Bruce Cabot
Although his breakout movie role in the original "King Kong" all but epitomized the era's archetypal male hero, actor Bruce Cabot is perhaps best known for his villainous character studies in nearly 100 feature films. Born of Franco-Irish and Cherokee heritage in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Cabot worked various odd jobs, from prize fighter to insurance salesman to oil worker, before a chance meeting with RKO producer David O. Selznick jump-started his screen career. With his towering stature and athletic build, Cabot was cast as the male lead in 1933's groundbreaking monster epic, "King Kong," playing dashing hero Jack Driscoll to actress Fay Wray's damsel-in-distress, Ann Darrow. Despite what was, for the relatively unknown actor, a huge career boost, Cabot seldom worked again as a romantic lead. Instead, he portrayed cruel and exacting villains in such films as 1935's "Let 'em Have It" and 1936's "The Last of the Mohicans." After serving in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II, Cabot returned to Hollywood, playing supporting roles opposite John Wayne in popular war dramas and Westerns of the '50s and '60s.
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Bruce Cabot
Filmography
Movies
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64% |
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Diamonds Are Forever | Saxby (Character) | - | 1971 |
75% |
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Big Jake | Sam Sharpnose (Character) | - | 1971 |
83% |
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Chisum | Sheriff Brady (Character) | - | 1970 |
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WUSA | King Wolyoe (Character) | - | 1970 |
44% |
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The Undefeated | Sgt. Jeff Newby (Character) | - | 1969 |
13% |
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Hellfighters | Joe Horn (Character) | - | 1968 |
23% |
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The Green Berets | Col. Morgan (Character) | - | 1968 |
82% |
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The War Wagon | Pierce (Character) | - | 1967 |
80% |
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The Chase | Sol (Character) | - | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Black Spurs | Bill Henderson (Character) | - | 1965 |
37% |
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In Harm's Way | Quartermaster Quoddy (Character) | - | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Town Tamer | Riley Condor (Character) | - | 1965 |
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Law of the Lawless | Joe Rile (Character) | - | 1964 |
57% |
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McLintock! | Ben Sage (Character) | - | 1963 |
64% |
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Hatari! | Little Wolf, aka The Indian (Character) | - | 1962 |
100% |
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The Comancheros | Maj. Henry (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Red Cloak | Capitano Raniero d'Anversa (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Slowest Gun in the West | Nick Nolan (Character) | - | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goliath and the Barbarians | Alboino (Character) | - | 1960 |
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John Paul Jones | Gunner Lowrie (Character) | - | 1959 |
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The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw | Jack (Character) | - | 1958 |
50% |
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The Quiet American | Bill Granger (Character) | - | 1958 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Totò lascia o raddoppia? | Nick Molise (Character) | - | 1956 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rommel's Treasure | Welles (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Kid Monk Baroni | Mr. Hellman (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Lost in Alaska | Jake Stillman (Character) | - | 1952 |
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Best of the Badmen | Cole Younger (Character) | - | 1951 |
86% |
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Fancy Pants | Cart Belknap (Character) | - | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rock Island Trail | Kirby Morrow (Character) | - | 1950 |
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Sorrowful Jones | Big Steve Holloway (Character) | - | 1949 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Gallant Legion | Beau Laroux (Character) | - | 1948 |
No Score Yet |
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Gunfighters | Bard Macky (Character) | - | 1947 |
71% |
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Angel and the Badman | Laredo Stevens (Character) | - | 1947 |
No Score Yet |
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Smoky | Frank Denton (Character) | - | 1946 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Avalanche | Steve Batchellor (Character) | - | 1946 |
85% |
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Fallen Angel | Dave Atkins (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Salty O'Rourke | Doc Baxter (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Divorce | Bob Phillips (Character) | - | 1945 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Desert Song | Colonel Fontaine (Character) | - | 1943 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pierre of the Plains | "Jap" Durkin (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wild Bill Hickok Rides | Wild Bill Hickok (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Silver Queen | Gerald Forsythe (Character) | - | 1942 |
No Score Yet |
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Sundown | William Crawford (Character) | - | 1941 |
29% |
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The Flame of New Orleans | Robert Latour (Character) | - | 1941 |
40% |
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Susan and God | Michael "Mike" O'Hara (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girls Under 21 | Smiley Ryan (Character) | - | 1940 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Homicide Bureau | Jim Logan (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Son Is Guilty | Ritzy Kerry (Character) | - | 1939 |
100% |
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Dodge City | Jeff Surrett (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mickey, the Kid |
Jim Larch/ |
- | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mystery of White Room | Dr. Bob Clayton (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mystery of the White Room | Dr. Bob Clayton (Character) | - | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Traitor Spy |
Carl Beyersdorf / |
- | 1939 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Smashing the Rackets | Steve Lawrence (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sinners in Paradise | Robert (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tenth Avenue Kid | Jim "Silk" Loomis (Character) | - | 1938 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Takes Flight | Neil 'Brad' Bradshaw (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bad Man of Brimstone | "Blackjack" McCreedy (Character) | - | 1937 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bad Guy | "Lucky" Walden (Character) | - | 1937 |
94% |
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Fury | Kirby Dawson (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet |
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The Last of the Mohicans | Magua (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Robin Hood of El Dorado | Bill Warren (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Turn 'Em Loose | Robert Webster - Alias Bat Williams (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Big Game | Cal Calhoun (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Gamble With Love | Jerry Edwards (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sinner Take All | Ernie (Character) | - | 1936 |
No Score Yet |
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Let 'Em Have It | Joe Keefer (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Show Them No Mercy | Pitch (Character) | - | 1935 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | His Greatest Gamble | Stephen (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Night Alarm | Hal Ashby (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Murder on the Blackboard | Addison Stevens (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet |
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Finishing School | Ralph McFarland (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Their Big Moment | Lane Franklyn (Character) | - | 1934 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lucky Devils | Happy White (Character) | - | 1933 |
97% |
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King Kong | John Driscoll (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet |
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Ann Vickers | Captain Lafe Resnick (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Midshipman Jack | Jack Austin (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Disgraced | Kirk Undwood Jr. (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Great Jasper | Roger McGowd (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Flying Devils | "Ace" Murray (Character) | - | 1933 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Roadhouse Murder | Dykes (Character) | - | 1932 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bonanza | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 77 Sunset Strip | Silk Cipriano (Guest Star) | 1960 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tales of Tomorrow | Unknown (Character) | 1952 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Stars Over Hollywood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1950 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Guest |