David Bruce

Acting

David Bruce

Born January 6, 1916Kankakee, Illinois, USA62 credits

David Bruce (born Marden Andrew McBroom; January 6, 1914 – May 3, 1976) was an American film actor, known for his chilling performance as Ted Allison in The Mad Ghoul. He was a company member of Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek, Wisconsin in 1939. Born in Kankakee, Illinois, he signed a movie contract with Warner Brothers in 1940. The Northwestern University graduate appeared in many movies from the 1940s until 1955 when Bruce decided to give up acting. The 6' 1" (1.85 m) actor appeared in over 60 movies including Flying Tigers (1942), Christmas Holiday (1944) and Lady on a Train (1945).

Known For

Jungle Hell
5.0

Jungle Hell

Movie

1956

Cannibal Attack
5.5

Cannibal Attack

Movie

1954

The Iron Glove
4.0

The Iron Glove

Movie

1954

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
3.8

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

Movie

1953

General Electric Theater
6.4

General Electric Theater

TV

1953

The Yellow Haired Kid

The Yellow Haired Kid

Movie

1952

Filmography

Jungle Hell
1956Jungle Hellas Dr. Paul MorrisonMovie
Cannibal Attack
1954Cannibal Attackas Arnold KingMovie
The Iron Glove
1954The Iron Gloveas Austrian Sergeant at TavernMovie
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953The Great Adventures of Captain Kiddas Alan DuncanMovie
General Electric Theater
1953General Electric Theateras StrattonTV
The Yellow Haired Kid
1952The Yellow Haired Kidas CharlesMovie
Hopalong Cassidy
1952Hopalong CassidyTV
Pier 23
1951Pier 23as Charles GiffenMovie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokTV
Revenue Agent
1950Revenue Agentas Cliff GageMovie
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950Hurricane at Pilgrim Hillas Tom Adams, Smith's AttorneyMovie
Pygmy Island
1950Pygmy Islandas Maj. BoltonMovie
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1950The Beulah Showas Harry HendersonTV
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1950The Cisco Kidas Henchman MontanaTV
Hi-Jacked
1950Hi-Jackedas MattMovie
Timber Fury
1950Timber Furyas Jim CaldwellMovie
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1950The Great Plane Robberyas CarterMovie
Young Daniel Boone
1950Young Daniel Booneas Daniel BooneMovie
Prejudice
1949Prejudiceas Joe HansonMovie
The Sickle or the Cross
1949The Sickle or the Crossas George HartMovie
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949Joe Palooka in the Big Fightas Tom ConwayMovie
Adventures of Don Juan
1948Adventures of Don Juanas Count D'Orsini (uncredited)Movie
Racing Luck
1948Racing Luckas Jeff StuartMovie
Susie Steps Out
1946Susie Steps Outas Jeffrey WestcottMovie
That Night with You
1945That Night with Youas JohnnyMovie
Lady on a Train
1945Lady on a Trainas Wayne MorganMovie
Salome, Where She Danced
1945Salome, Where She Dancedas Cleve BluntMovie
Can't Help Singing
1944Can't Help Singingas LathamMovie
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1944Allergic to Loveas J. Roger MaceMovie
The Mummy's Ghost
1944The Mummy's Ghostas Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)Movie
South of Dixie
1944South of Dixieas Danny LeeMovie
Christmas Holiday
1944Christmas Holidayas Gerald TylerMovie
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944Moon Over Las Vegasas Richard CorbettMovie
Ladies Courageous
1944Ladies Courageousas Frank GarrisonMovie
Gung Ho!
1943Gung Ho!as Larry O'RyanMovie
Calling Dr. Death
1943Calling Dr. Deathas Robert 'Bob' DuvalMovie
She's for Me
1943She's for Meas Michael ReedMovie
The Mad Ghoul
1943The Mad Ghoulas Ted AllisonMovie
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smithas Harvey JonesMovie
Corvette K-225
1943Corvette K-225as Lt. RawlinsMovie
Honeymoon Lodge
1943Honeymoon Lodgeas Horace Crump aka Bob SterlingMovie
How's About It
1943How's About Itas OliverMovie
Flying Tigers
1942Flying Tigersas Lt. BartonMovie
Highways by Night
1942Highways by Nightas Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)Movie
The Body Disappears
1941The Body Disappearsas Jimmy BarbourMovie
Sergeant York
1941Sergeant Yorkas Bert ThomasMovie
The Smiling Ghost
1941The Smiling Ghostas Paul MyronMovie
Singapore Woman
1941Singapore Womanas David RitchieMovie
The Sea Wolf
1941The Sea Wolfas Young SailorMovie
Flight from Destiny
1941Flight from Destinyas John SaundersMovie
Santa Fe Trail
1940Santa Fe Trailas Phil SheridanMovie
March On, Marines
1940March On, Marinesas Jimmy LansingMovie
The Letter
1940The Letteras Man (uncredited)Movie
East of the River
1940East of the Riveras Student (uncredited)Movie
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940A Dispatch from Reutersas BruceMovie
Knute Rockne All American
1940Knute Rockne All Americanas Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)Movie
Money and the Woman
1940Money and the Womanas Depositor (uncredited)Movie
The Sea Hawk
1940The Sea Hawkas Martin BurkeMovie
River's End
1940River's Endas BaltMovie
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940The Man Who Talked Too Muchas Gerald WilsonMovie
Pony Express Days
1940Pony Express Daysas Johnny FreyMovie
Alice in Movieland
1940Alice in Movielandas Assistant Director (uncredited)Movie