David Bruce

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

Died: 1976-05-03

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).

Filmography

• Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
• The Cisco Kid (1950)
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
• Sergeant York (1941)
• The Sea Hawk (1940)
• Timber Fury (1950)
• The Sea Wolf (1941)
• Adventures of Don Juan (1948)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940)
• Gung Ho! (1943)
• Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
• Jungle Hell (1956)
• Cannibal Attack (1954)
• Hi-Jacked (1950)
• Christmas Holiday (1944)
• Ladies Courageous (1944)
• Knute Rockne All American (1940)
• The Mummy's Ghost (1944)
• Alice in Movieland (1940)
• Pier 23 (1951)
• Lady on a Train (1945)
• Flight from Destiny (1941)
• South of Dixie (1944)
• Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
• Young Daniel Boone (1950)
• Money and the Woman (1940)
• Corvette K-225 (1943)
• Susie Steps Out (1946)
• A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
• Highways by Night (1942)