Brad Dexter
Acting
April 9, 1917
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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 and friendly personality.
Movies
The Magnificent Seven
1960
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Vigilante Force
1976
Winter Kills
1979
Untamed
1955
Johnny Cool
1963
Violent Saturday
1955
Kings of the Sun
1963
Taras Bulba
1962
Vice Raid
1959
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
Macao
1952
Jory
1973
Blindfold
1966
The Oklahoman
1957
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
Von Ryan's Express
1965
Fourteen Hours
1951
X-15
1961
TV Shows
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Mission: Impossible
1966
Mannix
1967
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Climax!
1954
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Kojak
1973
77 Sunset Strip
1958
McCloud
1970
Bat Masterson
1958
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Surfside 6
1960
Mr. Lucky
1959
Behind Closed Doors
1958
Bronco
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
S.W.A.T.
1975
Tightrope
1959