Brad Dexter

Birthday: 1917-04-09
Deathday: 2002-12-12
Birthplace: Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
1988-06-21 Cognac Veljko Pantović
1979-12-07 Valentine Cosmo
1979-05-11 Winter Kills Captain Heller One
1977-12-01 The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover Alvin Karpis
1976-09-09 Vigilante Force Mayor Bradford
1976-05-06 Law and Order Patrolman Tierney
1975-02-11 Shampoo Senator East
1973-01-01 Jory Jack
1966-05-23 Blindfold Harrigan
1965-06-23 Von Ryan's Express Sergeant Bostick
1965-03-24 Bus Riley's Back in Town Wallace Slocum
1965-02-24 None But the Brave Sgt. Bleeker
1964-10-14 Invitation to a Gunfighter Kenarsie
1963-12-18 Kings of the Sun Ah Haleb
1963-10-02 Johnny Cool Lennart Crandall
1962-11-21 Taras Bulba Shilo
1961-12-22 X-15 Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
1961-11-22 The George Raft Story Benny Siegal
1961-08-13 Twenty Plus Two Leroy Dane
1960-10-12 The Magnificent Seven Harry Luck
1960-03-31 13 Fighting Men Maj. Simon Boyd
1959-12-01 Vice Raid Vince Malone
1959-07-29 Last Train from Gun Hill Beero, Belden Foreman
1958-03-27 Run Silent, Run Deep Cartwright
1957-05-19 The Oklahoman Dobie
1956-10-11 Between Heaven and Hell Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
1956-02-01 The Bottom of the Bottle Stanley Miller
1955-07-01 House of Bamboo Capt. Hanson
1955-04-01 Violent Saturday Gil Clayton
1955-03-01 Untamed Lt. Christian
1953-08-21 99 River Street Victor Rawlins
1952-04-11 Macao Vincent Halloran
1952-01-30 The Las Vegas Story Tom Hubler
1951-04-01 Fourteen Hours Reporter (uncredited)
1950-05-12 The Asphalt Jungle Bob Brannom
1947-01-13 Sinbad the Sailor Muallin
1946-12-15 Heldorado Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
1944-12-22 Winged Victory Jack Browning (uncredited)