Person Details

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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
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7

Sergeant York

(1941) Bert Thomas
The Cisco Kid
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6

The Cisco Kid

(1950) Henchman Montana
The Letter
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7

The Letter

(1940) Man (uncredited)
The Sea Hawk
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7

The Sea Hawk

(1940) Martin Burke
Flying Tigers
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6

Flying Tigers

(1942) Lt. Barton
The Sea Wolf
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7

The Sea Wolf

(1941) Young Sailor
Santa Fe Trail
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6

Santa Fe Trail

(1940) Phil Sheridan
The Mummy's Ghost
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6

The Mummy's Ghost

(1944) Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
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

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