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.
Filmography39 titles
Mission: Impossible
The Magnificent Seven
The Asphalt Jungle
Jory
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Incredible Hulk
Kojak
McCloud
S.W.A.T.
Von Ryan's Express
Last Train from Gun Hill
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Run Silent Run Deep
Mannix
Violent Saturday
99 River Street
Mr. Lucky
None But the Brave
Blindfold
Taras Bulba
Macao
Vice Raid
Between Heaven and Hell
Yancy Derringer
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Kings of the Sun
X-15
Bat Masterson
Shampoo
Invitation to a Gunfighter
Sinbad, the Sailor
Heldorado
The Lawyer
Winter Kills
The Oklahoman
The George Raft Story
Johnny Cool
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Vigilante Force