Brad Dexter
Acting
- Born:
- 1917-04-09
- Died:
- 2002-12-12
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Cognac
Valentine
Winter Kills
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Incredible Hulk
Vigilante Force
Law and Order
S.W.A.T.
Shampoo
Kojak
Jory
McCloud
Mannix
Mission: Impossible
Blindfold
Von Ryan's Express
Bus Riley's Back in Town
None But the Brave
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Kings of the Sun
Johnny Cool
Taras Bulba
X-15
The George Raft Story
The Investigators
Twenty Plus Two
The Magnificent Seven
Surfside 6
The Aquanauts
13 Fighting Men
Vice Raid
Mr. Lucky
Hawaiian Eye
Bourbon Street Beat
Tightrope
Last Train from Gun Hill
77 Sunset Strip
Bat Masterson
Yancy Derringer
Behind Closed Doors
Bronco
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Run Silent, Run Deep
Have Gun, Will Travel
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Oklahoman
Between Heaven and Hell
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Bottom of the Bottle
House of Bamboo
Violent Saturday
Untamed
Climax!
99 River Street
General Electric Theater
Macao
The Las Vegas Story
Fourteen Hours
The Asphalt Jungle
Sinbad the Sailor
Heldorado
Winged Victory