Photo: RKO Radio Pictures, Josef von Sternberg / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Brad Dexter is one of those guys who lived a life so wild it almost overshadows his actual filmography — and his filmography is nothing to sneeze at. Born Boris Michel Soso in the tiny Nevada mining town of Goldfield, he reinvented himself into a quintessential Hollywood tough guy, landing a role in the immortal 1960 ensemble western The Magnificent Seven alongside Steve McQueen and Yul Brynner. But honestly, what stays with me is the sheer strangeness of his biography: a brief marriage to jazz legend Peggy Lee, a close friendship with Marilyn Monroe, and — most astonishingly — personally pulling Frank Sinatra out of the Pacific Ocean after Sinatra was caught in a riptide in 1964. He also produced Lady Sings the Blues, the Diana Ross vehicle that earned five Academy Award nominations. A genuine Hollywood original who deserved far more recognition than he got.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Brad Dexter
- Name (Japanese)
- ブラッド・デクスター
- Reading
- ぶらっど・でくすたー
- Born
- April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Snake
- Origin
- Goldfield, Nevada, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film producer / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Belmont High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Brad Dexter born?
April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002.
Where is Brad Dexter from?
Brad Dexter is from Goldfield, Nevada, United States.
What does Brad Dexter do?
Brad Dexter works as actor, film producer, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.