Brad Dexter
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
Top 39 Movies
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
The Magnificent Seven
1960
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
The Las Vegas Story
1952
Shampoo
1975
The George Raft Story
1961
None But the Brave
1965
Vigilante Force
1976
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964
Von Ryan's Express
1965
Last Train from Gun Hill
1959
The Oklahoman
1957
Johnny Cool
1963
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000
Taras Bulba
1962
Winter Kills
1979
Vice Raid
1959
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Untamed
1955
Jory
1973
Kings of the Sun
1963
Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965
House of Bamboo
1955
The Bottom of the Bottle
1956
99 River Street
1953
Violent Saturday
1955
Fourteen Hours
1951
Macao
1952
Sinbad the Sailor
1947
Law and Order
1976
Blindfold
1966
Winged Victory
1944
Heldorado
1946
Twenty Plus Two
1961
Cognac
1988
Valentine
1979
13 Fighting Men
1960
X-15
1961