Brad Dexter
Born April 9, 1917 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Magnificent Seven
Von Ryan's Express
The Asphalt Jungle
Run Silent, Run Deep
Last Train from Gun Hill
Shampoo
Vice Raid
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Fourteen Hours
Johnny Cool
None But the Brave
Kings of the Sun
Sinbad the Sailor
Winter Kills
Taras Bulba
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Violent Saturday
The Oklahoman
Between Heaven and Hell
The George Raft Story
TV Shows
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Incredible Hulk
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Kojak
Bat Masterson
77 Sunset Strip
McCloud
Hawaiian Eye
Surfside 6
Bronco
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Yancy Derringer
Mr. Lucky
Tightrope
Bourbon Street Beat
Behind Closed Doors
The Aquanauts
S.W.A.T.
The Investigators
