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.
Filmography 63
Movies (39)
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'2000Self
Cognac1988Veljko Pantović
Valentine1979Cosmo
Winter Kills1979Captain Heller One
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover1977Alvin Karpis
Vigilante Force1976Mayor Bradford
Law and Order1976Patrolman Tierney
Shampoo1975Senator East
Jory1973Jack
Blindfold1966Harrigan
Von Ryan's Express1965Sergeant Bostick
Bus Riley's Back in Town1965Wallace Slocum
None But the Brave1965Sgt. Bleeker
Invitation to a Gunfighter1964Kenarsie
Kings of the Sun1963Ah Haleb
Johnny Cool1963Lennart Crandall
Taras Bulba1962Shilo
X-151961Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
The George Raft Story1961Benny Siegal
Twenty Plus Two1961Leroy Dane
The Magnificent Seven1960Harry Luck
13 Fighting Men1960Maj. Simon Boyd
Vice Raid1959Vince Malone
Last Train from Gun Hill1959Beero, Belden Foreman
Run Silent, Run Deep1958Cartwright
The Oklahoman1957Dobie
Between Heaven and Hell1956Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
The Bottom of the Bottle1956Stanley Miller
House of Bamboo1955Capt. Hanson
Violent Saturday1955Gil Clayton
Shows (24)
The Incredible Hulk1977
S.W.A.T.1975
Kojak1973Arnie Naylor
McCloud1970
Mannix1967
Mission: Impossible1966
The Investigators1961Simon Montserrat
Surfside 61960
The Aquanauts1960Carney
Mr. Lucky1959
Hawaiian Eye1959
Bourbon Street Beat1959
Tightrope1959
77 Sunset Strip1958
Bat Masterson1958Dallas Agate
Yancy Derringer1958Charles Hammond
Behind Closed Doors1958
Bronco1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958Stranger / Davis
Have Gun, Will Travel1957
Richard Diamond, Private Detective1957Wilton Mills
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956Cleland Ames
Climax!1954Harvey Bozer
General Electric Theater1953Jock Petrie