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