David Bruce

Acting

Born January 6, 1916, Kankakee, Illinois, USA

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

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