David Bruce
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 6 January 1916 · Kankakee, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 3 May 1976
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
Acting 57
- 1956Jungle Hell as Dr. Paul Morrison
- 1954Cannibal Attack as Arnold King
- 1954The Iron Glove as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
- 1953The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd as Alan Duncan
- 1952The Yellow Haired Kid as Charles
- 1951Pier 23 as Charles Giffen
- 1950Revenue Agent as Cliff Gage
- 1950Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney
- 1950Pygmy Island as Maj. Bolton
- 1950Hi-Jacked as Matt
- 1950Timber Fury as Jim Caldwell
- 1950The Great Plane Robbery as Carter
- 1950Young Daniel Boone as Daniel Boone
- 1949Prejudice as Joe Hanson
- 1949The Sickle or the Cross as George Hart
- 1949Joe Palooka in the Big Fight as Tom Conway
- 1948Adventures of Don Juan as Count D'Orsini (uncredited)
- 1948Racing Luck as Jeff Stuart
- 1946Susie Steps Out as Jeffrey Westcott
- 1945That Night with You as Johnny
- 1945Lady on a Train as Wayne Morgan
- 1945Salome, Where She Danced as Cleve Blunt
- 1944Can't Help Singing as Latham
- 1944Allergic to Love as J. Roger Mace
- 1944The Mummy's Ghost as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)
- 1944South of Dixie as Danny Lee
- 1944Christmas Holiday as Gerald Tyler
- 1944Moon Over Las Vegas as Richard Corbett
- 1944Ladies Courageous as Frank Garrison
- 1943Gung Ho! as Larry O'Ryan
- 1943Calling Dr. Death as Robert 'Bob' Duval
- 1943She's for Me as Michael Reed
- 1943The Mad Ghoul as Ted Allison
- 1943You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith as Harvey Jones
- 1943Corvette K-225 as Lt. Rawlins
- 1943Honeymoon Lodge as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
- 1943How's About It as Oliver
- 1942Flying Tigers as Lt. Barton
- 1942Highways by Night as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1941The Body Disappears as Jimmy Barbour
- 1941Sergeant York as Bert Thomas
- 1941The Smiling Ghost as Paul Myron
- 1941Singapore Woman as David Ritchie
- 1941The Sea Wolf as Young Sailor
- 1941Flight from Destiny as John Saunders
- 1940Santa Fe Trail as Phil Sheridan
- 1940March On, Marines as Jimmy Lansing
- 1940The Letter as Man (uncredited)
- 1940East of the River as Student (uncredited)
- 1940A Dispatch from Reuters as Bruce
- 1940Knute Rockne All American as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
- 1940Money and the Woman as Depositor (uncredited)
- 1940River's End as Balt
- 1940The Sea Hawk as Martin Burke
- 1940The Man Who Talked Too Much as Gerald Wilson
- 1940Pony Express Days as Johnny Frey
- 1940Alice in Movieland as Assistant Director (uncredited)