Brad Dexter
Acting

Brad Dexter

Born 9 April 1917 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA · Died 12 December 2002

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 Magnificent Seven
The Asphalt Jungle
The Incredible Hulk
Mission: Impossible
Von Ryan's Express
Shampoo
Last Train from Gun Hill
Run Silent, Run Deep
Taras Bulba
99 River Street
Violent Saturday
House of Bamboo
Cognac
Winter Kills
Valentine
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Vigilante Force
Law and Order
Shampoo
Jory
Blindfold
Von Ryan's Express
None but the Brave
Bus Riley's Back in Town
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Johnny Cool
Kings of the Sun
Taras Bulba
Twenty Plus Two
The George Raft Story
X-15
The Magnificent Seven
13 Fighting Men
Vice Raid
Last Train from Gun Hill
Run Silent, Run Deep
The Oklahoman
The Bottom of the Bottle
Between Heaven and Hell
House of Bamboo
Violent Saturday
Untamed
99 River Street
Macao
The Las Vegas Story
The Asphalt Jungle
Sinbad the Sailor
Heldorado
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