Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Marden Andrew McBroom , Andy McBroom
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Kankakee, Illinois, USA
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Movie Involvements: 41
TV Involvements: 1
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
Sergeant York
(1941) Bert ThomasThe Cisco Kid
(1950) Henchman MontanaThe Letter
(1940) Man (uncredited)The Sea Hawk
(1940) Martin BurkeFlying Tigers
(1942) Lt. BartonThe Sea Wolf
(1941) Young SailorSanta Fe Trail
(1940) Phil SheridanThe Mummy's Ghost
(1944) Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)Acting
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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1956 | Dr. Paul Morrison | |
1954 | Arnold King | |
Austrian Sergeant at Tavern | ||
1953 | Alan Duncan | |
Stratton | ||
1952 | Charles | |
N/A | ||
1951 | Charles Giffen | |
N/A | ||
1950 | Cliff Gage | |
Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney | ||
Maj. Bolton | ||
Harry Henderson | ||
Henchman Montana | ||
Matt | ||
Jim Caldwell | ||
Daniel Boone | ||
1949 | Joe Hanson | |
George Hart | ||
Tom Conway | ||
1948 | Jeff Stuart | |
1945 | Johnny | |
Wayne Morgan | ||
Cleve Blunt | ||
1944 | Latham | |
Gerald Tyler | ||
J. Roger Mace | ||
Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice) | ||
Danny Lee | ||
Richard Corbett | ||
Frank Garrison | ||
1943 | Larry O'Ryan | |
Robert 'Bob' Duval | ||
Michael Reed | ||
Ted Allison | ||
Harvey Jones | ||
Lt. Rawlins | ||
Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling | ||
Oliver | ||
1942 | Lt. Barton | |
Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited) | ||
1941 | Jimmy Barbour | |
Bert Thomas | ||
Paul Myron | ||
David Ritchie | ||
Young Sailor | ||
John Saunders | ||
1940 | Phil Sheridan | |
Jimmy Lansing | ||
Man (uncredited) | ||
Student (uncredited) | ||
Bruce | ||
Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited) | ||
Depositor (uncredited) | ||
Balt | ||
Martin Burke | ||
Gerald Wilson | ||
Johnny Frey | ||
Assistant Director (uncredited) | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |