Biography
Brad Dexter
Acting
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 w…
Career works
63
Movies
39
Series
24
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
04/09/1917
Place of birth
Goldfield, Nevada, USA
Date of death
12/12/2002
Filmography highlights
Movies
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
2000 · 7.0
Cognac
1988 · 5.3
Valentine
1979
Winter Kills
1979 · 5.8
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977 · 5.1
Vigilante Force
1976 · 5.0
Law and Order
1976 · 8.0
Shampoo
1975 · 6.0
Jory
1973 · 7.4
Blindfold
1966 · 6.3
Von Ryan's Express
1965 · 7.1
Bus Riley's Back in Town
1965 · 5.7
None But the Brave
1965 · 6.4
Invitation to a Gunfighter
1964 · 6.0
Kings of the Sun
1963 · 6.1
Series
The Incredible Hulk
1977 · 7.2
S.W.A.T.
1975 · 7.1
Kojak
1973 · 7.2
McCloud
1970 · 7.2
Mannix
1967 · 6.8
Mission: Impossible
1966 · 7.6
The Investigators
1961 · 6.0
Surfside 6
1960 · 6.3
The Aquanauts
1960 · 6.0
Mr. Lucky
1959 · 6.7
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · 5.6
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · 6.0
Tightrope
1959 · 6.3
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · 7.1
Bat Masterson
1958 · 6.1