
Brad Dexter
Acting
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.
TV Shows(24)

The Incredible Hulk
1977

S.W.A.T.
1975

Kojak
Arnie Naylor
1973

McCloud
1970

Mannix
1967

Mission: Impossible
1966

The Investigators
Simon Montserrat
1961

Surfside 6
1960

The Aquanauts
Carney
1960

Mr. Lucky
1959

Hawaiian Eye
1959

Bourbon Street Beat
1959

Tightrope
1959

77 Sunset Strip
1958

Bat Masterson
Dallas Agate
1958

Yancy Derringer
Charles Hammond
1958

Behind Closed Doors
1958

Bronco
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Stranger / Davis
1958

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Wilton Mills
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cleland Ames
1956

Climax!
Harvey Bozer
1954

General Electric Theater
Jock Petrie
1953
Movies(39)

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
2000

Cognac
Veljko Pantović
1988

Valentine
Cosmo
1979

Winter Kills
Captain Heller One
1979

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Alvin Karpis
1977

Vigilante Force
Mayor Bradford
1976

Law and Order
Patrolman Tierney
1976

Shampoo
Senator East
1975

Jory
Jack
1973

Blindfold
Harrigan
1966

Von Ryan's Express
Sergeant Bostick
1965

Bus Riley's Back in Town
Wallace Slocum
1965

None But the Brave
Sgt. Bleeker
1965

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Kenarsie
1964

Kings of the Sun
Ah Haleb
1963

Johnny Cool
Lennart Crandall
1963

Taras Bulba
Shilo
1962

X-15
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
1961

The George Raft Story
Benny Siegal
1961

Twenty Plus Two
Leroy Dane
1961

The Magnificent Seven
Harry Luck
1960

13 Fighting Men
Maj. Simon Boyd
1960

Vice Raid
Vince Malone
1959

Last Train from Gun Hill
Beero, Belden Foreman
1959

Run Silent, Run Deep
Cartwright
1958

The Oklahoman
Dobie
1957

Between Heaven and Hell
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
1956

The Bottom of the Bottle
Stanley Miller
1956

House of Bamboo
Capt. Hanson
1955

Violent Saturday
Gil Clayton
1955

Untamed
Lt. Christian
1955

99 River Street
Victor Rawlins
1953

Macao
Vincent Halloran
1952

The Las Vegas Story
Tom Hubler
1952

Fourteen Hours
Reporter (uncredited)
1951

The Asphalt Jungle
Bob Brannom
1950

Sinbad the Sailor
Muallin
1947

Heldorado
Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
1946

Winged Victory
Jack Browning (uncredited)
1944