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Brad Dexter (I) (1917–2002)


American supporting player specializing in tough guys. Of Serbian extraction, he was born in Nevada in 1917. As a young man, he boxed in amateur bouts and had early training in theatre at the Pasadena Playhouse. He joined the Air Corps during World War II and was assigned to the troupe performing the Moss Hart Broadway tribute to the Corps... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1988 Cognac
Veljko Pantovich
 
1979 Valentine (TV movie)
Cosmo
 
1979 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Sheriff
The Slam (1979) … Sheriff
 
1979 Winter Kills
Captain Heller One
 
1978 Project U.F.O. (TV series)
Lew Perrino
Sighting 4016: The Pipeline Incident (1978) … Lew Perrino
 
1978 House Calls
Quinn
 
1976 Law and Order (TV movie)
Patrolman Tierney
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Captain Ward
Courthouse (1975) … Captain Ward
 
1975 McCloud (TV series)
Mr. Foreman
Return to the Alamo (1975) … Mr. Foreman
 
1975 Kojak (TV series)
Arnie Naylor
Unwanted Partners (1975) … Arnie Naylor
 
1975 Shampoo
Senator East
 
1973 Jory
Jack
 
1972 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Frank Mellinger
The Bride (1972) … Frank Mellinger
 
1970 Mannix (TV series)
John Romano
Sunburst (1970) … John Romano
 
1965 Blindfold
Detective Harrigan
 
1965 Von Ryan's Express
Sgt. Bostick
 
1965 Bus Riley's Back in Town
Slocum
 
1965 None But the Brave
Sgt. Bleeker
 
1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter
Kenarsie
 
1963 Kings of the Sun
Ah Haleb
 
1963 Johnny Cool
Lennart Crandall
 
1963 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Justice Terry
A Gun Is Not a Gentleman (1963) … Justice Terry
 
1962 Taras Bulba
Shilo
 
1961 X-15
Maj. Anthony Rinaldi
 
1961 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Charles Bowers
The Breaking Point (1961) … Charles Bowers
 
1961 The George Raft Story
Benny Siegal
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Simon Montserrat
Murder on Order (1961) … Simon Montserrat
 
1961 Twenty Plus Two
Leroy Dane
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Albie Banion
Double Image (1961) … Albie Banion
 
1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Bud Pierce
Stage from Yuma (1961) … Bud Pierce
 
1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Jock Petrie
A Possibility of Oil (1961) … Jock Petrie
 
1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
MacKay
Made in Japan (1961) … MacKay
 
1960 The Aquanauts (TV series)
Carney
The Big Swim (1960) … Carney
 
1960 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Wilton Mills
Double Trouble (1960) … Wilton Mills
 
1959-1960 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Mark Arlen / Mark Comden
Teresa (1960) … Mark Comden
Torch Song for Trumpet (1959) … Mark Arlen
 
1960 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Stranger
Prison Trail (1960) … Stranger
 
1960 13 Fighting Men
Maj. Boyd
 
1960 Bat Masterson (TV series)
Dallas Agate
Cattle and Cane (1960) … Dallas Agate
 
1960 Vice Raid
Vince Malone
 
1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Fred Scorby
The Last Laugh (1960) … Fred Scorby
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Harvey Stone
Broken Rope (1960) … Harvey Stone
 
1960 The Man from Blackhawk (TV series)
Jim Hayes
The Biggest Legend (1960) … Jim Hayes
 
1959 Bronco (TV series)
Al Simon
Night Train to Denver (1959) … Al Simon
 
1959 Colt .45 (TV series)
John Barker
Yellow Terror (1959) … John Barker
 
1958-1959 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Frenchy LaTour / Vince Pool
Thanks for Tomorrow (1959) … Vince Pool
The Bouncing Chip (1958) … Frenchy LaTour
 
1959 This Man Dawson (TV series)
The Assassin (1959)
 
1959 Last Train from Gun Hill
Beero
 
1959 Yancy Derringer (TV series)
Charles Hammond
V as in Voodoo (1959) … Charles Hammond
 
1959 Cimarron City (TV series)
Sam Masters
Return of the Dead (1959) … Sam Masters
 
1959 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
Jim Rand
The Alaskan Story (1959) … Jim Rand
 
1958 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Cleland Ames
The Tall Shadow (1958) … Cleland Ames
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
Scott Keeney
The Keeney Gang (1958) … Scott Keeney
 
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Jud Polk
Twenty-Four Hours at North Fork (1958) … Jud Polk
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
Cliff Billings
The Sally Potter Story (1958) … Cliff Billings
 
1957 How to Marry a Millionaire (TV series)
Wally Murcott
The Brat (1957) … Wally Murcott
 
1957 The Gale Storm Show: Oh, Susanna! (TV series)
Dudo
Stop, Thief (1957) … Dudo
 
1957 The Oklahoman
Dobie
 
1956 Between Heaven and Hell
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
 
1956 The Bottom of the Bottle
Stanley Miller
 
1955 Climax! (TV series)
Public Pigeon #1 (1955)
 
1955 House of Bamboo
Captain Hanson
 
1955 Violent Saturday
Gil Clayton
 
1955 Untamed
Lt. Christian
 
1953 99 River Street
Victor Rawlins
 
1952 The Las Vegas Story
Tom Hubler
 
1951 Fourteen Hours
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1950 The Asphalt Jungle
Bob Brannom
 
1947 Sinbad, the Sailor
Muallin (as Barry Mitchell)
 
1946 Heldorado
Alec Baxter (as Barry Mitchell)
 
1944 Winged Victory
Jack Browning (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
1980 Skag (TV series) (producer - 6 episodes)
The Working Girl: Part 2 (1980) (producer)
The Working Girl: Part 1 (1980) (producer)
The Wildcatters (1980) (producer)
In Trouble at 15 (1980) (producer)
 
1972 Lady Sings the Blues (producer)
 
1970 Little Fauss and Big Halsy (executive producer)
 
1970 The Lawyer (producer)
 
1967 The Naked Runner (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 How the West Was Lost (TV documentary)
Harry Luck (uncredited)
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 

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Bat Masterson: Season 2: Episode 21 -- Bat receives half of the cane he gave to Jane Taylor long ago and rides to her ranch to investigate. The Magnificent Seven -- Trailer B for The Magnificent Seven The Incredible Hulk: Season 3: Episode 4 -- David is arrested for vagrancy.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Alternate Names:

Barry Mitchell

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I'm the one from The Magnificent Seven nobody remembers. See more »

Trivia:

On May 10, 1964, Dexter saved both Frank Sinatra's life and the life of Ruth Koch (wife of Producer Howard Koch), during production of the World War II film, None But the Brave, in Kaui, Hawaii. Sinatra and Koch were swimming at a beach when they were swept out to sea by the outgoing tide and nearly drowned in high billowing waves... See more »

Star Sign:

Aries