
David Bruce
Biography
David Bruce (born Marden Andrew McBroom; January 6, 1914 – May 3, 1976) was an American film actor, known for his chilling performance as Ted Allison in The Mad Ghoul. He was a company member of Peninsula Players Theatre in Fish Creek, Wisconsin in 1939.
Born in Kankakee, Illinois, he signed a movie contract with Warner Brothers in 1940. The Northwestern University graduate appeared in many movies from the 1940s until 1955 when Bruce decided to give up acting. The 6' 1" (1.85 m) actor appeared in over 60 movies including Flying Tigers (1942), Christmas Holiday (1944) and Lady on a Train (1945).
Acting (54 movies)

Santa Fe Trail
1940

Lady on a Train
1945

Revenue Agent
1950

Christmas Holiday
1944

The Sea Wolf
1941

Calling Dr. Death
1943

Sergeant York
1941

Can't Help Singing
1944

That Night with You
1945

Alice in Movieland
1940

Pier 23
1951

The Smiling Ghost
1941

The Mad Ghoul
1943

Hi-Jacked
1950

Salome, Where She Danced
1945

Jungle Hell
1956

Flight from Destiny
1941

Pygmy Island
1950

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953

The Sickle or the Cross
1949

Singapore Woman
1941

Timber Fury
1950

The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940

Racing Luck
1948

Highways by Night
1942

Moon Over Las Vegas
1944

March On, Marines
1940

Ladies Courageous
1944

The Yellow Haired Kid
1952

She's for Me
1943

Honeymoon Lodge
1943

Cannibal Attack
1954

How's About It
1943

The Sea Hawk
1940

The Letter
1940

Pony Express Days
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940

East of the River
1940

Knute Rockne All American
1940

The Body Disappears
1941

Young Daniel Boone
1950

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950

Flying Tigers
1942

River's End
1940

The Mummy's Ghost
1944

The Iron Glove
1954

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943

Corvette K-225
1943

South of Dixie
1944

Money and the Woman
1940

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949

Gung Ho!
1943

Prejudice
1949

Adventures of Don Juan
1948
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