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