David Bruce1916 - 1976

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Actor

Popularity

1.6

Famous

Biography

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).

Credits

Jungle Hell
Jungle Hell

1956

Action • Adventure

as Dr. Paul Morrison

5
0.1
Cannibal Attack
Cannibal Attack

1954

Adventure

as Arnold King

5.5
0.2
The Iron Glove
The Iron Glove

1954

Adventure

as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern

4
0.6
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd

1953

Action • Adventure

as Alan Duncan

4
0.1
The Yellow Haired Kid
The Yellow Haired Kid

1952

Western

as Charles

0
0.1
Pier 23
Pier 23

1951

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Charles Giffen

5.2
0.2
Revenue Agent
Revenue Agent

1950

Crime • Drama

as Cliff Gage

1
0.2
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

1950

Western

as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney

0
0.1
Pygmy Island
Pygmy Island

1950

Adventure

as Maj. Bolton

4
0.1
Hi-Jacked
Hi-Jacked

1950

Crime • Drama

as Matt

4.8
0.3
Timber Fury
Timber Fury

1950

as Jim Caldwell

0
0.1
Young Daniel Boone
Young Daniel Boone

1950

Western

as Daniel Boone

0
0.1
Prejudice
Prejudice

1949

Drama

as Joe Hanson

0
0.3
The Sickle or the Cross
The Sickle or the Cross

1949

Drama • War

as George Hart

6
0.2
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight

1949

Comedy • Drama

as Tom Conway

6
0.2
Adventures of Don Juan
Adventures of Don Juan

1948

Action • Adventure • Romance

as Count D'Orsini (uncredited)

6.4
0.7
Racing Luck
Racing Luck

1948

as Jeff Stuart

0
0.1
Susie Steps Out
Susie Steps Out

1946

as Jeffrey Westcott

0
0.1
That Night with You
That Night with You

1945

Comedy

as Johnny

0
0.1
Lady on a Train
Lady on a Train

1945

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Romance • Thriller

as Wayne Morgan

6.6
0.4
Salome, Where She Danced
Salome, Where She Danced

1945

Drama • Music • War • Western

as Cleve Blunt

3.7
0.8
Can't Help Singing
Can't Help Singing

1944

Western

as Latham

5.1
0.1
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday

1944

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Gerald Tyler

6.3
0.4
Allergic to Love
Allergic to Love

1944

Comedy • Music

as J. Roger Mace

0
0.2
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Ghost

1944

Horror

as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)

5.7
0.9
South of Dixie
South of Dixie

1944

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Danny Lee

0
0.2
Moon Over Las Vegas
Moon Over Las Vegas

1944

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Richard Corbett

0
0.2
Ladies Courageous
Ladies Courageous

1944

Adventure • Drama • War

as Frank Garrison

3.5
0.2
Gung Ho!
Gung Ho!

1943

Action • Adventure • Drama • War

as Larry O'Ryan

5.2
1.6
Calling Dr. Death
Calling Dr. Death

1943

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Robert 'Bob' Duval

6.5
0.3
She's for Me
She's for Me

1943

Comedy • Music

as Michael Reed

0
0.1
The Mad Ghoul
The Mad Ghoul

1943

Horror • Science Fiction

as Ted Allison

6
0.2
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith

1943

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Harvey Jones

3.5
0.1
Corvette K-225
Corvette K-225

1943

Drama • War

as Lt. Rawlins

6.1
0.4
Honeymoon Lodge
Honeymoon Lodge

1943

Comedy • Music

as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling

0
0.2
How's About It
How's About It

1943

Comedy • Music

as Oliver

3.5
0.2
Flying Tigers
Flying Tigers

1942

Action • Drama • War

as Lt. Barton

6.1
0.5
Highways by Night
Highways by Night

1942

Adventure • Comedy • Crime • Romance

as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)

6
0.1
The Body Disappears
The Body Disappears

1941

Comedy

as Jimmy Barbour

5.2
0.1
Sergeant York
Sergeant York

1941

Drama • War

as Bert Thomas

7.2
1
The Smiling Ghost
The Smiling Ghost

1941

Comedy • Horror • Mystery

as Paul Myron

6.5
0.2
Singapore Woman
Singapore Woman

1941

Drama

as David Ritchie

6.6
0.1
The Sea Wolf
The Sea Wolf

1941

Adventure • Drama

as Young Sailor

7.1
0.9
Flight from Destiny
Flight from Destiny

1941

Crime • Drama

as John Saunders

5.2
0.2
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail

1940

Western

as Phil Sheridan

5.7
1
March On, Marines
March On, Marines

1940

Drama

as Jimmy Lansing

2.5
0.1
The Letter
The Letter

1940

Crime • Drama

as Man (uncredited)

7.3
0.9
East of the River
East of the River

1940

Crime • Drama

as Student (uncredited)

5.7
0.2
A Dispatch from Reuters
A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

Drama • History

as Bruce

5.7
0.2
Knute Rockne All American
Knute Rockne All American

1940

Drama

as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)

6.1
0.4
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman

1940

Crime • Drama

as Depositor (uncredited)

4.3
0.2
The Sea Hawk
The Sea Hawk

1940

Adventure • History • Romance

as Martin Burke

7.1
0.5
River's End
River's End

1940

Action • Drama • Western

as Balt

6
0.2
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much

1940

Drama

as Gerald Wilson

6
0.2
Pony Express Days
Pony Express Days

1940

Western

as Johnny Frey

6
0.2
Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland

1940

Drama • Music

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

6.3
0.3

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