Brad Dexter
Acting
1917-04-09 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000 · Movie
Cognac
1988 · Movie
Skag
1980 · Movie
Valentine
1979 · Movie
Winter Kills
1979 · Movie
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Movie
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · Series
Vigilante Force
1976 · Movie
Law and Order
1976 · Movie
S.W.A.T.
1975 · Series
Shampoo
1975 · Movie
Kojak
1973 · Series
Jory
1973 · Movie
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · Movie
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
1970 · Movie
The Lawyer
1970 · Movie
McCloud
1970 · Series
Mannix
1967 · Series
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Series
Blindfold
1966 · Movie
Von Ryan's Express
1965 · Movie
Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965 · Movie
None But the Brave
1965 · Movie
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 · Movie
Kings of the Sun
1963 · Movie
Johnny Cool
1963 · Movie
Taras Bulba
1962 · Movie
X-15
1961 · Movie
The George Raft Story
1961 · Movie
The Investigators
1961 · Series
Twenty Plus Two
1961 · Movie
The Magnificent Seven
1960 · Movie
Surfside 6
1960 · Series
The Aquanauts
1960 · Series
13 Fighting Men
1960 · Movie
Vice Raid
1959 · Movie
Mr. Lucky
1959 · Series
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · Series
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · Series
Tightrope
1959 · Series
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959 · Movie
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Bat Masterson
1958 · Series
Yancy Derringer
1958 · Series
Behind Closed Doors
1958 · Series
Bronco
1958 · Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Series
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958 · Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957 · Series
The Oklahoman
1957 · Movie
Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · Movie
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 · Movie
House of Bamboo
1955 · Movie
Violent Saturday
1955 · Movie
Untamed
1955 · Movie
Climax!
1954 · Series
99 River Street
1953 · Movie
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Macao
1952 · Movie
The Las Vegas Story
1952 · Movie
Fourteen Hours
1951 · Movie
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Movie
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Movie
Heldorado
1946 · Movie
Winged Victory
1944 · Movie