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Brad Dexter
Actor · Producer· 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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
36 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Winter Kills | Captain Heller One | Film |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Alvin Karpis | Film |
| 1976 | Vigilante Force | Mayor Bradford | Film |
| 1975 | Shampoo | Senator East | Film |
| 1973 | Jory | Jack | Film |
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | Producer | Film |
| 1970 | The Lawyer | Producer | Film |
| 1970 | Little Fauss and Big Halsy | Executive Producer | Film |
| 1966 | Blindfold | Harrigan | Film |
| 1965 | None But the Brave | Sgt. Bleeker | Film |
| 1965 | Von Ryan's Express | Sergeant Bostick | Film |
| 1965 | Bus Riley's Back in Town | Wallace Slocum | Film |
| 1964 | Invitation to a Gunfighter | Kenarsie | Film |
| 1963 | Johnny Cool | Lennart Crandall | Film |
| 1963 | Kings of the Sun | Ah Haleb | Film |
| 1962 | Taras Bulba | Shilo | Film |
| 1961 | X-15 | Maj. Anthony Rinaldi | Film |
| 1961 | Twenty Plus Two | Leroy Dane | Film |
| 1961 | The George Raft Story | Benny Siegal | Film |
| 1960 | The Magnificent Seven | Harry Luck | Film |
| 1959 | Vice Raid | Vince Malone | Film |
| 1959 | Last Train from Gun Hill | Beero, Belden Foreman | Film |
| 1958 | Run Silent, Run Deep | Cartwright | Film |
| 1957 | The Oklahoman | Dobie | Film |
| 1956 | The Bottom of the Bottle | Stanley Miller | Film |
| 1956 | Between Heaven and Hell | Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson | Film |
| 1955 | House of Bamboo | Capt. Hanson | Film |
| 1955 | Violent Saturday | Gil Clayton | Film |
| 1955 | Untamed | Lt. Christian | Film |
| 1953 | 99 River Street | Victor Rawlins | Film |
| 1952 | The Las Vegas Story | Tom Hubler | Film |
| 1952 | Macao | Vincent Halloran | Film |
| 1951 | Fourteen Hours | Reporter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | The Asphalt Jungle | Bob Brannom | Film |
| 1947 | Sinbad the Sailor | Muallin | Film |
| 1946 | Heldorado | Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell) | Film |
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