Birthday:
Apr 09, 1917
Place of Birth: Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Place of Birth: Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Brad Dexter
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Magnificent Seven | Harry Luck | 1960 |
| House of Bamboo | Capt. Hanson | 1955 |
| Von Ryan's Express | Sergeant Bostick | 1965 |
| Macao | Vincent Halloran | 1952 |
| The Las Vegas Story | Tom Hubler | 1952 |
| Vice Raid | Vince Malone | 1959 |
| Winter Kills | Captain Heller One | 1979 |
| Last Train from Gun Hill | Beero, Belden Foreman | 1959 |
| 99 River Street | Victor Rawlins | 1953 |
| Taras Bulba | Shilo | 1962 |
| None But the Brave | Sgt. Bleeker | 1965 |
| Sinbad the Sailor | Muallin | 1947 |
| The Asphalt Jungle | Bob Brannom | 1950 |
| Winged Victory | Jack Browning (uncredited) | 1944 |
| Violent Saturday | Gil Clayton | 1955 |
| Untamed | Lt. Christian | 1955 |
| Heldorado | Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell) | 1946 |
| Johnny Cool | Lennart Crandall | 1963 |
| Invitation to a Gunfighter | Kenarsie | 1964 |
| Vigilante Force | Mayor Bradford | 1976 |
| Twenty Plus Two | Leroy Dane | 1961 |
| The Oklahoman | Dobie | 1957 |
| The George Raft Story | Benny Siegal | 1961 |
| The Bottom of the Bottle | Stanley Miller | 1956 |
| Bus Riley's Back in Town | Wallace Slocum | 1965 |
| Law and Order | Patrolman Tierney | 1976 |
| X-15 | Maj. Anthony Rinaldi | 1961 |
| The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Alvin Karpis | 1977 |
| Jory | Jack | 1973 |
| Run Silent, Run Deep | Cartwright | 1958 |
| 13 Fighting Men | Maj. Simon Boyd | 1960 |
| Cognac | Veljko Pantović | 1988 |
| Fourteen Hours | Reporter (uncredited) | 1951 |
| Blindfold | Harrigan | 1966 |
| Kings of the Sun | Ah Haleb | 1963 |
| Valentine | Cosmo | 1979 |
| Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' | Self | 2000 |
| Between Heaven and Hell | Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson | 1956 |
| Shampoo | Senator East | 1975 | Series | Cast | Year |
| 77 Sunset Strip | 1958 | |
| Bourbon Street Beat | 1959 | |
| The Incredible Hulk | 1977 | |
| Mr. Lucky | 1959 | |
| Mannix | 1967 | |
| Surfside 6 | 1960 | |
| Kojak | Arnie Naylor | 1973 |
| General Electric Theater | Jock Petrie | 1953 |
| Hawaiian Eye | 1959 | |
| Mission: Impossible | 1966 | |
| Have Gun, Will Travel | 1957 | |
| S.W.A.T. | 1975 | |
| Yancy Derringer | Charles Hammond | 1958 |
| The Aquanauts | Carney | 1960 |
| McCloud | 1970 | |
| Climax! | Harvey Bozer | 1954 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Wilton Mills | 1957 |
| Bronco | 1958 | |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Stranger / Davis | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Dallas Agate | 1958 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Cleland Ames | 1956 |
| Tightrope | 1959 | |
| Behind Closed Doors | 1958 |
