David Bruce

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1916-01-06 (60 years old)

Deathday

1976-05-03

Place of Birth

Kankakee, Illinois, USA

David Bruce

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).

Acting

1940

Santa Fe Trail

as Phil Sheridan

1945

Lady on a Train

as Wayne Morgan

1950

Revenue Agent

as Cliff Gage

1944

Christmas Holiday

as Gerald Tyler

1941

The Sea Wolf

as Young Sailor

1943

Calling Dr. Death

as Robert 'Bob' Duval

1941

Sergeant York

as Bert Thomas

1944

1945

1940

Alice in Movieland

as Assistant Director (uncredited)

1951

Pier 23

as Charles Giffen

1941

The Smiling Ghost

as Paul Myron

1943

The Mad Ghoul

as Ted Allison

1950

Hi-Jacked

as Matt

1945

1956

Jungle Hell

as Dr. Paul Morrison

1941

Flight from Destiny

as John Saunders

1950

Pygmy Island

as Maj. Bolton

1949

1941

Singapore Woman

as David Ritchie

1950

Timber Fury

as Jim Caldwell

1940

1948

Racing Luck

as Jeff Stuart

1942

Highways by Night

as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1944

Moon Over Las Vegas

as Richard Corbett

1940

March On, Marines

as Jimmy Lansing

1944

Ladies Courageous

as Frank Garrison

1952

1944

Allergic to Love

as J. Roger Mace

1943

She's for Me

as Michael Reed

1943

Honeymoon Lodge

as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling

1946

Susie Steps Out

as Jeffrey Westcott

1954

Cannibal Attack

as Arnold King

1943

1940

The Sea Hawk

as Martin Burke

1940

The Letter

as Man (uncredited)

1940

Pony Express Days

as Johnny Frey

1940

East of the River

as Student (uncredited)

1940

Knute Rockne All American

as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)

1941

The Body Disappears

as Jimmy Barbour

1950

Young Daniel Boone

as Daniel Boone

1950

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill

as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney

1942

Flying Tigers

as Lt. Barton

1940

1944

The Mummy's Ghost

as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)

1954

The Iron Glove

as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern

1943

Corvette K-225

as Lt. Rawlins

1944

South of Dixie

as Danny Lee

1940

Money and the Woman

as Depositor (uncredited)

1943

Gung Ho!

as Larry O'Ryan

1949

Prejudice

as Joe Hanson

1948

Adventures of Don Juan

as Count D'Orsini (uncredited)

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