Brad Dexter
Known for: Acting
Born: April 9, 1917
Died: December 12, 2002
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
43 movies · 24 TV shows, newest first
7.0
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000
5.3
Cognac
1988
NR
Skag
1980
NR
Valentine
1979
5.7
Winter Kills
1979
5.1
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
7.2
The Incredible Hulk
1977
5.0
Vigilante Force
1976
8.0
Law and Order
1976
7.1
S.W.A.T.
1975
6.0
Shampoo
1975
7.2
Kojak
1973
7.4
Jory
1973
6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
6.0
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
1970
5.9
The Lawyer
1970
7.2
McCloud
1970
6.8
Mannix
1967
7.6
Mission: Impossible
1966
6.3
Blindfold
1966
7.0
Von Ryan's Express
1965
5.7
Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965
6.4
None But the Brave
1965
5.9
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
6.0
Kings of the Sun
1963
5.3
Johnny Cool
1963
6.3
Taras Bulba
1962
5.7
X-15
1961
5.7
The George Raft Story
1961
6.0
The Investigators
1961
6.8
Twenty Plus Two
1961
7.5
The Magnificent Seven
1960
6.3
Surfside 6
1960
6.0
The Aquanauts
1960
3.5
13 Fighting Men
1960
6.2
Vice Raid
1959
6.7
Mr. Lucky
1959
5.6
Hawaiian Eye
1959
6.0
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
6.3
Tightrope
1959
7.1
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.4
Bat Masterson
1958
6.2
Yancy Derringer
1958
8.0
Behind Closed Doors
1958
6.0
Bronco
1958
7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
7.0
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
7.3
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
6.8
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
5.8
The Oklahoman
1957
6.2
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
5.8
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
6.2
House of Bamboo
1955
6.7
Violent Saturday
1955
6.0
Untamed
1955
3.8
Climax!
1954
6.8
99 River Street
1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
1953
6.3
Macao
1952
6.0
The Las Vegas Story
1952
7.3
Fourteen Hours
1951
7.5
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
6.0
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
6.2
Heldorado
1946
6.3
Winged Victory
1944