Brad Dexter

Deceased · Born: Apr 9, 1917 · Died: Dec 12, 2002

Personal Details

Born Apr 9, 1917 Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Spouse

June Margaret Dyer
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 12, 2002 )
Mary Clare Bogdanovich
( Jan 27, 1971 to Jun 12, 1994 )
Peggy Lee
( Jan 4, 1953 to Nov 1, 1953 )

Parents

Marko Tomo Soso
Ljubica (Violet) Samardzich

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.

Career

acting

1979

Valentine as Cosmo

The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

1976

Vigilante Force

Vigilante Force as Mayor Bradford

1974

Kojak as Arnie Naylor

1973

Jory as Jack

1970

1966

Blindfold as Harrigan

1965

Bus Riley's Back in Town

Bus Riley's Back in Town as Wallace Slocum

Von Ryan's Express

Von Ryan's Express as Sergeant Bostick

1964

Invitation to a Gunfighter

Invitation to a Gunfighter as Kenarsie

1963

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun as Ah Haleb

Johnny Cool as Lennart Crandall

1962

Taras Bulba as Shilo

1961

The George Raft Story

The George Raft Story as Benny Siegal

X-15 as Maj. Anthony Rinaldi

Twenty Plus Two

Twenty Plus Two as Leroy Dane

1960

13 Fighting Men

13 Fighting Men as Maj. Simon Boyd

The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven as Harry Luck

1959

Vice Raid as Vince Malone

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill as Beero, Belden Foreman

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Stranger / Davis

Bat Masterson as Dallas Agate

1958

Run Silent Run Deep

Run Silent Run Deep as Cartwright

1957

The Oklahoman as Dobie

Have Gun - Will Travel

Have Gun - Will Travel

1956

The Bottom of the Bottle

The Bottom of the Bottle as Stanley Miller

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson

1955

House of Bamboo

House of Bamboo as Capt. Hanson

Untamed as Lt. Christian

Climax! as Harvey Bozer

1953

99 River Street

99 River Street as Victor Rawlins

1952

The Las Vegas Story

The Las Vegas Story as Tom Hubler

Macao as Vincent Halloran

1946

Heldorado as Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)