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