
Brad Dexter
Acting
Born 1917-04-09 · 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.
Known for

The Magnificent Seven
1960 · Movie

Last Train from Gun Hill
1959 · Movie

The Asphalt Jungle
1950 · Movie

Von Ryan's Express
1965 · Movie

Taras Bulba
1962 · Movie

Shampoo
1975 · Movie

Fourteen Hours
1951 · Movie

Run Silent, Run Deep
1958 · Movie

Law and Order
1976 · Movie

None But the Brave
1965 · Movie

Winter Kills
1979 · Movie

Violent Saturday
1955 · Movie

Jory
1973 · Movie

Macao
1952 · Movie

Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Movie

The George Raft Story
1961 · Movie

Twenty Plus Two
1961 · Movie

99 River Street
1953 · Movie

Blindfold
1966 · Movie

Untamed
1955 · Movie

The Las Vegas Story
1952 · Movie

Winged Victory
1944 · Movie

Kings of the Sun
1963 · Movie

House of Bamboo
1955 · Movie

Between Heaven and Hell
1956 · Movie

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000 · Movie

Johnny Cool
1963 · Movie

Vice Raid
1959 · Movie

The Oklahoman
1957 · Movie

Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 · Movie

X-15
1961 · Movie

The Bottom of the Bottle
1956 · Movie

Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965 · Movie

Heldorado
1946 · Movie

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · Movie

Vigilante Force
1976 · Movie

Cognac
1988 · Movie

13 Fighting Men
1960 · Movie

Valentine
1979 · Movie