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Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Born: 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' poster
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000 • Self
Cognac poster
Cognac
1988 • Veljko Pantović
Valentine poster
Valentine
1979 • Cosmo
Winter Kills poster
Winter Kills
1979 • Captain Heller One
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover poster
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 • Alvin Karpis
Vigilante Force poster
Vigilante Force
1976 • Mayor Bradford
Law and Order poster
Law and Order
1976 • Patrolman Tierney
Shampoo poster
Shampoo
1975 • Senator East
Jory poster
Jory
1973 • Jack
Blindfold poster
Blindfold
1966 • Harrigan
Von Ryan's Express poster
Von Ryan's Express
1965 • Sergeant Bostick
Bus Riley's Back in Town poster
Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965 • Wallace Slocum
None But the Brave poster
None But the Brave
1965 • Sgt. Bleeker
Invitation to a Gunfighter poster
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 • Kenarsie
Kings of the Sun poster
Kings of the Sun
1963 • Ah Haleb
Johnny Cool poster
Johnny Cool
1963 • Lennart Crandall
Taras Bulba poster
Taras Bulba
1962 • Shilo
X-15 poster
X-15
1961 • Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
The George Raft Story poster
The George Raft Story
1961 • Benny Siegal
Twenty Plus Two poster
Twenty Plus Two
1961 • Leroy Dane
The Magnificent Seven poster
The Magnificent Seven
1960 • Harry Luck
13 Fighting Men poster
13 Fighting Men
1960 • Maj. Simon Boyd
Vice Raid poster
Vice Raid
1959 • Vince Malone
Last Train from Gun Hill poster
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959 • Beero, Belden Foreman
Run Silent, Run Deep poster
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958 • Cartwright
The Oklahoman poster
The Oklahoman
1957 • Dobie
Between Heaven and Hell poster
Between Heaven and Hell
1956 • Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
The Bottom of the Bottle poster
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 • Stanley Miller
House of Bamboo poster
House of Bamboo
1955 • Capt. Hanson
Violent Saturday poster
Violent Saturday
1955 • Gil Clayton
Untamed poster
Untamed
1955 • Lt. Christian
99 River Street poster
99 River Street
1953 • Victor Rawlins
Macao poster
Macao
1952 • Vincent Halloran
The Las Vegas Story poster
The Las Vegas Story
1952 • Tom Hubler
Fourteen Hours poster
Fourteen Hours
1951 • Reporter (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle poster
The Asphalt Jungle
1950 • Bob Brannom
Sinbad the Sailor poster
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 • Muallin
Heldorado poster
Heldorado
1946 • Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
Winged Victory poster
Winged Victory
1944 • Jack Browning (uncredited)