Brad Dexter
Brad Dexter (born April 9, 1917 in Goldfield , Nevada , † December 12, 2002 in Rancho Mirage , California ; actually Boris Milanovich ; also Barry Mitchell ) was an American actor and film producer .
Life
His parents were Serbian immigrants. As an amateur boxer, his roles were determined by tough guys and tough boys. He initially appeared on the radio and theater as Barry Mitchell and was discovered by John Huston . In his film Asphalt Jungle he made his debut in 1950 under the stage name Brad Dexter. During the 1950s he played the gunslinger in many gangster films and westerns.
The high point of his career in 1960 was the role of one of the title characters in the John Sturges western The Magnificent Seven alongside Yul Brynner , Steve McQueen , Horst Buchholz , Charles Bronson , Robert Vaughn and James Coburn . With Brynner he then stood in front of the camera in three other larger productions in larger roles. In the 1970s he increasingly turned to the production of films.
In 1964 he saved his close friend Frank Sinatra from drowning while filming None But the Brave in Hawaii.
He met his lifelong friend Karl Malden in the Air Force during World War II . They performed together in Winged Victory .
Filmography (selection)
- 1944: Winged Victory
- 1946: Heldorado
- 1947: Sinbad the Sailor (Sinbad the Sailor)
- 1950: The Asphalt Jungle (The Asphalt Jungle)
- 1952: Macau
- 1952: The Las Vegas Story
- 1953: Taxi 539 doesn't respond (99 River Street)
- 1955: Tokio-Story (House of Bamboo)
- 1955: Sensation on Saturday (Violent Saturday)
- 1955: The Untamed (Untamed)
- 1956: Baptism of Fire (Between Heaven and Hell)
- 1956: The Bottom of the Bottle
- 1957: Dakota (The Oklahoman)
- 1958: U 23 - Deadly Depths (Run Silent, Run Deep)
- 1959: The last train from Gun Hill (Last Train from Gun Hill)
- 1960: 13 Fighting Men
- 1960: Raid on call girls (Vice Raid)
- 1960: The Magnificent Seven (The Magnificent Seven)
- 1961: The X-15 ready to go (X-15)
- 1961: The Dancing Gangster (The George Raft Stor)
- 1961: Twenty Plus Two
- 1962: Taras Bulba
- 1962: Kings of the Sun (Kings of the Sun)
- 1963: Revenge of Johnny Cool (Johnny Cool)
- 1964: Meeting point for two pistols (Invitation to a Gunfighter)
- 1965: New York Express ( Blindfold )
- 1965: Colonel von Ryans Express (Von Ryans Express)
- 1965: Resist If You Can (Bus Riley's Back in Town)
- 1965: None but the Brave ( None But The Brave )
- 1973: Jory
- 1975: shampoo
- 1976: We are the law (Vigilante Force)
- 1977: I'm the Boss (The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover)
- 1978: House Calls
- 1979: Philadelphia Clan (Winter Kills)
Web links
- Brad Dexter in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dexter, Brad |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Milanovich, Boris (real name); Mitchell, Barry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor and film producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goldfield , Nevada |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 2002 |
| Place of death | Rancho Mirage , California |