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).
Cast

Santa Fe Trail
Phil Sheridan

Lady on a Train
Wayne Morgan

Revenue Agent
Cliff Gage

Christmas Holiday
Gerald Tyler

The Sea Wolf
Young Sailor

Calling Dr. Death
Robert 'Bob' Duval

Sergeant York
Bert Thomas

Can't Help Singing
Latham

That Night with You
Johnny

Alice in Movieland
Assistant Director (uncredited)

Pier 23
Charles Giffen

The Smiling Ghost
Paul Myron

The Mad Ghoul
Ted Allison

Hi-Jacked
Matt

Salome, Where She Danced
Cleve Blunt

Jungle Hell
Dr. Paul Morrison

Flight from Destiny
John Saunders

Pygmy Island
Maj. Bolton

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
Alan Duncan

The Sickle or the Cross
George Hart

Singapore Woman
David Ritchie

Timber Fury
Jim Caldwell

The Man Who Talked Too Much
Gerald Wilson

Highways by Night
Herman - Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Racing Luck
Jeff Stuart

Moon Over Las Vegas
Richard Corbett

March On, Marines
Jimmy Lansing

Ladies Courageous
Frank Garrison

The Yellow Haired Kid
Charles
Allergic to Love
J. Roger Mace

She's for Me
Michael Reed

Honeymoon Lodge
Horace Crump aka Bob Sterling
Susie Steps Out
Jeffrey Westcott

Cannibal Attack
Arnold King

How's About It
Oliver

The Sea Hawk
Martin Burke

The Letter
Man (uncredited)

Pony Express Days
Johnny Frey

A Dispatch from Reuters
Bruce

East of the River
Student (uncredited)

Knute Rockne All American
Reporter When Knute is Ill (uncredited)

The Body Disappears
Jimmy Barbour

Young Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
Tom Adams, Smith's Attorney

Flying Tigers
Lt. Barton

River's End
Balt

The Mummy's Ghost
Radio Announcer (uncredited; voice)

The Iron Glove
Austrian Sergeant at Tavern

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
Harvey Jones

Corvette K-225
Lt. Rawlins

South of Dixie
Danny Lee

Money and the Woman
Depositor (uncredited)

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Tom Conway

Gung Ho!
Larry O'Ryan

Prejudice
Joe Hanson

Adventures of Don Juan
Count D'Orsini (uncredited)