Brad Dexter
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Apr 9, 1917 (109 years old)
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
| 2000 | Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'Self | |
| 1988 | CognacVeljko Pantović | |
| 1979 | Winter KillsCaptain Heller One | |
| 1979 | ValentineCosmo | |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverAlvin Karpis | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 1976 | Vigilante ForceMayor Bradford | |
| 1976 | Law and OrderPatrolman Tierney | |
| 1975 | ShampooSenator East | |
| 1975 | S.W.A.T. | |
| 1973 | JoryJack | |
| 1973 | KojakArnie Naylor | |
| 1970 | McCloud | |
| 1967 | Mannix | |
| 1966 | BlindfoldHarrigan | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's ExpressSergeant Bostick | |
| 1965 | None But the BraveSgt. Bleeker | |
| 1965 | Bus Riley's Back in TownWallace Slocum | |
| 1964 | Invitation to a GunfighterKenarsie | |
| 1963 | Johnny CoolLennart Crandall | |
| 1963 | Kings of the SunAh Haleb | |
| 1962 | Taras BulbaShilo | |
| 1961 | Twenty Plus TwoLeroy Dane | |
| 1961 | The George Raft StoryBenny Siegal | |
| 1961 | X-15Maj. Anthony Rinaldi | |
| 1961 | The InvestigatorsSimon Montserrat | |
| 1960 | The Magnificent SevenHarry Luck | |
| 1960 | 13 Fighting MenMaj. Simon Boyd | |
| 1960 | Surfside 6 | |
| 1960 | The AquanautsCarney | |
| 1959 | Vice RaidVince Malone | |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun HillBeero, Belden Foreman | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | |
| 1959 | Tightrope | |
| 1958 | Run Silent, Run DeepCartwright | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Yancy DerringerCharles Hammond | |
| 1958 | Bronco | |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveStranger / Davis | |
| 1958 | Bat MastersonDallas Agate | |
| 1958 | Behind Closed Doors | |
| 1957 | The OklahomanDobie | |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel | |
| 1957 | Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveWilton Mills | |
| 1956 | The Bottom of the BottleStanley Miller | |
| 1956 | Between Heaven and HellLt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCleland Ames | |
| 1955 | House of BambooCapt. Hanson | |
| 1955 | Violent SaturdayGil Clayton | |
| 1955 | UntamedLt. Christian | |
| 1954 | Climax!Harvey Bozer | |
| 1953 | 99 River StreetVictor Rawlins | |
| 1953 | General Electric TheaterJock Petrie | |
| 1952 | MacaoVincent Halloran | |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas StoryTom Hubler | |
| 1951 | Fourteen HoursReporter (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | The Asphalt JungleBob Brannom | |
| 1947 | Sinbad the SailorMuallin | |
| 1946 | HeldoradoAlec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell) | |
| 1944 | Winged VictoryJack Browning (uncredited) |
| 1980 | SkagProducer | |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the BluesProducer | |
| 1970 | The LawyerProducer | |
| 1970 | Little Fauss and Big HalsyExecutive Producer |