Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

🎂 9th April 1917 (108 yrs) 📍 Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Known For

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.

Brad Dexter

Movies Featuring Brad Dexter

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)

as Self

Cognac

Cognac (1988)

as Veljko Pantović

Valentine

Valentine (1979)

as Cosmo

Winter Kills

Winter Kills (1979)

as Captain Heller One

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

as Alvin Karpis

Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force (1976)

as Mayor Bradford

Law and Order

Law and Order (1976)

as Patrolman Tierney

Shampoo

Shampoo (1975)

as Senator East

Jory

Jory (1973)

as Jack

Blindfold

Blindfold (1966)

as Harrigan

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express (1965)

as Sergeant Bostick

Bus Riley's Back in Town

Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)

as Wallace Slocum

None But the Brave

None But the Brave (1965)

as Sgt. Bleeker

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)

as Kenarsie

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun (1963)

as Ah Haleb

Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool (1963)

as Lennart Crandall

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba (1962)

as Shilo

X-15

X-15 (1961)

as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

The George Raft Story

The George Raft Story (1961)

as Benny Siegal

Twenty Plus Two

Twenty Plus Two (1961)

as Leroy Dane

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

as Harry Luck

13 Fighting Men

13 Fighting Men (1960)

as Maj. Simon Boyd

Vice Raid

Vice Raid (1959)

as Vince Malone

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

as Beero, Belden Foreman

Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)

as Cartwright

The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman (1957)

as Dobie

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson

The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)

as Stanley Miller

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo (1955)

as Capt. Hanson

Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday (1955)

as Gil Clayton

Untamed

Untamed (1955)

as Lt. Christian

99 River Street

99 River Street (1953)

as Victor Rawlins

Macao

Macao (1952)

as Vincent Halloran

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story (1952)

as Tom Hubler

Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours (1951)

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

as Bob Brannom

Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor (1947)

as Muallin

Heldorado

Heldorado (1946)

as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)

Winged Victory

Winged Victory (1944)

as Jack Browning (uncredited)