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