Brad Dexter

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

3.509

Gender

Male

Birthday

09-Apr-1917

Age

(107 years old)

Place of Birth

Goldfield, Nevada, USA

Also Known As
  • Barry Mitchell
  • Boris Michel Soso

Brad Dexter

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.


Credits

Tajna Manastirske Rakije Tajna Manastirske Rakije (1988) Character: Veljko Pantović
A wealthy American on the quest for a perfect brandy runs afoul of petty criminal monks and falls in love with an impostor.
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (2000) Character: Self
A documentary about 'The Magnificent Seven'.
13 Fighting Men 13 Fighting Men (1960) Character: Maj. Simon Boyd
A group of Union Army soldiers is charged with protecting a box of gold and getting it to its rightful place within the government coffers.
Valentine Valentine (1979) Character: Cosmo
A feisty widow falls in love with a zestful widower in a retirement community, much to the disapproval of her married daughter.
Law and Order Law and Order (1976) Character: Patrolman Tierney
Story follows three generations of a family in the New York City Police Department.
Shampoo Shampoo (1975) Character: Senator East
A Beverly Hills hairdresser runs around town on the eve of the 1968 presidential election trying to make heads or tails of his financial and romantic entanglements. His attempts to gather the money to open his own salon are continually side-tracked by the distractions presented by his many lovers.
Winter Kills Winter Kills (1979) Character: Captain Heller One
The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the real shooter.
Vigilante Force Vigilante Force (1976) Character: Mayor Bradford
In a small town in California, the quiet citizens find their lives disrupted by boisterous, lawless oil-field workers who have infested their community. One resident, Ben Arnold, enlists his brother Aaron, a Vietnam veteran, to assemble a group of men to restore law and order to the town. Though Aaron's crew succeeds, the newfound power goes to some of their heads, and Aaron and Ben must again reclaim the town for the citizens.
Twenty Plus Two Twenty Plus Two (1961) Character: Leroy Dane
A famous movie star's fan club secretary has been brutally murdered. She has in her office old newspaper clippings regarding a missing heiress. Did the secretary know something about the mystery of the heiress?
None But the Brave None But the Brave (1965) Character: Sgt. Bleeker
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations. Told through the eyes of the American and Japanese unit commanders, who must deal with an atmosphere of growing distrust and tension between their men.
Von Ryan's Express Von Ryan's Express (1965) Character: Sergeant Bostick
Von Ryan's Express stars Frank Sinatra as a POW colonel who leads a daring escape from WWII Italy by taking over a freight train, but he has to win over the British soldiers he finds himself commanding.
The Bottom of the Bottle The Bottom of the Bottle (1956) Character: Stanley Miller
An alcoholic escaped convict asks his Arizona lawyer brother to help him cross the Mexican border.
Run Silent, Run Deep Run Silent, Run Deep (1958) Character: Cartwright
The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His singleminded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew in unneccessary danger.
Untamed Untamed (1955) Character: Lt. Christian
When the great potato famine hits Ireland, the diaspora begins as thousands emigrate. Among those leaving the Emerald Isle is Katie O'Neill and her husband, who decide that the promised land is South Africa and make their way there. Once there, they discover the hardships that are the reality of the homesteader experience.
Sinbad the Sailor Sinbad the Sailor (1947) Character: Muallin
Daredevil sailor Sinbad embarks on a voyage across the Seven Seas to find the lost riches of Alexander the Great. His first stop is the port of Basra, where his ship is seized and scheduled for auction. In his attempt to win it back, he befriends beautiful concubine Shireen. But when her master, the nefarious Emir, calls her back to duty, Sinbad must interrupt his adventure to save the "Jewel of Persia."
X-15 X-15 (1961) Character: Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
X-15 is a 1961 movie that tells a fictionalized account of the X-15 research rocket plane, the men who flew it and the women who loved them.
The Las Vegas Story The Las Vegas Story (1952) Character: Tom Hubler
When newlyweds visit Las Vegas, the wife's shady past comes to the surface.
Vice Raid Vice Raid (1959) Character: Vince Malone
A prostitute sets out to frame a cop.
Winged Victory Winged Victory (1944) Character: Jack Browning (uncredited)
Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.
Bus Riley's Back in Town Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965) Character: Wallace Slocum
Bus Riley returns to his small town after time in the army. On his return, his ex-girlfriend wants to resume their relationship. The only problem is she has married in the mean time. Searching for fulfilment in his life, Bus decides to get a job with his gay friend who is a mortician. When the mortician makes a pass at him, Bus quickly gets out.
Invitation to a Gunfighter Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964) Character: Kenarsie
In New Mexico, a Confederate veteran returns home to find his fiancée married to a Union soldier, his Yankee neighbors rallied against him and his property sold by the local banker who then hires a gunman to kill him.
Johnny Cool Johnny Cool (1963) Character: Lennart Crandall
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
Macao Macao (1952) Character: Vincent Halloran
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
Jory Jory (1973) Character: Jack
Jory is a fifteen-year-old boy who joins a horse-drive after his father is killed by a drunkard. The drive's leader and a likable cowhand take the boy under their wing, and find that tragedy has taught him how to take care of himself better than anyone could expect.
Kings of the Sun Kings of the Sun (1963) Character: Ah Haleb
In order to flee from powerful enemies, young Mayan king Balam leads his people north across the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of what will become the United States. They build a home in the new land but come into conflict with a tribe of Native Americans led by their chief, Black Eagle, while both Balam and Black Eagle fall in love the beautiful Mayan princess Ixchel.
Between Heaven and Hell Between Heaven and Hell (1956) Character: Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.
Heldorado Heldorado (1946) Character: Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
Roy Rogers, a Nevada State Ranger Captain in charge of the Rangers Reclamation Service, makes a trip to Las Vegas for the annual Heldorado Frontier Days Festival, as he wants to help his old friend Gabby Whittaker who originated the idea (at least, in this film).In Las Vegas, Roy meets heiress Carol Randall, who has been selected as the Queen of the Heldorado. Roy is informed that the F.B.I. wants an immediate investigation of the counterfeit thousand dollar bills that are being passed over the gambling tables at the casino.
Fourteen Hours Fourteen Hours (1951) Character: Reporter (uncredited)
A young man, morally destroyed by his parents not loving him and by the fear of being not capable to make his girlfriend happy, rises on the ledge of a building with the intention of committing suicide. A policeman makes every effort to argue him out of it.
Taras Bulba Taras Bulba (1962) Character: Shilo
Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.
99 River Street 99 River Street (1953) Character: Victor Rawlins
A former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with jewel thieves.
The Asphalt Jungle The Asphalt Jungle (1950) Character: Bob Brannom
Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of veteran criminals together in the Midwest for a big jewel heist.
The George Raft Story The George Raft Story (1961) Character: Benny Siegal
The 1961 film biography of the nightclub dancer-turned-movie star George Raft.
Violent Saturday Violent Saturday (1955) Character: Gil Clayton
Three men case a small town very carefully, with plans to rob the bank on the upcoming Saturday, which turns violent and deadly.
House of Bamboo House of Bamboo (1955) Character: Capt. Hanson
Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.
Blindfold Blindfold (1966) Character: Harrigan
A patient being psychoanalyzed by Dr. Snow is a government scientist. General Pratt hides him in a secret place known as "Base X," forcing Dr. Snow to wear a blindfold whenever he is taken there ...
The Magnificent Seven The Magnificent Seven (1960) Character: Harry Luck
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.
The Oklahoman The Oklahoman (1957) Character: Dobie
After his wife dies in childbirth, a doctor settles down in the small Oklahoma town of Cherokee Wells to raise his newborn daughter. Unfortunately, not all the citizens there are hospitable, especially when the doctor hires a pretty Indian teenager as his child's nanny.
Last Train from Gun Hill Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) Character: Beero, Belden Foreman
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife.
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) Character: Alvin Karpis
The story of the late J. Edgar Hoover, who was head of the FBI from 1924-1972. The film follows Hoover from his racket-busting days through his reign under eight U.S. presidents.



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