Brad Dexter
ActingAlso Known As
Barry Mitchell, Boris Michel Soso
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.
Movies
(39 total)
The Magnificent Seven
as Harry Luck
The Asphalt Jungle
as Bob Brannom
Shampoo
as Senator East
Von Ryan's Express
as Sergeant Bostick
Last Train from Gun Hill
as Beero, Belden Foreman
Run Silent, Run Deep
as Cartwright
99 River Street
as Victor Rawlins
Taras Bulba
as Shilo
Violent Saturday
as Gil Clayton
House of Bamboo
as Capt. Hanson
Winter Kills
as Captain Heller One
Invitation to a Gunfighter
as Kenarsie
Fourteen Hours
as Reporter (uncredited)
Sinbad the Sailor
as Muallin
Macao
as Vincent Halloran
Kings of the Sun
as Ah Haleb
The Las Vegas Story
as Tom Hubler
None But the Brave
as Sgt. Bleeker
Between Heaven and Hell
as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Johnny Cool
as Lennart Crandall
TV Shows
(24 total)
Kojak
as Arnie Naylor
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Stranger / Davis
Bat Masterson
as Dallas Agate
Climax!
as Harvey Bozer
Yancy Derringer
as Charles Hammond
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Cleland Ames
General Electric Theater
as Jock Petrie
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Wilton Mills
The Aquanauts
as Carney