Person
Brad Dexter
Acting · 1917–2002 · Goldfield, Nevada, USA
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
Mannix
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
Bat Masterson
Dallas Agate
Climax!
Harvey Bozer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Cleland Ames
The Incredible Hulk
1977
Kojak
Arnie Naylor
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Stranger / Davis
McCloud
1970
Filmography
- 2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'Self
- 1988CognacVeljko Pantović
- 1980SkagProducer
- 1979ValentineCosmo
- 1979Winter KillsCaptain Heller One
- 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverAlvin Karpis
- 1977The Incredible Hulk
- 1976Vigilante ForceMayor Bradford
- 1976Law and OrderPatrolman Tierney
- 1975S.W.A.T.
- 1975ShampooSenator East
- 1973KojakArnie Naylor
- 1973JoryJack
- 1972Lady Sings the BluesProducer
- 1970Little Fauss and Big HalsyExecutive Producer
- 1970The LawyerProducer
- 1970McCloud
- 1967Mannix
- 1966Mission: Impossible
- 1966BlindfoldHarrigan
- 1965Von Ryan's ExpressSergeant Bostick
- 1965Bus Riley's Back in TownWallace Slocum
- 1965None But the BraveSgt. Bleeker
- 1964Invitation to a GunfighterKenarsie
- 1963Kings of the SunAh Haleb
- 1963Johnny CoolLennart Crandall
- 1962Taras BulbaShilo
- 1961X-15Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
- 1961The George Raft StoryBenny Siegal
- 1961The InvestigatorsSimon Montserrat
- 1961Twenty Plus TwoLeroy Dane
- 1960The Magnificent SevenHarry Luck
- 1960Surfside 6
- 1960The AquanautsCarney
- 196013 Fighting MenMaj. Simon Boyd
- 1959Vice RaidVince Malone
- 1959Mr. Lucky
- 1959Hawaiian Eye
- 1959Bourbon Street Beat
- 1959Tightrope
- 1959Last Train from Gun HillBeero, Belden Foreman
- 195877 Sunset Strip
- 1958Bat MastersonDallas Agate
- 1958Yancy DerringerCharles Hammond
- 1958Behind Closed Doors
- 1958Bronco
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveStranger / Davis
- 1958Run Silent, Run DeepCartwright
- 1957Have Gun, Will Travel
- 1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveWilton Mills
- 1957The OklahomanDobie
- 1956Between Heaven and HellLt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCleland Ames
- 1956The Bottom of the BottleStanley Miller
- 1955House of BambooCapt. Hanson
- 1955Violent SaturdayGil Clayton
- 1955UntamedLt. Christian
- 1954Climax!Harvey Bozer
- 195399 River StreetVictor Rawlins
- 1953General Electric TheaterJock Petrie
- 1952MacaoVincent Halloran
- 1952The Las Vegas StoryTom Hubler
- 1951Fourteen HoursReporter (uncredited)
- 1950The Asphalt JungleBob Brannom
- 1947Sinbad the SailorMuallin
- 1946HeldoradoAlec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
- 1944Winged VictoryJack Browning (uncredited)
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