Acting · Goldfield, Nevada, USA · Born April 9, 1917
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.
MovieGuns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000
as Self
MovieCognac
1988
as Veljko Pantović
MovieValentine
1979
as Cosmo
MovieWinter Kills
1979
as Captain Heller One
MovieThe Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
as Alvin Karpis
TVThe Incredible Hulk
1977
MovieVigilante Force
1976
as Mayor Bradford
MovieLaw and Order
1976
as Patrolman Tierney
TVS.W.A.T.
1975
MovieShampoo
1975
as Senator East
TVKojak
1973
as Arnie Naylor
MovieJory
1973
as Jack
TVMcCloud
1970
TVMannix
1967
TVMission: Impossible
1966
MovieBlindfold
1966
as Harrigan
MovieVon Ryan's Express
1965
as Sergeant Bostick
MovieBus Riley's Back in Town
1965
as Wallace Slocum
MovieNone But the Brave
1965
as Sgt. Bleeker
MovieInvitation to a Gunfighter
1964
as Kenarsie
MovieKings of the Sun
1963
as Ah Haleb
MovieJohnny Cool
1963
as Lennart Crandall
MovieTaras Bulba
1962
as Shilo
MovieX-15
1961
as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
MovieThe George Raft Story
1961
as Benny Siegal
TVThe Investigators
1961
as Simon Montserrat
MovieTwenty Plus Two
1961
as Leroy Dane
MovieThe Magnificent Seven
1960
as Harry Luck
TVSurfside 6
1960
TVThe Aquanauts
1960
as Carney
Movie13 Fighting Men
1960
as Maj. Simon Boyd
MovieVice Raid
1959
as Vince Malone
TVMr. Lucky
1959
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
TVBourbon Street Beat
1959
TVTightrope
1959
MovieLast Train from Gun Hill
1959
as Beero, Belden Foreman
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVBat Masterson
1958
as Dallas Agate
TVYancy Derringer
1958
as Charles Hammond
TVBehind Closed Doors
1958
TVBronco
1958
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Stranger / Davis
MovieRun Silent, Run Deep
1958
as Cartwright
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Wilton Mills
MovieThe Oklahoman
1957
as Dobie
MovieBetween Heaven and Hell
1956
as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Cleland Ames
MovieThe Bottom of the Bottle
1956
as Stanley Miller
MovieHouse of Bamboo
1955
as Capt. Hanson
MovieViolent Saturday
1955
as Gil Clayton
MovieUntamed
1955
as Lt. Christian
TVClimax!
1954
as Harvey Bozer
Movie99 River Street
1953
as Victor Rawlins
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Jock Petrie
MovieMacao
1952
as Vincent Halloran
MovieThe Las Vegas Story
1952
as Tom Hubler
MovieFourteen Hours
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieThe Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Bob Brannom
MovieSinbad the Sailor
1947
as Muallin
MovieHeldorado
1946
as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
MovieWinged Victory
1944
as Jack Browning (uncredited)
