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Brad Dexter (
Serbian:
Бред Декстер,
Bred Dekster) (
April 9,
1917 –
December 12,
2002) was a
Serbian-American actor, best known for his role as Harry Luck in
The Magnificent Seven.
Dexter was born
Veljko Šošo (
Serbian:
Вељко Шошо) in
Goldfield, Nevada of
Serbian and
Yugoslavian parentage. He spoke
Serbian as his first language. Burly, dark and handsome, Brad Dexter was usually given supporting roles of a rugged character. Early in his acting career, he went by the name of
Barry Mitchell.
After having a stint as an amateur boxer, Dexter attended the
Pasadena Playhouse where he studied theatre. During
World War II he enlisted for military service with the
U.S. Army Air Corps and appeared in the Corps play and film
Winged Victory. His career in Hollywood spanned over four decades. Other films Dexter appeared in include
Last Train from Gun Hill,
Kings of the Sun, and
Johnny Cool.
Dexter's relationship with singer and actor
Frank Sinatra began in
1964 when he saved him from drowning. On May 10, 1964, during production of the World War II film "
None But the Brave" in Kaui,
Hawaii, Sinatra and Ruth Koch, the wife of producer
Howard Koch, were swimming at a beach when they were swept out to sea by the outgoing tide and nearly drowned. Sinatra's co-star Dexter and two surfers swam out and rescued them. Dexter was later awarded a
Red Cross medal for his bravery. Sinatra and Dexter co-starred in a second film together
Von Ryan's Express and Dexter subsequently produced
The Naked Runner which starred Sinatra and was filmed in London. The two men clashed over Sinatra's unwillingess to finish the film and after it was completed, Dexter resigned. "I was the only guy who dropped Sinatra," Dexter said. "I couldn't put up with his nonsense."
Dexter helped produce
Skag with fellow
American-
Serb actor
Karl Malden.
He died in
Rancho Mirage, California, from
emphysema.
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