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Brad Dexter

1917 - 2002

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Brad Dexter (born Boris Michel Soso; April 9, 1917 – December 12, 2002) was an American actor and film producer. He is known for tough-guy and western roles, including the 1960 film The Magnificent Seven (1960), and producing several films for Sidney J. Furie such as Lady Sings the Blues. He is also known for a short marriage to Peggy Lee, a friendship with Marilyn Monroe and for saving Frank Sinatra from drowning. Dexter's tough-guy roles contrasted with his easygoing and friendly real-life personality. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Brad Dexter is the 2,027th most popular actor (down from 1,884th in 2019), the 3,626th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,083rd in 2019) and the 988th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Brad Dexter ranks 2,027 out of 13,578. Before him are Francesca Annis, Maila Nurmi, Ranbir Kapoor, Sam Worthington, Larry Miller, and Frank Grillo. After him are Sarah Michelle Gellar, Dylan McDermott, Harold Perrineau, Geoffrey Lewis, Henny Porten, and Anatoly Solonitsyn.

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Among people born in 1917, Brad Dexter ranks 137. Before him are Samael Aun Weor, Shams Pahlavi, Vasily Petrov, Adam Malik, Kirk Kerkorian, and Semyon Kurkotkin. After him are Dondinho, Luigi Poggi, Earl Cameron, Katharine Graham, Celeste Holm, and Đỗ Mười. Among people deceased in 2002, Brad Dexter ranks 109. Before him are Lionel Hampton, Michel Henry, Nikolai Amosov, Inge Morath, Waylon Jennings, and Andre DeToth. After him are Eugenio Coșeriu, Joseph Bonanno, Jacques Massu, Jim "Bad News" Barnes, Igor Ansoff, and André Delvaux.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brad Dexter ranks 3,626 out of 20,380. Before him are Van Cliburn (1934), Larry Miller (1953), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), Frank Grillo (1965), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), and David Axelrod (1955). After him are Ralph Bunche (1904), Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Dylan McDermott (1961), Harold Perrineau (1963), Tyler, the Creator (1991), and Geoffrey Lewis (1935).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Brad Dexter ranks 988. Before him are Machine Gun Kelly (1990), Kristin Davis (1965), Eric Stoltz (1961), Maila Nurmi (1922), Larry Miller (1953), and Frank Grillo (1965). After him are Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977), Dylan McDermott (1961), Harold Perrineau (1963), Geoffrey Lewis (1935), Nichelle Nichols (1932), and Robert Sean Leonard (1969).

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