Brad Dexter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 9 April 1917 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA
- Died
- 12 December 2002
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.
Known for
Acting 39
- 2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' as Self
- 1988Cognac as Veljko Pantović
- 1979Valentine as Cosmo
- 1979Winter Kills as Captain Heller One
- 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Alvin Karpis
- 1976Vigilante Force as Mayor Bradford
- 1976Law and Order as Patrolman Tierney
- 1975Shampoo as Senator East
- 1973Jory as Jack
- 1966Blindfold as Harrigan
- 1965Von Ryan's Express as Sergeant Bostick
- 1965Bus Riley's Back in Town as Wallace Slocum
- 1965None But the Brave as Sgt. Bleeker
- 1964Invitation to a Gunfighter as Kenarsie
- 1963Kings of the Sun as Ah Haleb
- 1963Johnny Cool as Lennart Crandall
- 1962Taras Bulba as Shilo
- 1961X-15 as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
- 1961The George Raft Story as Benny Siegal
- 1961Twenty Plus Two as Leroy Dane
- 1960The Magnificent Seven as Harry Luck
- 196013 Fighting Men as Maj. Simon Boyd
- 1959Vice Raid as Vince Malone
- 1959Last Train from Gun Hill as Beero, Belden Foreman
- 1958Run Silent, Run Deep as Cartwright
- 1957The Oklahoman as Dobie
- 1956Between Heaven and Hell as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
- 1956The Bottom of the Bottle as Stanley Miller
- 1955House of Bamboo as Capt. Hanson
- 1955Violent Saturday as Gil Clayton
- 1955Untamed as Lt. Christian
- 195399 River Street as Victor Rawlins
- 1952Macao as Vincent Halloran
- 1952The Las Vegas Story as Tom Hubler
- 1951Fourteen Hours as Reporter (uncredited)
- 1950The Asphalt Jungle as Bob Brannom
- 1947Sinbad the Sailor as Muallin
- 1946Heldorado as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
- 1944Winged Victory as Jack Browning (uncredited)
Production 4
- 1980Skag · producer
- 1972Lady Sings the Blues · producer
- 1970Little Fauss and Big Halsy · executive producer
- 1970The Lawyer · producer