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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-04-09 (108 years old)
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Acting
2000
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' as Self1988
Cognac as Veljko Pantović1979
Winter Kills as Captain Heller One1979
Valentine as Cosmo1977
The Incredible Hulk as Not available1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Alvin Karpis1976
Vigilante Force as Mayor Bradford1976
Law and Order as Patrolman Tierney1975
S.W.A.T. as Not available1975
Shampoo as Senator East1973
Kojak as Arnie Naylor1973
Jory as Jack1970
McCloud as Not available1967
Mannix as Not available1966
Mission: Impossible as Not available1966
Blindfold as Harrigan1965
Von Ryan's Express as Sergeant Bostick1965
None But the Brave as Sgt. Bleeker1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town as Wallace Slocum1964
Invitation to a Gunfighter as Kenarsie1963
Kings of the Sun as Ah Haleb1963
Johnny Cool as Lennart Crandall1962
Taras Bulba as Shilo1961
The George Raft Story as Benny Siegal1961
X-15 as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi1961
Twenty Plus Two as Leroy Dane1960
Surfside 6 as Not available1960
The Magnificent Seven as Harry Luck1960
The Aquanauts as Carney1960
13 Fighting Men as Maj. Simon Boyd1959
Hawaiian Eye as Not available1959
Mr. Lucky as Not available1959
Bourbon Street Beat as Not available1959
Tightrope as Not available1959
Last Train from Gun Hill as Beero, Belden Foreman1959
Vice Raid as Vince Malone1958
77 Sunset Strip as Not available1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Stranger / Davis1958
Bat Masterson as Dallas Agate1958
Bronco as Not available1958
Behind Closed Doors as Not available1958
Yancy Derringer as Charles Hammond1958
Run Silent, Run Deep as Cartwright1957
Have Gun, Will Travel as Not available1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective as Wilton Mills1957
The Oklahoman as Dobie1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Cleland Ames1956
Between Heaven and Hell as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson1956
The Bottom of the Bottle as Stanley Miller1955
Untamed as Lt. Christian1955
Violent Saturday as Gil Clayton1955
House of Bamboo as Capt. Hanson1954
Climax! as Harvey Bozer1953
General Electric Theater as Jock Petrie1953
99 River Street as Victor Rawlins1952
Macao as Vincent Halloran1952
The Las Vegas Story as Tom Hubler1951
Fourteen Hours as Reporter (uncredited)1950
The Asphalt Jungle as Bob Brannom1947
Sinbad the Sailor as Muallin1946
Heldorado as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)1944
Winged Victory as Jack Browning (uncredited)Crew
1980
Skag Producer1972
Lady Sings the Blues Producer1970
The Lawyer Producer1970
Little Fauss and Big Halsy Executive Producer