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.
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Filmography
all 67
Movies 44
TV Shows 23
Producer 5
self 1
Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000)
Movie
Veljko Pantović
Cognac (1988)
Movie
Producer
Skag (1980)
Movie
Cosmo
Valentine (1979)
Movie
Captain Heller One
Winter Kills (1979)
Movie
Alvin Karpis
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Movie
The Incredible Hulk (1977)
TV
7.2
Mayor Bradford
Vigilante Force (1976)
Movie
Patrolman Tierney
Law and Order (1976)
Movie
S.W.A.T. (1975)
TV
6
Senator East
Shampoo (1975)
Movie
6
Arnie Naylor
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Jack
Jory (1973)
Movie
Producer
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Movie
1
Executive Producer
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
Movie
Producer
The Lawyer (1970)
Movie
McCloud (1970)
TV
7
Mannix (1967)
TV
6.38
Producer
The Naked Runner (1967)
Movie
Mission: Impossible (1966)
TV
6.33
Harrigan
Blindfold (1966)
Movie
Sgt. Bostick
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Movie
Slocum
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
Movie
Sgt. Bleeker
None But the Brave (1965)
Movie
Kenarsie
Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
Movie
Ah Haleb
Kings of the Sun (1963)
Movie
Lennart Crandall
Johnny Cool (1963)
Movie
Shilo
Taras Bulba (1962)
Movie
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
X-15 (1961)
Movie
Benny Siegal
The George Raft Story (1961)
Movie
Leroy Dane
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
Movie
Harry Luck
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Movie
5.66
Surfside 6 (1960)
TV
Carney
The Aquanauts (1960)
TV
Maj. Simon Boyd
13 Fighting Men (1960)
Movie
Vince Malone
Vice Raid (1959)
Movie
6
Mr. Lucky (1959)
TV
Hawaiian Eye (1959)
TV
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
TV
Tightrope (1959)
TV
Beero, Belden Foreman
Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
Movie
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
TV
Dallas Agate
Bat Masterson (1958)
TV
Behind Closed Doors (1958)
TV
Charles Hammond
Yancy Derringer (1958)
TV
Bronco (1958)
TV
Stranger / Davis
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Ens. Gerald Cartwright
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
TV
6
Wilton Mills
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
TV
Dobie
The Oklahoman (1957)
Movie
4.33
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Between Heaven and Hell (1956)
Movie
Cleland Ames
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
Stanley Miller
The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)
Movie
Capt. Hanson
House of Bamboo (1955)
Movie
Gil Clayton
Violent Saturday (1955)
Movie
5.33
Lt. Christian
Untamed (1955)
Movie
Harvey Bozer
Climax! (1954)
TV
Victor Rawlins
99 River Street (1953)
Movie
Jock Petrie
General Electric Theater (1953)
TV
Vincent Halloran
Macao (1952)
Movie
Tom Hubler
The Las Vegas Story (1952)
Movie
Reporter (uncredited)
Fourteen Hours (1951)
Movie
Bob Brannom
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Movie
3.71
Muallin
Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
Movie
6
Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
Heldorado (1946)
Movie
Jack Browning (uncredited)
Winged Victory (1944)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.13
Based on 301 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1944
1957
1960
1958
2000
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-04-09
Deathday2002-12-12 (85 years old)
Birth NameBoris Michel Soso
Birth PlaceGoldfield, United States of America
RelationshipsPeggy Lee (1953-01-01 - 1953-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBarry Mitchell, Boris Michel Soso
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