
Brad Dexter
Acting
Born: 1917-04-09 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Died: 2002-12-12
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 a
🎬 Movies (20)

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000
Self

Cognac
1988
Veljko Pantović

Valentine
1979
Cosmo

Winter Kills
1979
Captain Heller One

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Alvin Karpis

Vigilante Force
1976
Mayor Bradford

Law and Order
1976
Patrolman Tierney

Shampoo
1975
Senator East

Jory
1973
Jack

Blindfold
1966
Harrigan

Von Ryan's Express
1965
Sergeant Bostick

Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965
Wallace Slocum

None But the Brave
1965
Sgt. Bleeker

Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Kenarsie

Kings of the Sun
1963
Ah Haleb

Johnny Cool
1963
Lennart Crandall

Taras Bulba
1962
Shilo

X-15
1961
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

The George Raft Story
1961
Benny Siegal

Twenty Plus Two
1961
Leroy Dane
📺 TV Shows (20)

The Incredible Hulk
1977

S.W.A.T.
1975

Kojak
1973
Arnie Naylor

McCloud
1970

Mannix
1967

Mission: Impossible
1966

The Investigators
1961
Simon Montserrat

Surfside 6
1960

The Aquanauts
1960
Carney

Mr. Lucky
1959

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Bourbon Street Beat
1959

Tightrope
1959

77 Sunset Strip
1958

77 Sunset Strip
1958
Frenchy La Tour

Bat Masterson
1958
Dallas Agate

Yancy Derringer
1958
Charles Hammond

Behind Closed Doors
1958

Bronco
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Stranger / Davis