David Bruce

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
January 6, 1916 (60 years old)
Died
May 3, 1976
Place of Birth
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Popular Genres
Drama Crime War
Career Span
1940 – 1956

David Bruce

3 wins
24 nominations
3 Oscars
56 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).

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Personal Info

Born
Jan 6, 1916
From
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1940 – 1956

Award Recognition

3
Wins
24
Nominations
3
Oscars

Complete Filmography

1956

Jungle Hell as Dr. Paul Morrison

1954

The Iron Glove as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
Cannibal Attack as Arnold King

1953

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd as Alan Duncan Award

1952

The Yellow Haired Kid as Charles

1951

Pier 23 as Charles Giffen Award

1950

Hi-Jacked as Matt Award
Revenue Agent as Cliff Gage
Pygmy Island as Maj. Bolton
Young Daniel Boone as Daniel Boone
Timber Fury as Jim Caldwell
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney

1949

The Sickle or the Cross as George Hart Award
Prejudice as Joe Hanson
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight as Tom Conway

1948

Adventures of Don Juan as Count D'Orsini (uncredited) Award
Racing Luck as Jeff Stuart

1946

Susie Steps Out as Jeffrey Westcott

1945

Lady on a Train as Wayne Morgan Award
Salome, Where She Danced as Cleve Blunt Award
That Night with You as Johnny

1944

The Mummy's Ghost as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice) Award
Christmas Holiday as Gerald Tyler
Moon Over Las Vegas as Richard Corbett
Can't Help Singing as Latham
Ladies Courageous as Frank Garrison
South of Dixie as Danny Lee
Allergic to Love as J. Roger Mace

1943

Gung Ho! as Larry O'Ryan Award
Calling Dr. Death as Robert 'Bob' Duval Award
Corvette K-225 as Lt. Rawlins Award
The Mad Ghoul as Ted Allison Award
Honeymoon Lodge as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as Harvey Jones
How's About It as Oliver
She's for Me as Michael Reed

1942

Flying Tigers as Lt. Barton Award
Highways by Night as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1941

The Sea Wolf as Young Sailor Award
Sergeant York as Bert Thomas Award
Flight from Destiny as John Saunders Award
The Body Disappears as Jimmy Barbour
The Smiling Ghost as Paul Myron
Singapore Woman as David Ritchie

1940

The Sea Hawk as Martin Burke Award
Santa Fe Trail as Phil Sheridan Award
Knute Rockne All American as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited) Award
Alice in Movieland as Assistant Director (uncredited) Award
East of the River as Student (uncredited)
The Letter as Man (uncredited)
The Man Who Talked Too Much as Gerald Wilson
A Dispatch from Reuters as Bruce
Money and the Woman as Depositor (uncredited)
Pony Express Days as Johnny Frey
River's End as Balt
March On, Marines as Jimmy Lansing

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Sea Hawk
Santa Fe Trail
Adventures of Don Juan
The Sea Wolf
Flying Tigers
The Mummy's Ghost
Knute Rockne All American

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