Portrait of Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Acting

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.

Born: April 9, 1917

Place of Birth: Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Filmography

1988
Cognac

as Veljko Pantović

1979
Valentine

as Cosmo

1979
Winter Kills

as Captain Heller One

1976
Vigilante Force

as Mayor Bradford

1976
Law and Order

as Patrolman Tierney

1975
Shampoo

as Senator East

1973
Kojak

as Arnie Naylor

1973
Jory

as Jack

1967
1966
Blindfold

as Harrigan

1965
Von Ryan's Express

as Sergeant Bostick

1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town

as Wallace Slocum

1965
None But the Brave

as Sgt. Bleeker

1963
Kings of the Sun

as Ah Haleb

1963
Johnny Cool

as Lennart Crandall

1962
Taras Bulba

as Shilo

1961
X-15

as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

1961
The George Raft Story

as Benny Siegal

1961
The Investigators

as Simon Montserrat

1961
Twenty Plus Two

as Leroy Dane

1960
1960
The Aquanauts

as Carney

1960
13 Fighting Men

as Maj. Simon Boyd

1959
Vice Raid

as Vince Malone

1959
Last Train from Gun Hill

as Beero, Belden Foreman

1958
Bat Masterson

as Dallas Agate

1958
Yancy Derringer

as Charles Hammond

1958
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Stranger / Davis

1958
1957
1956
Between Heaven and Hell

as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson

1956
The Bottom of the Bottle

as Stanley Miller

1955
House of Bamboo

as Capt. Hanson

1955
Violent Saturday

as Gil Clayton

1955
Untamed

as Lt. Christian

1954
Climax!

as Harvey Bozer

1953
99 River Street

as Victor Rawlins

1953
1952
Macao

as Vincent Halloran

1952
The Las Vegas Story

as Tom Hubler

1951
Fourteen Hours

as Reporter (uncredited)

1950
The Asphalt Jungle

as Bob Brannom

1947
1946
Heldorado

as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)

1944
Winged Victory

as Jack Browning (uncredited)

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