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 with his easy going and friendly personality.
Known for
2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
1988Cognac
Veljko Pantović
1979Winter Kills
Captain Heller One
1979Valentine
Cosmo
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Alvin Karpis
1976Vigilante Force
Mayor Bradford
1976Law and Order
Patrolman Tierney
1975Shampoo
Senator East
1973Jory
Jack
1966Blindfold
Harrigan
1965Von Ryan's Express
Sergeant Bostick
1965None But the Brave
Sgt. Bleeker
1965Bus Riley's Back in Town
Wallace Slocum
1964Invitation to a Gunfighter
Kenarsie
1963Johnny Cool
Lennart Crandall
1963Kings of the Sun
Ah Haleb
1962Taras Bulba
Shilo
1961Twenty Plus Two
Leroy Dane
1961The George Raft Story
Benny Siegal
1961X-15
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
1960The Magnificent Seven
Harry Luck
196013 Fighting Men
Maj. Simon Boyd
1959Vice Raid
Vince Malone
1959Last Train from Gun Hill
Beero, Belden Foreman