
David Bruce
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).
62 acting credits
Acting · 62
The Cisco Kid
1950

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

Hopalong Cassidy
1952

General Electric Theater
1953

Sergeant York
1941
The Beulah Show
1950

The Letter
1940

Gung Ho!
1943

The Sea Hawk
1940

Adventures of Don Juan
1948

The Sea Wolf
1941

Santa Fe Trail
1940

Flying Tigers
1942

Lady on a Train
1945

The Mummy's Ghost
1944

Flight from Destiny
1941

Christmas Holiday
1944

Can't Help Singing
1944

Salome, Where She Danced
1945

The Mad Ghoul
1943

Pier 23
1951

Corvette K-225
1943

Knute Rockne All American
1940

Calling Dr. Death
1943

River's End
1940

East of the River
1940

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940

The Body Disappears
1941

How's About It
1943

Money and the Woman
1940

Hi-Jacked
1950

Alice in Movieland
1940

The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940

Honeymoon Lodge
1943

Pony Express Days
1940

Timber Fury
1950

March On, Marines
1940

Highways by Night
1942
Allergic to Love
1944

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949

Singapore Woman
1941

Jungle Hell
1956

The Smiling Ghost
1941

The Sickle or the Cross
1949

Pygmy Island
1950

Prejudice
1949

Moon Over Las Vegas
1944

The Iron Glove
1954

That Night with You
1945

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953

Young Daniel Boone
1950

The Yellow Haired Kid
1952

Ladies Courageous
1944
The Great Plane Robbery
1950

Racing Luck
1948

South of Dixie
1944

Susie Steps Out
1946

Cannibal Attack
1954

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943

Revenue Agent
1950

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950

She's for Me
1943