Brad Dexter Highlights

  • 1990: Last film (to date) "Secret Ingredient"
  • 1980: Produced the TV-movie "Skag", starring Karl Malden
  • 1979: Appeared in "Winter Kills"; last film for more than 10 years
  • 1978: Acted in "House Calls"
  • 1977: Cast as Alvin Karples in "The Secret Files of J Edgar Hoover"
  • 1976: TV-movie debut "Law and Order" (NBC)
  • 1975: Appeared as a senator in "Shampoo"
  • 1972: Returned to film acting in "Jory"
  • 1970: Served as producer of "The Lawyer"
  • 1967: Produced "The Naked Runner", starring Sinatra
  • 1965: Co-starred with Sinatra in "None But the Brave" and "Von Ryan's Express"
  • 1964: Saved Frank Sinatra from drowning in Hawaii during the filming of "None But the Brave"
  • 1961: Cast as gangster Bugsy Siegel in "The George Raft Story"
  • 1960: Portrayed Yul Brynner's pal in "The Magnificent Seven"
  • 1958: Supported Burt Lancaster and Clark Gable in "Run Silent, Run Deep"
  • 1955: Co-starred with Robert Ryan and Robert Stack in "House of Bamboo"
  • 1950: Feature film debut, "The Asphalt Jungle", directed by John Huston; first credit as Brad Dexter
  • Raised in poverty in Nevada; began working at age seven to help support family
  • Served in the US Air Corps during WWII
  • Was an amateur boxer
  • Hired to work at Frank Sinatra's production company Artanis
  • Stage acting debut (as Barry Mitchell) in "Winged Victory"