Acting

David Bruce

Born 1916-01-06 · Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Died 1976-05-03

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

Newest first

Jungle Hell
as Dr. Paul Morrison
1956
Cannibal Attack
as Arnold King
1954
The Iron Glove
as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
1954
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Alan Duncan
1953
General Electric Theater
as Stratton
1953
The Yellow Haired Kid
as Charles
1952
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
Pier 23
as Charles Giffen
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Revenue Agent
as Cliff Gage
1950
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney
1950
Pygmy Island
as Maj. Bolton
1950
The Beulah Show
as Harry Henderson
1950
The Cisco Kid
as Henchman Montana
1950
Hi-Jacked
as Matt
1950
Timber Fury
as Jim Caldwell
1950
The Great Plane Robbery
as Carter
1950
Young Daniel Boone
as Daniel Boone
1950
Prejudice
as Joe Hanson
1949
The Sickle or the Cross
as George Hart
1949
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
as Tom Conway
1949
Adventures of Don Juan
as Count D'Orsini (uncredited)
1948
Racing Luck
as Jeff Stuart
1948
Susie Steps Out
as Jeffrey Westcott
1946
That Night with You
as Johnny
1945
Lady on a Train
as Wayne Morgan
1945
Salome, Where She Danced
as Cleve Blunt
1945
Can't Help Singing
as Latham
1944
Allergic to Love
as J. Roger Mace
1944
The Mummy's Ghost
as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)
1944
South of Dixie
as Danny Lee
1944
Christmas Holiday
as Gerald Tyler
1944
Moon Over Las Vegas
as Richard Corbett
1944
Ladies Courageous
as Frank Garrison
1944
Gung Ho!
as Larry O'Ryan
1943
Calling Dr. Death
as Robert 'Bob' Duval
1943
She's for Me
as Michael Reed
1943
The Mad Ghoul
as Ted Allison
1943
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Harvey Jones
1943
Corvette K-225
as Lt. Rawlins
1943
Honeymoon Lodge
as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
1943
How's About It
as Oliver
1943
Flying Tigers
as Lt. Barton
1942
Highways by Night
as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1942
The Body Disappears
as Jimmy Barbour
1941
Sergeant York
as Bert Thomas
1941
The Smiling Ghost
as Paul Myron
1941
Singapore Woman
as David Ritchie
1941
The Sea Wolf
as Young Sailor
1941
Flight from Destiny
as John Saunders
1941
Santa Fe Trail
as Phil Sheridan
1940
March On, Marines
as Jimmy Lansing
1940
The Letter
as Man (uncredited)
1940
East of the River
as Student (uncredited)
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Bruce
1940
Knute Rockne All American
as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
1940
Money and the Woman
as Depositor (uncredited)
1940
The Sea Hawk
as Martin Burke
1940
River's End
as Balt
1940
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Gerald Wilson
1940
Pony Express Days
as Johnny Frey
1940
Alice in Movieland
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
1940