David Bruce

Personal Info

Birthday

January 6, 1916

Day of Death

1976-05-03

(60 years old)

Place of Birth

Kankakee, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Marden Andrew McBroom

Andy McBroom

David Bruce

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).

Known For

The Cisco Kid

The Beulah Show

Sergeant York

The Sea Wolf

General Electric Theater

Santa Fe Trail

Salome, Where She Danced

The Letter

Filmography

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