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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 6, 1916
Died
May 3, 1976
Place of Birth
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Marden Andrew McBroom
- Andy McBroom
David Bruce
0.3 Popularity
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
5.0
Dr. Paul Morrison
Jungle Hell
1956
5.5
Arnold King
Cannibal Attack
1954
4.0
Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
The Iron Glove
1954
4.0
Alan Duncan
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953
6.3
Stratton
General Electric Theater
1953
0.0
Charles
The Yellow Haired Kid
1952
5.2
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
5.2
Charles Giffen
Pier 23
1951
4.5
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
1.0
Cliff Gage
Revenue Agent
1950
Credits
Jungle Hell
as Dr. Paul Morrison
1956
5.0
Cannibal Attack
as Arnold King
1954
5.5
The Iron Glove
as Austrian Sergeant at Tavern
1954
4.0
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
as Alan Duncan
1953
4.0
General Electric Theater
as Stratton
1953
6.3
The Yellow Haired Kid
as Charles
1952
0.0
Hopalong Cassidy
1952
5.2
Pier 23
as Charles Giffen
1951
5.2
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
4.5
Revenue Agent
as Cliff Gage
1950
1.0
Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
as Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney
1950
0.0
Pygmy Island
as Maj. Bolton
1950
4.0
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The Beulah Show
as Harry Henderson
1950
7.0
The Cisco Kid
as Henchman Montana
1950
5.9
Hi-Jacked
as Matt
1950
4.8
Timber Fury
as Jim Caldwell
1950
0.0
Young Daniel Boone
as Daniel Boone
1950
0.0
Prejudice
as Joe Hanson
1949
0.0
The Sickle or the Cross
as George Hart
1949
6.0
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
as Tom Conway
1949
6.0
Adventures of Don Juan
as Count D'Orsini (uncredited)
1948
6.4
Racing Luck
as Jeff Stuart
1948
0.0
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Susie Steps Out
as Jeffrey Westcott
1946
0.0
That Night with You
as Johnny
1945
0.0
Lady on a Train
as Wayne Morgan
1945
6.6
Salome, Where She Danced
as Cleve Blunt
1945
3.7
Can't Help Singing
as Latham
1944
5.1
Christmas Holiday
as Gerald Tyler
1944
6.3
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Allergic to Love
as J. Roger Mace
1944
0.0
The Mummy's Ghost
as Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)
1944
5.7
South of Dixie
as Danny Lee
1944
0.0
Moon Over Las Vegas
as Richard Corbett
1944
0.0
Ladies Courageous
as Frank Garrison
1944
3.5
Gung Ho!
as Larry O'Ryan
1943
5.2
Calling Dr. Death
as Robert 'Bob' Duval
1943
6.5
She's for Me
as Michael Reed
1943
0.0
The Mad Ghoul
as Ted Allison
1943
6.0
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
as Harvey Jones
1943
3.5
Corvette K-225
as Lt. Rawlins
1943
6.1
Honeymoon Lodge
as Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
1943
0.0
How's About It
as Oliver
1943
3.5
Flying Tigers
as Lt. Barton
1942
6.1
Highways by Night
as Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1942
6.0
The Body Disappears
as Jimmy Barbour
1941
5.2
Sergeant York
as Bert Thomas
1941
7.2
The Smiling Ghost
as Paul Myron
1941
6.5
Singapore Woman
as David Ritchie
1941
6.6
The Sea Wolf
as Young Sailor
1941
7.1
Flight from Destiny
as John Saunders
1941
5.2
Santa Fe Trail
as Phil Sheridan
1940
5.7
March On, Marines
as Jimmy Lansing
1940
2.5
The Letter
as Man (uncredited)
1940
7.3
East of the River
as Student (uncredited)
1940
5.7
A Dispatch from Reuters
as Bruce
1940
5.7
Knute Rockne All American
as Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)
1940
6.1
Money and the Woman
as Depositor (uncredited)
1940
4.3
The Sea Hawk
as Martin Burke
1940
7.1
River's End
as Balt
1940
6.0
The Man Who Talked Too Much
as Gerald Wilson
1940
6.0
Pony Express Days
as Johnny Frey
1940
6.0
Alice in Movieland
as Assistant Director (uncredited)
1940
6.3