David Bruce


Actor

About

Also Known As
Marden Andrew Mcbroom
Birth Place
Kankakee, Illinois, USA
Born
January 06, 1914
Died
May 03, 1976

Biography

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 ...

Photos & Videos

The Mad Ghoul - Publicity Stills
The Mad Ghoul - Scene Stills
The Mad Ghoul - Movie Poster
The Mad Ghoul - Lobby Cards

Family & Companions

Cynthia Sory
Wife
Drama teacher. Texan; died of complications from a brain tumor.

Biography

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.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Fighting Gravity (1998)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Masterson of Kansas (1955)
Clay Bennett
Jungle Hell (1955)
Dr. Paul Morrison
Cannibal Attack (1954)
Arnold King
The Iron Glove (1954)
Austrian sergeant
The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd (1953)
Pier 23 (1951)
Charles Giffen
The Du Pont Story (1951)
A young du Pont
Revenue Agent (1951)
Cliff Gage
Young Daniel Boone (1950)
Daniel Boone
Pygmy Island (1950)
Major Bolton
Timber Fury (1950)
Jim [Caldwell]
Hi-Jacked (1950)
Matt
The Great Plane Robbery (1950)
Carter
Adventures of Don Juan (1949)
Count D'Orsini
Prejudice (1949)
Joe Hanson
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949)
Tom Conway
The Sickle or the Cross (1949)
George Hart
Racing Luck (1948)
Jeff Stuart
Susie Steps Out (1946)
Jeffrey Westcott
Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
"Stagecoach" Cleve Blunt
Lady on a Train (1945)
Wayne Morgan
That Night with You (1945)
Johnny
Christmas Holiday (1944)
[Lt.] Gerald Tyler
Ladies Courageous (1944)
Frank Garrison
South of Dixie (1944)
Danny [Grant, also known as Danny Lee]
Moon Over Las Vegas (1944)
Richard Corbett
Allergic to Love (1944)
J. Roger Mace
Can't Help Singing (1944)
[Lt. Robert] Latham
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Rawlins
How's About It? (1943)
Oliver [Greentree]
Gung Ho! (1943)
Larry O'Ryan
She's for Me (1943)
Michael Reed
Honeymoon Lodge (1943)
Bob Sterling [also known as Horace Crump]
The Mad Ghoul (1943)
Ted Allison
You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943)
Harvey [Jones]
Calling Dr. Death (1943)
Robert Duval
Highways by Night (1942)
Desk clerk
Flying Tigers (1942)
Barton
The Sea Wolf (1941)
Young sailor
Flight from Destiny (1941)
Saunders
The Body Disappears (1941)
Jimmie Barbour
The Smiling Ghost (1941)
Paul Myron
Singapore Woman (1941)
David Ritchie
Sergeant York (1941)
Bert Thomas
Knute Rockne--All American (1940)
Reporter
A Dispatch from Reuters (1940)
Bruce
River's End (1940)
Balt
The Man Who Talked Too Much (1940)
Gerald Wilson
Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Phil Sheridan
The Sea Hawk (1940)
Martin Burke
Money and the Woman (1940)
Depositor
Children of the Ghetto (1915)

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Gladiator (2000)
Generator op

Writer (Feature Film)

Fighting Gravity (1998)
Screenwriter

Producer (Feature Film)

Fighting Gravity (1998)
Producer

Film Production - Lighting/Electrical (Feature Film)

Proof of Life (2000)
Generator Operator

Cast (Short)

PONY EXPRESS DAYS (1940)
March On, Marines (1940)
Alice in Movieland (1940)

Life Events

Photo Collections

The Mad Ghoul - Publicity Stills
Here are several Publicity Stills from Universal Pictures' The Mad Ghoul (1943). Publicity stills were specially-posed photos, taken for purposes of publicity or reference for promotional artwork.
The Mad Ghoul - Scene Stills
Here are some scene stills from Universal Pictures' The Mad Ghoul (1943), starring David Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, and George Zucco.
The Mad Ghoul - Movie Poster
Here is a half-sheet movie poster for Universal Pictures' The Mad Ghoul (1943).
The Mad Ghoul - Lobby Cards
Here are several Lobby Cards from Universal Pictures' The Mad Ghoul (1943). Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.

Family

Amanda McBroom
Daughter
Composer, singer. Mother, Cynthia Sory.

Companions

Cynthia Sory
Wife
Drama teacher. Texan; died of complications from a brain tumor.

Bibliography