | The Aquanauts | Carney |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | |
| 1959 | Tightrope | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Yancy Derringer | Charles Hammond |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Stranger / Davis |
| 1958 | Bat Masterson | Dallas Agate |
| 1958 | Behind Closed Doors | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Wilton Mills |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Cleland Ames |
| 1954 | Climax! | Harvey Bozer |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Jock Petrie |