David Bruce
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1916-01-06
Day of Death
1976-05-03 (60 years old)
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
(1956)
Jungle Hell
as Dr. Paul Morrison
(1954)
The Iron Glove
as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
(1954)
Cannibal Attack
as Arnold King
(1953)
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Alan Duncan
(1952)
The Yellow Haired Kid
as Charles
(1951)
Pier 23
as Charles Giffen
(1950)
Pygmy Island
as Maj. Bolton
(1950)
Timber Fury
as Jim Caldwell
(1950)
Revenue Agent
as Cliff Gage
(1950)
Hi-Jacked
as Matt
(1950)
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney
(1950)
Young Daniel Boone
as Daniel Boone
(1949)
The Sickle or the Cross
as George Hart
(1949)
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
as Tom Conway
(1949)
Prejudice
as Joe Hanson
(1948)
Adventures of Don Juan
as Count D'Orsini (uncredited)
(1948)
Racing Luck
as Jeff Stuart
(1946)
Susie Steps Out
as Jeffrey Westcott
(1945)
Salome, Where She Danced
as Cleve Blunt
(1945)
Lady on a Train
as Wayne Morgan
(1945)
That Night with You
as Johnny
(1944)
The Mummy's Ghost
as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)
(1944)
Christmas Holiday
as Gerald Tyler
(1944)
Moon Over Las Vegas
as Richard Corbett
(1944)
Can't Help Singing
as Latham
(1944)
Ladies Courageous
as Frank Garrison
(1944)
South of Dixie
as Danny Lee
(1944)
Allergic to Love
as J. Roger Mace
(1943)
Gung Ho!
as Larry O'Ryan
(1943)
Corvette K-225
as Lt. Rawlins
(1943)
Calling Dr. Death
as Robert 'Bob' Duval
(1943)
Honeymoon Lodge
as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
(1943)
The Mad Ghoul
as Ted Allison
(1943)
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Harvey Jones
(1943)
How's About It
as Oliver
(1943)
She's for Me
as Michael Reed
(1942)
Flying Tigers
as Lt. Barton
(1942)
Highways by Night
as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1941)
Sergeant York
as Bert Thomas
(1941)
The Sea Wolf
as Young Sailor
(1941)
The Smiling Ghost
as Paul Myron
(1941)
Singapore Woman
as David Ritchie
(1941)
Flight from Destiny
as John Saunders
(1941)
The Body Disappears
as Jimmy Barbour
(1940)
The Sea Hawk
as Martin Burke
(1940)
The Letter
as Man (uncredited)
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Phil Sheridan
(1940)
Alice in Movieland
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
(1940)
Knute Rockne All American
as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
(1940)
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Bruce
(1940)
Money and the Woman
as Depositor (uncredited)
(1940)
East of the River
as Student (uncredited)
(1940)
Pony Express Days
as Johnny Frey
(1940)
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Gerald Wilson
(1940)
River's End
as Balt
(1940)
March On, Marines
as Jimmy Lansing