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David Bruce

Highest Rated: 100% The Sea Wolf (1941)

Lowest Rated: 71% Lady on a Train (1945)

Birthday: Jan 6, 1914

Birthplace: Kankakee, Illinois, USA

David Bruce was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Bruce landed roles in various films, including the action picture "The Sea Hawk" (1940) with Errol Flynn, "A Dispatch From Reuters" (1940) and "The Man Who Talked Too Much" (1940). He also appeared in "The Santa Fe Trail" (1940) with Errol Flynn, the comedy "The Smiling Ghost" (1941) with Wayne Morris and the Jeffrey Lynn comedy "The Body Disappears" (1941). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties, appearing in "The Mad Ghoul" (1943), "Calling Dr. Death" (1943) with Lon Chaney Jr. and "Gung Ho!" (1943) with Randolph Scott. He also appeared in the war "Corvette K-225" (1943) with Randolph Scott. Bruce was most recently credited in the Judi Dench dramatic adaptation "Iris" (2001). Bruce continued to exercise his talent in the fifties through the nineties, taking on a mix of projects like "The Iron Glove" (1954), "Star Trek V: the Final Frontier" (1989) starring William Shatner and "Othello" (1995). His credits also expanded to "G.I. Jane" with Demi Moore (1997) and "Fighting Gravity" with Derek Snowden (1998). Bruce was married to Cynthia Sory and had two children. Bruce passed away in May 1976 at the age of 62.

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Highest rated movies

100% 80% The Sea Wolf
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85% 86% Sergeant York
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78% 49% Christmas Holiday
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71% 69% Lady on a Train
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The Smiling Ghost
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Cannibal Attack
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Jungle Hell
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Pony Express Days
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Singapore Woman
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12% The Mad Ghoul
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Filmography

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Jungle Hell Dr. Paul Morrison (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet No Score Yet Cannibal Attack Arnold King (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Masterson of Kansas Clay Bennett (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet No Score Yet Revenue Agent Cliff Gage (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pygmy Island Maj. Bolton (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet Young Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (Character) - 1950
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Sickle or the Cross George Hart (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Joe Palooka in the Big Fight Tom Conway (Character) - 1949
No Score Yet No Score Yet Racing Luck Jeff Stuart (Character) - 1948
71% 69% Lady on a Train Wayne Morgan (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet Salome, Where She Danced Cleve Blunt (Character) - 1945
No Score Yet No Score Yet That Night With You Johnny (Character) - 1945
78% 49% Christmas Holiday Gerald Tyler (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 43% Can't Help Singing Lt. Robert Latham (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet South of Dixie Danny Lee (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ladies Courageous Frank Garrison (Character) - 1944
No Score Yet 12% The Mad Ghoul Ted Allison (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet 51% Gung Ho! Larry O'Ryan (Character) - 1943
No Score Yet No Score Yet Honeymoon Lodge Horace Crump/Bob Sterling (Character) - 1943
100% 80% The Sea Wolf Young Sailor (Character) - 1941
85% 86% Sergeant York Bert Thomas (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Smiling Ghost Paul Myron (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Singapore Woman David "Dave" Ritchie (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet 100% The Body Disappears James "Jimmie" Barbour (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet Flight From Destiny John Saunders (Character) - 1941
No Score Yet No Score Yet A Dispatch From Reuters Mr. Bruce (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet March On, Marines Jimmy Lansing (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pony Express Days Johnny Frey (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Man Who Talked Too Much Gerald Wilson (Character) - 1940
No Score Yet No Score Yet Alice in Movieland Assistant Director (Character) - 1940

TV

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No Score Yet No Score Yet The Lone Ranger Roy Foster (Guest Star) 1950 1955