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
Top 40 Movies
Moon Over Las Vegas
1944
Pier 23
1951
The Sea Wolf
1941
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940
Can't Help Singing
1944
Gung Ho!
1943
How's About It
1943
The Letter
1940
March On, Marines
1940
Santa Fe Trail
1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
1940
Racing Luck
1948
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949
The Mummy's Ghost
1944
River's End
1940
Flying Tigers
1942
Corvette K-225
1943
Sergeant York
1941
The Mad Ghoul
1943
The Sea Hawk
1940
Calling Dr. Death
1943
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953
Pygmy Island
1950
Lady on a Train
1945
The Body Disappears
1941
Money and the Woman
1940
Adventures of Don Juan
1948
Flight from Destiny
1941
Knute Rockne All American
1940
Singapore Woman
1941
Christmas Holiday
1944
Revenue Agent
1950
Hi-Jacked
1950
Salome, Where She Danced
1945
Prejudice
1949
Alice in Movieland
1940
Highways by Night
1942
Cannibal Attack
1954