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Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

ActorProducer Apr 9 (died age 85) Goldfield, Nevada, USA 1944–2000 (56 year career)
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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…

Known For

The Magnificent Seven
Film

The Magnificent Seven

Harry Luck
The Asphalt Jungle
Film

The Asphalt Jungle

Bob Brannom
Von Ryan's Express
Film

Von Ryan's Express

Sergeant Bostick
Last Train from Gun Hill
Film

Last Train from Gun Hill

Beero, Belden Foreman
Run Silent, Run Deep
Film

Run Silent, Run Deep

Cartwright
Shampoo
Film

Shampoo

Senator East
Lady Sings the Blues
Film

Lady Sings the Blues

Producer
99 River Street
Film

99 River Street

Victor Rawlins

Filmography

Acting (63)

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Movies (39)

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

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

2000

as Self

6.8
Cognac

Cognac

1988

as Veljko Pantović

5.0
Valentine

Valentine

1979

as Cosmo

Winter Kills

Winter Kills

1979

as Captain Heller One

5.8
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

as Alvin Karpis

4.9
Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force

1976

as Mayor Bradford

4.7
Law and Order

Law and Order

1976

as Patrolman Tierney

Shampoo

Shampoo

1975

as Senator East

6.0
Jory

Jory

1973

as Jack

7.4
Blindfold

Blindfold

1966

as Harrigan

6.1
Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express

1965

as Sergeant Bostick

7.1
Bus Riley's Back in Town

Bus Riley's Back in Town

1965

as Wallace Slocum

5.2
None But the Brave

None But the Brave

1965

as Sgt. Bleeker

6.4
Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

as Kenarsie

5.9
Johnny Cool

Johnny Cool

1963

as Lennart Crandall

5.1
Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun

1963

as Ah Haleb

6.1
Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

1962

as Shilo

6.3
Twenty Plus Two

Twenty Plus Two

1961

as Leroy Dane

6.2
X-15

X-15

1961

as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

5.9
The George Raft Story

The George Raft Story

1961

as Benny Siegal

3.3
The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

1960

as Harry Luck

7.5
13 Fighting Men

13 Fighting Men

1960

as Maj. Simon Boyd

2.3
Vice Raid

Vice Raid

1959

as Vince Malone

6.1
Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

as Beero, Belden Foreman

7.1
Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

as Cartwright

6.9
The Oklahoman

The Oklahoman

1957

as Dobie

5.6
Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson

6.1
The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956

as Stanley Miller

5.1
House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo

1955

as Capt. Hanson

6.2
Untamed

Untamed

1955

as Lt. Christian

5.5
Violent Saturday

Violent Saturday

1955

as Gil Clayton

6.8
99 River Street

99 River Street

1953

as Victor Rawlins

6.8
Macao

Macao

1952

as Vincent Halloran

6.2
The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story

1952

as Tom Hubler

5.9
Fourteen Hours

Fourteen Hours

1951

as Reporter (uncredited)

7.2
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Bob Brannom

7.5
Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad the Sailor

1947

as Muallin

5.9
Heldorado

Heldorado

1946

as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)

5.6
Winged Victory

Winged Victory

1944

as Jack Browning (uncredited)

5.5