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.
Filmography
all 67
Movies 44
TV Shows 23
Producer 5
self 1
Veljko Pantovic
Cognac (1988)
Movie
Producer
Skag (1980)
Movie
Captain Heller One
Winter Kills (1979)
Movie
Alvin Karpis
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Movie
Mayor Bradford
Vigilante Force (1976)
Movie
Patrolman Tierney
Law and Order (1976)
Movie
Senator East
Shampoo (1975)
Movie
6
Arnie Naylor
Kojak (1973)
TV
6
Jack
Jory (1973)
Movie
Executive Producer
Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
Movie
Producer
The Lawyer (1970)
Movie
Producer
The Naked Runner (1967)
Movie
Detective Harrigan
Blindfold (1966)
Movie
Sgt. Bostick
Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Movie
Sgt. Bleeker
None But the Brave (1965)
Movie
Ah Haleb
Kings of the Sun (1963)
Movie
Lennart Crandall
Johnny Cool (1963)
Movie
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
X-15 (1961)
Movie
Benny 'Bugsy' Siegal
The George Raft Story (1961)
Movie
Leroy Dane
Twenty Plus Two (1961)
Movie
Harry Luck
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Movie
5.66
Carney
The Aquanauts (1960)
TV
Maj. Simon Boyd
13 Fighting Men (1960)
Movie
Vince Malone
Vice Raid (1959)
Movie
6
Dallas Agate
Bat Masterson (1958)
TV
Charles Hammond
Yancy Derringer (1958)
TV
Stranger / Davis
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Ens. Gerald Cartwright
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Movie
Wilton Mills
Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
TV
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
Alec Baxter
Heldorado (1946)
Movie
Jack Browning (uncredited)
Winged Victory (1944)
Movie
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1917-04-09
Deathday2002-12-12 (85 years old)
Birth NameBoris Michel Soso
Birth PlaceGoldfield, Nevada, USA
RelationshipsPeggy Lee (1953-01-01 - 1953-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsBarry Mitchell, Boris Michel Soso
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