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Brad Dexter
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 85
Also known asBarry Mitchell, Boris Michel SosoGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn09/04/1917Born inGoldfield, Nevada, USADied12/12/2002Died inRancho MirageCausepulmonary emphysemaWikidataQ713672Buried atDesert Memorial ParkTMDb#14529

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. 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.

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Filmography57 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2000Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'MovieSelf83
1988CognacMovieVeljko Pantović71
1979Winter KillsMovieCaptain Heller One62
1977The Incredible HulkSeries60
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverMovieAlvin Karpis60
1976Vigilante ForceMovieMayor Bradford59
1976Law and OrderMoviePatrolman Tierney59
1975ShampooMovieSenator East58
1975S.W.A.T.Series58
1973KojakSeriesArnie Naylor56
1970McCloudSeries53
1967MannixSeries50
1966Mission: ImpossibleSeries49
1966BlindfoldMovieHarrigan49
1965Bus Riley's Back in TownMovieWallace Slocum48
1965Von Ryan's ExpressMovieSergeant Bostick48
1965None But the BraveMovieSgt. Bleeker48
1964Invitation to a GunfighterMovieKenarsie47
1963Johnny CoolMovieLennart Crandall46
1963Kings of the SunMovieAh Haleb46
1962Taras BulbaMovieShilo45
1961The George Raft StoryMovieBenny Siegal44
1961X-15MovieMaj. Anthony Rinaldi44
1961Twenty Plus TwoMovieLeroy Dane44
1960Surfside 6Series43
1960The Magnificent SevenMovieHarry Luck43
1960The AquanautsSeriesCarney43
1959Hawaiian EyeSeries42
1959Mr. LuckySeries42
1959TightropeSeries42
1959Vice RaidMovieVince Malone42
1959Last Train from Gun HillMovieBeero, Belden Foreman42
1959Bourbon Street BeatSeries42
1958BroncoSeries41
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveSeriesStranger / Davis41
1958Bat MastersonSeriesDallas Agate41
195877 Sunset StripSeriesFrenchy La Tour41
1958Run Silent, Run DeepMovieCartwright41
1958Yancy DerringerSeriesCharles Hammond41
1958Behind Closed DoorsSeries41
1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries40
1957Richard Diamond, Private DetectiveSeriesWilton Mills40
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeriesCleland Ames39
1956Between Heaven and HellMovieLt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson39
1956The Bottom of the BottleMovieStanley Miller39
1955Violent SaturdayMovieGil Clayton38
1955House of BambooMovieCapt. Hanson38
1955UntamedMovieLt. Christian38
1954Climax!SeriesHarvey Bozer37
1953General Electric TheaterSeriesJock Petrie36
195399 River StreetMovieVictor Rawlins36
1952MacaoMovieVincent Halloran35
1952The Las Vegas StoryMovieTom Hubler35
1951Fourteen HoursMovieReporter (uncredited)34
1950The Asphalt JungleMovieBob Brannom33
1946HeldoradoMovieAlec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)29
1944Winged VictoryMovieJack Browning (uncredited)27