Brad Dexter details
Also known as: Boris Milanovich
Roles: Actor, Producer
Date of Birth: April 19, 1917 (died December 12, 2002)
Active Years: 1946-1988
Filmography: The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Shampoo (1975), Winter Kills (1979), The Lawyer (1969), The Magnificent Seven (1960), Last Train From Gun Hill (1959), Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
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Born Boris Milanovich, Dexter was a square-jawed supporting player and former lead, often cast in tough character roles. As early as his first film, 1950's The Asphalt Jungle, the talented Dexter found himself overshadowed by the star power of Sterling Hayden, James Whitmore, Louis Calhern and Marilyn Monroe. Occasionally, Dexter was cast in a role that stuck in the memory banks, such as Bugsy Siegel in 1960's The George Raft Story. He also gained a degree of fame as the producer of such worthwhile films as The Naked Runner (1967) and The Lawyer (1970) and Little Fauss and big Halsy(1970); reportedly, he was able to gain a foothold as a producer thanks to Frank Sinatra, whom Dexter once saved from drowning. Brad Dexter married and divorced singer Peggy Lee. by Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
