Brad Dexter

Biography

Brad Dexter was an American actor and film producer known for tough-guy and western roles. Born in Goldfield, Nevada, he grew up in Los Angeles and studied acting at the Pasadena Playhouse before taking a small part in The Mortal Storm (1940) and an uncredited appearance in Winged Victory (1944) while serving in the Army Air Corps. His breakthrough came as a villain in The Las Vegas Story (1952), which led to an RKO contract and a similar part in Macao (1952). He played a villain in 99 River Street (1953) before signing with 20th Century Fox, where his supporting roles included Violent Saturday (1955). He was praised as the gunman Harry Luck in John Sturges's The Magnificent Seven (1960), his best-known role, and later produced films for Sidney J. Furie, among them Lady Sings the Blues (1972). He returned to acting in Shampoo (1975) and Winter Kills (1979), and his last role came in Cognac (1988).

85years old at death

Born April 9, 1917Goldfield
Died December 12, 2002Rancho Mirage
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Boris Michel Soso (birth name)Also credited as Barry Mitchell

Movie Career

Films: 23
Career span: 32 years1947 to 1979

Genres

Drama74%, 17 films
Adventure35%, 8 films
Crime35%, 8 films
War22%, 5 films
Action17%, 4 films

First and latest

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Behind the camera
Dexter produced The Naked Runner, a 1967 Sinatra film shot in London. Along with director Sidney J. Furie, he fought with Sinatra because the star would not finish it, and once it was done Dexter quit, calling himself the only guy who dropped Sinatra.
Big break
Dexter got his big break playing a villain in RKO's The Las Vegas Story, which starred Victor Mature and Jane Russell. RKO then gave him a similar part in Macao and signed him to a contract.

Brad Dexter movies on Netflix

Winter Kills1979IMDb rating 6.2as Captain Heller One
House Calls1978IMDb rating 6.6as Quinn
Vigilante Force1976IMDb rating 5.3as Mayor Bradford
Shampoo1975IMDb rating 6.4as Senator East
Jory1973IMDb rating 5.9as Jack
None But the Brave1965IMDb rating 6.4as Sgt. Bleeker
Von Ryan's Express1965IMDb rating 7.1as Sgt. Bostick
Invitation to a Gunfighter1964IMDb rating 6.3as Kenarsie
Johnny Cool1963IMDb rating 6.4as Lennart Crandall
Kings of the Sun1963IMDb rating 6.1as Ah Haleb
Taras Bulba1962IMDb rating 6.3as Shilo
The Magnificent Seven1960IMDb rating 7.7as Harry Luck
Last Train from Gun Hill1959IMDb rating 7.3as Beero
Run Silent, Run Deep1958IMDb rating 7.3as Ens. Gerald Cartwright
Between Heaven and Hell1956IMDb rating 6.6as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
The Bottom of the Bottle1956IMDb rating 6.5as Stanley Miller
House of Bamboo1955IMDb rating 6.8as Capt. Hanson
Violent Saturday1955IMDb rating 6.9as Gil Clayton
99 River Street1953IMDb rating 7.4as Victor Rawlins
Macao1952IMDb rating 6.6as Vincent Halloran
The Las Vegas Story1952IMDb rating 6.4as Tom Hubler
The Asphalt Jungle1950IMDb rating 7.8as Bob Brannom
Sinbad the Sailor1947IMDb rating 6.1as Muallin

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Magnificent Seven1960 Action, Adventure, Westernas Harry Luck
IMDb rating 7.7112K votes
Von Ryan's Express1965 Action, Adventure, Waras Sgt. Bostick
IMDb rating 7.116K votes
Run Silent, Run Deep1958as Ens. Gerald Cartwright
IMDb rating 7.315K votes
Last Train from Gun Hill1959as Beero
IMDb rating 7.39.9K votes
99 River Street1953as Victor Rawlins
IMDb rating 7.44.1K votes
Taras Bulba1962as Shilo
IMDb rating 6.35.1K votes
House of Bamboo1955as Capt. Hanson
IMDb rating 6.84.5K votes
Macao1952as Vincent Halloran
IMDb rating 6.64.3K votes

Most often with

John Sturges directed two of these films, J. Lee Thompson two and Richard Fleischer two. Yul Brynner appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Yul Brynner

Vladimir Sokoloff

John Daheim

Anthony Quinn

Eli Wallach

Jack Warden

John SturgesDirector, 2 films

J. Lee ThompsonDirector, 2 films

Richard FleischerDirector, 2 films

Films together

Yul Brynner4 films together, 1960 to 1964
Yul Brynner's page
- Invitation to a Gunfighter1964IMDb rating 6.3Dexter as KenarsieBrynner as Jules Gaspard d'Estaing
- Kings of the Sun1963IMDb rating 6.1Dexter as Ah HalebBrynner as Chief Black Eagle
- Taras Bulba1962IMDb rating 6.3Dexter as ShiloBrynner as Taras Bulba
- The Magnificent Seven1960IMDb rating 7.7Dexter as Harry LuckBrynner as Chris Larabee Adams
Vladimir Sokoloff3 films together, 1952 to 1962
Vladimir Sokoloff's page
- Taras Bulba1962IMDb rating 6.3Dexter as ShiloSokoloff as Old Stepan
- The Magnificent Seven1960IMDb rating 7.7Dexter as Harry LuckSokoloff as Old Man
- Macao1952IMDb rating 6.6Dexter as Vincent HalloranSokoloff as Kwan Sum Tang
John Daheim3 films together, 1952 to 1965
John Daheim's page
- Von Ryan's Express1965IMDb rating 7.1Dexter as Sgt. BostickDaheim as American POW
- 99 River Street1953IMDb rating 7.4Dexter as Victor RawlinsDaheim as Bud
- Macao1952IMDb rating 6.6Dexter as Vincent HalloranDaheim as Det. Lt. Daniel Lombardy
Anthony Quinn2 films together, 1947 to 1959
Anthony Quinn's page
- Last Train from Gun Hill1959IMDb rating 7.3Dexter as BeeroQuinn as Craig Belden
- Sinbad the Sailor1947IMDb rating 6.1Dexter as MuallinQuinn as Emir
Eli Wallach2 films together, 1960 to 1979
Eli Wallach's page
- Winter Kills1979IMDb rating 6.2Dexter as Captain Heller OneWallach as Joe Diamond
- The Magnificent Seven1960IMDb rating 7.7Dexter as Harry LuckWallach as Calvera
Jack Warden2 films together, 1958 to 1975
Jack Warden's page
- Shampoo1975IMDb rating 6.4Dexter as Senator EastWarden as Lester
- Run Silent, Run Deep1958IMDb rating 7.3Dexter as Ens. Gerald CartwrightWarden as Yeoman 1st Class Mueller
John SturgesDirector, 2 films, 1959 to 1960
All films by John Sturges
- The Magnificent Seven1960IMDb rating 7.7Dexter as Harry Luck
- Last Train from Gun Hill1959IMDb rating 7.3Dexter as Beero
J. Lee ThompsonDirector, 2 films, 1962 to 1963
All films by J. Lee Thompson
- Kings of the Sun1963IMDb rating 6.1Dexter as Ah Haleb
- Taras Bulba1962IMDb rating 6.3Dexter as Shilo
Richard FleischerDirector, 2 films, 1955 to 1956
All films by Richard Fleischer
- Between Heaven and Hell1956IMDb rating 6.6Dexter as Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
- Violent Saturday1955IMDb rating 6.9Dexter as Gil Clayton
Also two films together14 more actors
- James CoburnKings of the Sun (1963) and The Magnificent Seven (1960)
- Marc LawrenceJohnny Cool (1963) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- Frank SinatraNone But the Brave (1965) and Von Ryan's Express (1965)
- Robert J. WilkeThe Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Las Vegas Story (1952)
- Sterling HaydenWinter Kills (1979) and The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
- Victor MatureViolent Saturday (1955) and The Las Vegas Story (1952)
- Chuck HaywardKings of the Sun (1963) and Taras Bulba (1962)
- Richard BakalyanNone But the Brave (1965) and Von Ryan's Express (1965)
- Jane RussellMacao (1952) and The Las Vegas Story (1952)
- Biff ElliotBetween Heaven and Hell (1956) and House of Bamboo (1955)
- Tony BillShampoo (1975) and None But the Brave (1965)
- Rico AlanizThe Magnificent Seven (1960) and Macao (1952)
- Margaret HayesThe Bottom of the Bottle (1956) and Violent Saturday (1955)
- John A. AlonzoInvitation to a Gunfighter (1964) and The Magnificent Seven (1960)
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