Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Known for Acting · 63 credits

Born
1917-04-09
Died
2002-12-12
Place of birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Also known as
Barry Mitchell · Boris Michel Soso

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

TV Shows (24)

Movies (39)

The Magnificent Seven
Movie

The Magnificent Seven

1960

as Harry Luck

Von Ryan's Express
Movie

Von Ryan's Express

1965

as Sergeant Bostick

Last Train from Gun Hill
Movie

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

as Beero, Belden Foreman

X-15
Movie

X-15

1961

as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

The Asphalt Jungle
Movie

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Bob Brannom

Sinbad the Sailor
Movie

Sinbad the Sailor

1947

as Muallin

Shampoo
Movie

Shampoo

1975

as Senator East

Winter Kills
Movie

Winter Kills

1979

as Captain Heller One

Taras Bulba
Movie

Taras Bulba

1962

as Shilo

None But the Brave
Movie

None But the Brave

1965

as Sgt. Bleeker

Vice Raid
Movie

Vice Raid

1959

as Vince Malone

Run Silent, Run Deep
Movie

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

as Cartwright

The Oklahoman
Movie

The Oklahoman

1957

as Dobie

Winged Victory
Movie

Winged Victory

1944

as Jack Browning (uncredited)

Untamed
Movie

Untamed

1955

as Lt. Christian

Johnny Cool
Movie

Johnny Cool

1963

as Lennart Crandall

Kings of the Sun
Movie

Kings of the Sun

1963

as Ah Haleb

Macao
Movie

Macao

1952

as Vincent Halloran

Vigilante Force
Movie

Vigilante Force

1976

as Mayor Bradford

Fourteen Hours
Movie

Fourteen Hours

1951

as Reporter (uncredited)

Violent Saturday
Movie

Violent Saturday

1955

as Gil Clayton

Jory
Movie

Jory

1973

as Jack

Blindfold
Movie

Blindfold

1966

as Harrigan

Between Heaven and Hell
Movie

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson

Invitation to a Gunfighter
Movie

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964

as Kenarsie

Heldorado
Movie

Heldorado

1946

as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Movie

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

as Alvin Karpis

The Las Vegas Story
Movie

The Las Vegas Story

1952

as Tom Hubler

Bus Riley's Back in Town
Movie

Bus Riley's Back in Town

1965

as Wallace Slocum

House of Bamboo
Movie

House of Bamboo

1955

as Capt. Hanson

Law and Order
Movie

Law and Order

1976

as Patrolman Tierney

The George Raft Story
Movie

The George Raft Story

1961

as Benny Siegal

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Movie

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

2000

as Self

Twenty Plus Two
Movie

Twenty Plus Two

1961

as Leroy Dane

The Bottom of the Bottle
Movie

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956

as Stanley Miller

99 River Street
Movie

99 River Street

1953

as Victor Rawlins

Valentine
Movie

Valentine

1979

as Cosmo

13 Fighting Men
Movie

13 Fighting Men

1960

as Maj. Simon Boyd

Cognac
Movie

Cognac

1988

as Veljko Pantović

About Brad Dexter

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. With 63 credits spanning from 1944 to 2000, Brad Dexter has appeared in 39 films and 24 TV shows.

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