Brad Dexter

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

April 9, 1917

died

December 12, 2002

place of birth

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

also known as

Barry Mitchell · Boris Michel Soso

total credits

39 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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The Magnificent Seven
7.5

The Magnificent Seven

1960as Harry Luck
Taras Bulba
6.3

Taras Bulba

1962as Shilo
Von Ryan's Express
7.1

Von Ryan's Express

1965as Sergeant Bostick
Shampoo
6.0

Shampoo

1975as Senator East
Last Train from Gun Hill
7.1

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959as Beero, Belden Foreman
The Asphalt Jungle
7.5

The Asphalt Jungle

1950as Bob Brannom
Winter Kills
5.8

Winter Kills

1979as Captain Heller One
Run Silent, Run Deep
6.9

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958as Cartwright
None But the Brave
6.4

None But the Brave

1965as Sgt. Bleeker
Macao
6.3

Macao

1952as Vincent Halloran
Kings of the Sun
6.1

Kings of the Sun

1963as Ah Haleb
Fourteen Hours
7.3

Fourteen Hours

1951as Reporter (uncredited)
Johnny Cool
5.3

Johnny Cool

1963as Lennart Crandall
Vigilante Force
5.0

Vigilante Force

1976as Mayor Bradford
Untamed
6.0

Untamed

1955as Lt. Christian
Invitation to a Gunfighter
5.9

Invitation to a Gunfighter

1964as Kenarsie
Sinbad the Sailor
6.0

Sinbad the Sailor

1947as Muallin
The George Raft Story
5.7

The George Raft Story

1961as Benny Siegal
99 River Street
6.8

99 River Street

1953as Victor Rawlins
X-15
6.1

X-15

1961as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
The Oklahoman
5.8

The Oklahoman

1957as Dobie
Bus Riley's Back in Town
5.7

Bus Riley's Back in Town

1965as Wallace Slocum
Violent Saturday
6.8

Violent Saturday

1955as Gil Clayton
House of Bamboo
6.2

House of Bamboo

1955as Capt. Hanson
Between Heaven and Hell
6.2

Between Heaven and Hell

1956as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Blindfold
6.3

Blindfold

1966as Harrigan
Law and Order
8.0

Law and Order

1976as Patrolman Tierney
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5.1

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977as Alvin Karpis
Vice Raid
6.2

Vice Raid

1959as Vince Malone
Winged Victory
6.3

Winged Victory

1944as Jack Browning (uncredited)
Jory
7.4

Jory

1973as Jack
The Las Vegas Story
6.0

The Las Vegas Story

1952as Tom Hubler
The Bottom of the Bottle
5.7

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956as Stanley Miller
Valentine

Valentine

1979as Cosmo
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
7.0

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

2000as Self
13 Fighting Men
3.5

13 Fighting Men

1960as Maj. Simon Boyd
Twenty Plus Two
6.8

Twenty Plus Two

1961as Leroy Dane
Heldorado
6.0

Heldorado

1946as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
Cognac
5.3

Cognac

1988as Veljko Pantović