Brad Dexter

Born: 1917-04-09, Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Died: 2002-12-12

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

• Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
• Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
• Climax! (1954)
• Surfside 6 (1960)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1957)
• Bat Masterson (1958)
• Hawaiian Eye (1959)
• Kojak (1973)
• McCloud (1970)
• Bronco (1958)
• Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
• The Aquanauts (1960)
• The Investigators (1961)
• Vice Raid (1959)
• Fourteen Hours (1951)
• Johnny Cool (1963)
• Von Ryan's Express (1965)
• Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
• Shampoo (1975)
• The Oklahoman (1957)
• Kings of the Sun (1963)
• Sinbad the Sailor (1947)
• Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
• House of Bamboo (1955)
• Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)
• Macao (1952)
• Vigilante Force (1976)
• Violent Saturday (1955)
• None But the Brave (1965)