David Bruce

Actor

Born: January 6, 1916 (60 years old)

Died: May 3, 1976

Place of birth: Kankakee, Illinois, USA

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 (30)

• The Sea Wolf (1941, ★ 7.2)
• Sergeant York (1941, ★ 7.2)
• The Sea Hawk (1940, ★ 7.2)
• The Letter (1940, ★ 7.3)
• Santa Fe Trail (1940, ★ 5.8)
• Lady on a Train (1945, ★ 6.6)
• Christmas Holiday (1944, ★ 6.4)
• Calling Dr. Death (1943, ★ 6.3)
• Can't Help Singing (1944, ★ 5.8)
• Alice in Movieland (1940, ★ 6.3)
• The Smiling Ghost (1941, ★ 6.5)
• The Mad Ghoul (1943, ★ 5.9)
• Singapore Woman (1941, ★ 6.6)
• Adventures of Don Juan (1948, ★ 6.7)
• Pier 23 (1951, ★ 5.2)
• Hi-Jacked (1950, ★ 5)
• Flight from Destiny (1941, ★ 5.4)
• Cannibal Attack (1954, ★ 5.5)
• A Dispatch from Reuters (1940, ★ 6.1)
• East of the River (1940, ★ 5.7)
• Knute Rockne All American (1940, ★ 6.1)
• The Body Disappears (1941, ★ 5.7)
• Flying Tigers (1942, ★ 6.2)
• The Mummy's Ghost (1944, ★ 5.6)
• Corvette K-225 (1943, ★ 6.1)
• General Electric Theater (1953, ★ 6.4)
• Gung Ho! (1943, ★ 5.4)
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951, ★ 5)
• Hopalong Cassidy (1952, ★ 5.1)
• Salome, Where She Danced (1945, ★ 3.7)