David Bruce
Biography
David Bruce was an American film actor who moved from the stage into Hollywood in 1940, when he signed with the agent Henry Willson and took a stock contract at Warner Bros. Born in Kankakee, Illinois, he had studied drama at Northwestern University and performed with the Peninsula Players Theatre in Wisconsin in 1939. His first screen role came in The Sea Hawk (1940). After appearing in Flying Tigers (1942), he was offered a long-term contract at Universal Pictures, where he played the title part in the horror film The Mad Ghoul (1943). Once that contract ended, he worked in Columbia pictures during the 1950s, took television roles and wrote for television. He died in 1976.
60years old at death
- Born Kankakee
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as Marden Andrew McBroom
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 5 years1940 to 1945
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About the name
After traveling widely for theater work, McBroom went to California in 1940 and signed with the Hollywood agent Henry Willson, who changed his name to David Bruce.
First role
Bruce's first screen role came in the Errol Flynn movie The Sea Hawk in 1940, after Warner Bros. signed him to a stock contract.
Early training
Bruce went to Northwestern University in 1934 with plans to study law, but he ended up majoring in drama instead.
Behind the camera
In the 1950s, Bruce took roles in a number of Columbia films, made appearances on television, and also wrote scripts for television.
David Bruce movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Lady on a Train1945 Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thrilleras Wayne Morgan
IMDb rating 6.72.9K votes
Most often with
Michael Curtiz directed three of these films, Reginald Le Borg two. Twenty actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael CurtizDirector, 3 films, 1940 to 1941
All films by Michael Curtiz
Reginald Le BorgDirector, 2 films, 1943 to 1944
All films by Reginald Le Borg
Also two films together14 more actors
- Errol FlynnSanta Fe Trail (1940) and The Sea Hawk (1940)
- Noah Beery Jr.Gung Ho! (1943) and Sergeant York (1941)
- Francis McDonaldThe Sea Wolf (1941) and The Sea Hawk (1940)
- Howard Da SilvaSergeant York (1941) and The Sea Wolf (1941)
- Stanley RidgesSergeant York (1941) and The Sea Wolf (1941)
- Willie FungFlying Tigers (1942) and The Letter (1940)
- Gale SondergaardChristmas Holiday (1944) and The Letter (1940)
- Rod CameronSalome, Where She Danced (1945) and Gung Ho! (1943)
- William LundiganSanta Fe Trail (1940) and The Sea Hawk (1940)
- Patricia MorisonLady on a Train (1945) and Calling Dr. Death (1943)
- James StephensonThe Letter (1940) and The Sea Hawk (1940)
- Jane AdamsLady on a Train (1945) and Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
- Ramsay AmesThe Mummy's Ghost (1944) and Calling Dr. Death (1943)
- Deanna DurbinLady on a Train (1945) and Christmas Holiday (1944)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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