Brad Dexter

Acting

09-04-1917

09-04-1917

He/Him

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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Movies (Acting)

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Captain Heller One

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

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Patrolman Tierney

Sergeant Bostick

Von Ryan's Express

Bus Riley's Back in Town

None But the Brave

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Kings of the Sun

Lennart Crandall

Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

The George Raft Story

Twenty Plus Two

The Magnificent Seven

Maj. Simon Boyd

13 Fighting Men

Beero, Belden Foreman

Last Train from Gun Hill

Run Silent, Run Deep

Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson

Between Heaven and Hell

The Bottom of the Bottle

House of Bamboo

Violent Saturday

99 River Street

Vincent Halloran

The Las Vegas Story

Reporter (uncredited)

The Asphalt Jungle

Sinbad the Sailor

Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)

Jack Browning (uncredited)

TV Shows (Acting)

Movies (Production)

Lady Sings the Blues

Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Executive Producer