- 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"




