Acting
David Bruce
EN, FR cinema · 57 credits
Born
6 January 1916
Died
3 May 1976 (aged 60)
Birthplace
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Also known as Marden Andrew McBroom · Andy McBroom
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).
Known for
Filmography
Jungle Hell
as Dr. Paul Morrison
Cannibal Attack
as Arnold King
The Iron Glove
as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Alan Duncan
The Yellow Haired Kid
as Charles
Pier 23
as Charles Giffen
Revenue Agent
as Cliff Gage
Hi-Jacked
as Matt
Pygmy Island
as Maj. Bolton
Timber Fury
as Jim Caldwell
Young Daniel Boone
as Daniel Boone
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney
The Sickle or the Cross
as George Hart
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
as Tom Conway
Prejudice
as Joe Hanson
Racing Luck
as Jeff Stuart
Adventures of Don Juan
as Count D'Orsini (uncredited)
Susie Steps Out
as Jeffrey Westcott
Lady on a Train
as Wayne Morgan
That Night with You
as Johnny
Salome, Where She Danced
as Cleve Blunt
Christmas Holiday
as Gerald Tyler
Can't Help Singing
as Latham
Moon Over Las Vegas
as Richard Corbett
Ladies Courageous
as Frank Garrison
Allergic to Love
1944
Allergic to Love
as J. Roger Mace
The Mummy's Ghost
as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)
South of Dixie
as Danny Lee
Calling Dr. Death
as Robert 'Bob' Duval
The Mad Ghoul
as Ted Allison
She's for Me
as Michael Reed
Honeymoon Lodge
as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
How's About It
as Oliver
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Harvey Jones
Corvette K-225
as Lt. Rawlins
Gung Ho!
as Larry O'Ryan
Highways by Night
as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Flying Tigers
as Lt. Barton
The Sea Wolf
as Young Sailor
Sergeant York
as Bert Thomas
The Smiling Ghost
as Paul Myron
Flight from Destiny
as John Saunders
Singapore Woman
as David Ritchie
The Body Disappears
as Jimmy Barbour
Santa Fe Trail
as Phil Sheridan
Alice in Movieland
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Gerald Wilson
March On, Marines
as Jimmy Lansing
The Sea Hawk
as Martin Burke
The Letter
as Man (uncredited)
Pony Express Days
as Johnny Frey
East of the River
as Student (uncredited)
Knute Rockne All American
as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
River's End
as Balt
Money and the Woman
as Depositor (uncredited)