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
(1960)
Harry Luck
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Bob Brannom
Last Train from Gun Hill
(1959)
Beero, Belden Foreman
Violent Saturday
(1955)
Gil Clayton
Shampoo
(1975)
Senator East
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Shilo
Run Silent, Run Deep
(1958)
Cartwright
Winter Kills
(1979)
Captain Heller One
Von Ryan's Express
(1965)
Sergeant Bostick
House of Bamboo
(1955)
Capt. Hanson
Untamed
(1955)
Lt. Christian
Vigilante Force
(1976)
Mayor Bradford
Johnny Cool
(1963)
Lennart Crandall
Kings of the Sun
(1963)
Ah Haleb
Full Filmography
Acting
Winged Victory
(1944)
Jack Browning (uncredited)
Heldorado
(1946)
Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
Sinbad the Sailor
(1947)
Muallin
The Asphalt Jungle
(1950)
Bob Brannom
Fourteen Hours
(1951)
Reporter (uncredited)
Macao
(1952)
Vincent Halloran
The Las Vegas Story
(1952)
Tom Hubler
99 River Street
(1953)
Victor Rawlins
House of Bamboo
(1955)
Capt. Hanson
Violent Saturday
(1955)
Gil Clayton
Untamed
(1955)
Lt. Christian
The Bottom of the Bottle
(1956)
Stanley Miller
Between Heaven and Hell
(1956)
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
The Oklahoman
(1957)
Dobie
Run Silent, Run Deep
(1958)
Cartwright
Vice Raid
(1959)
Vince Malone
Last Train from Gun Hill
(1959)
Beero, Belden Foreman
The Magnificent Seven
(1960)
Harry Luck
13 Fighting Men
(1960)
Maj. Simon Boyd
Twenty Plus Two
(1961)
Leroy Dane
The George Raft Story
(1961)
Benny Siegal
X-15
(1961)
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
Taras Bulba
(1962)
Shilo
Johnny Cool
(1963)
Lennart Crandall
Kings of the Sun
(1963)
Ah Haleb
Invitation to a Gunfighter
(1964)
Kenarsie
Von Ryan's Express
(1965)
Sergeant Bostick
None But the Brave
(1965)
Sgt. Bleeker
Bus Riley's Back in Town
(1965)
Wallace Slocum
Blindfold
(1966)
Harrigan
Jory
(1973)
Jack
Shampoo
(1975)
Senator East
Vigilante Force
(1976)
Mayor Bradford
Law and Order
(1976)
Patrolman Tierney
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
(1977)
Alvin Karpis
Winter Kills
(1979)
Captain Heller One
Valentine
(1979)
Cosmo
Cognac
(1988)
Veljko Pantović
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
(2000)
Self
Production