Brad Dexter
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.
Known For
Harry Luck
The Magnificent Seven
Capt. Hanson
House of Bamboo
Sergeant Bostick
Von Ryan's Express
Vincent Halloran
Macao
Tom Hubler
The Las Vegas Story
Vince Malone
Vice Raid
Captain Heller One
Winter Kills
Beero, Belden Foreman
Last Train from Gun Hill
Victor Rawlins
99 River Street
Shilo
Taras Bulba
Sgt. Bleeker
None But the Brave
Muallin
Sinbad the Sailor
Bob Brannom
The Asphalt Jungle
Jack Browning (uncredited)
Winged Victory
Gil Clayton
Violent Saturday
Lt. Christian
Untamed
Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
Heldorado
Lennart Crandall
Johnny Cool
Kenarsie
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Mayor Bradford
Vigilante Force
Leroy Dane
Twenty Plus Two
Dobie
The Oklahoman
Benny Siegal
The George Raft Story
Stanley Miller
The Bottom of the Bottle
Wallace Slocum
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Patrolman Tierney
Law and Order
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
X-15
Alvin Karpis
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Jack
Jory
Cartwright
Run Silent, Run Deep
Maj. Simon Boyd
13 Fighting Men
Veljko Pantović
Tajna Manastirske Rakije
Reporter (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours
Harrigan
Blindfold
Ah Haleb
Kings of the Sun
Cosmo
Valentine
Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Between Heaven and Hell
Senator East
Shampoo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
39
Gender
Male
Birthday
1917-04-09
Place of Birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Also Known As
Barry Mitchell