Brad Dexter
American actor (1917-2002) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 85
Brad Dexter 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.
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Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'Film1979
Winter KillsFilm, Captain Heller One1977
The Incredible HulkSeries1976
Vigilante ForceFilm, Mayor Bradford1975
S.W.A.T.Series1973
JoryFilm, Jack1970
McCloudSeries
Little Fauss and Big HalsyFilm, 1970Producer1967
MannixSeries1965
Bus Riley's Back in TownFilm, Wallace Slocum1963
Johnny CoolFilm, Lennart Crandall1961
The InvestigatorsSeries, Simon Montserrat1960
Surfside 6Series
13 Fighting MenFilm, 1960Maj. Simon Boyd1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, Frenchy La Tour
Run Silent, Run DeepFilm, 1958Cartwright1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1956
Between Heaven and HellFilm, Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson1954
Climax!Series, Harvey Bozer1953
General Electric TheaterSeries, Jock Petrie
99 River StreetFilm, 1953Victor Rawlins1951
Fourteen HoursFilm, Reporter (uncredited)1947
Sinbad the SailorFilm, Muallin1944
Winged VictoryFilm, Jack Browning (uncredited)1917Born9 April 1917People around Brad
Frank Sinatra Directed None But the Brave (1965)
Buddy Adler Produced House of Bamboo (1955)
Howard Hughes Produced Macao and The Las Vegas Story
Yul Brynner Also in The Magnificent Seven (1961)- John Sturges Directed The Magnificent Seven (1961)
J. Lee Thompson Directed Taras Bulba and Kings of the Sun
Richard Fleischer Directed Between Heaven and Hell (1956)- Harold Hecht Produced Taras Bulba and Run Silent, Run Deep
- Edward Small Produced 99 River Street and Vice Raid
Jack Warden Also in Shampoo and Run Silent, Run Deep
John Huston Directed The Asphalt Jungle (1950)- Franz Waxman Wrote Taras Bulba and Run Silent, Run Deep
- Robert Stevenson Directed The Las Vegas Story (1952)
Leigh Harline Wrote The Las Vegas Story and House of Bamboo
Sidney J. Furie Also in Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970)
Vladimir Sokoloff Also in The Magnificent Seven and Macao
Ned Glass Brad produced Lady Sings the Blues (1975)- Joseph M. Newman Directed The George Raft Story (1961)
Larry Duran Brad produced Lady Sings the Blues (1975)
Henry Hathaway Directed The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)
Scatman Crothers Brad produced Lady Sings the Blues (1975)
Howard W. Koch Produced X-15 (1962)
Samuel Bischoff Produced Macao (1952)
Charles Bronson Also in X-15 and The Magnificent Seven
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The Magnificent Seven 1960
The Asphalt Jungle 1950
Fourteen Hours 1951
Von Ryan's Express 1965
Last Train from Gun Hill 1959
Filmography 40
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Television 24
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He is also known for a short marriage to Peggy Lee, a friendship with Marilyn Monroe and for saving Frank Sinatra from drowning. Dexter's tough-guy roles contrasted with his easygoing and friendly real-life personality.
