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Bruce Cabot

Highest Rated: 100% The Comancheros (1961)

Lowest Rated: 13% Hellfighters (1968)

Birthday: Apr 20, 1904

Birthplace: Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

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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Highest rated movies

100% 74% The Comancheros
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100% 75% Dodge City
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97% 86% King Kong Watchlist
94% 88% Fury
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86% 72% Fancy Pants
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85% 61% Fallen Angel
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83% 74% Chisum
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82% 78% The War Wagon
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80% 72% The Chase
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75% 85% Big Jake
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
64% 57% Diamonds Are Forever Saxby (Character) - 1971
75% 85% Big Jake Sam Sharpnose (Character) - 1971
83% 74% Chisum Sheriff Brady (Character) - 1970
No Score Yet 36% WUSA King Wolyoe (Character) - 1970
44% 66% The Undefeated Sgt. Jeff Newby (Character) - 1969
13% 74% Hellfighters Joe Horn (Character) - 1968
23% 61% The Green Berets Col. Morgan (Character) - 1968
82% 78% The War Wagon Pierce (Character) - 1967
80% 72% The Chase Sol (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet No Score Yet Black Spurs Bill Henderson (Character) - 1965
37% 79% In Harm's Way Quartermaster Quoddy (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet No Score Yet Town Tamer Riley Condor (Character) - 1965
No Score Yet 43% Law of the Lawless Joe Rile (Character) - 1964
57% 85% McLintock! Ben Sage (Character) - 1963
64% 76% Hatari! Little Wolf, aka The Indian (Character) - 1962
100% 74% 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
No Score Yet 28% John Paul Jones Gunner Lowrie (Character) - 1959
No Score Yet 41% The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw Jack (Character) - 1958
50% 51% 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
No Score Yet 50% Kid Monk Baroni Mr. Hellman (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 44% Lost in Alaska Jake Stillman (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 23% Best of the Badmen Cole Younger (Character) - 1951
86% 72% Fancy Pants Cart Belknap (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Rock Island Trail Kirby Morrow (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet 72% Sorrowful Jones Big Steve Holloway (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Gallant Legion Beau Laroux (Character) - 1948
No Score Yet 38% Gunfighters Bard Macky (Character) - 1947
71% 68% Angel and the Badman Laredo Stevens (Character) - 1947
No Score Yet 54% Smoky Frank Denton (Character) - 1946
No Score Yet No Score Yet Avalanche Steve Batchellor (Character) - 1946
85% 61% 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 9% Sundown William Crawford (Character) - 1941
29% 55% The Flame of New Orleans Robert Latour (Character) - 1941
40% 25% 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% 75% Dodge City Jeff Surrett (Character) - 1939
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mickey, the Kid Jim Larch/Jim Adams (Character) - 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 / Ted Healey (Character) - 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% 88% Fury Kirby Dawson (Character) - 1936
No Score Yet 30% 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 20% 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 33% 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% 86% King Kong John Driscoll (Character) - 1933
No Score Yet 42% 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

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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