
Acting
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).

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

The Cisco Kid
1950

Hopalong Cassidy
1952

Sergeant York
1941

General Electric Theater
1953

The Sea Hawk
1940

Adventures of Don Juan
1948

The Sea Wolf
1941

Santa Fe Trail
1940

Flying Tigers
1942

The Letter
1940

Knute Rockne All American
1940

East of the River
1940

Corvette K-225
1943

The Mummy's Ghost
1944

Gung Ho!
1943

Salome, Where She Danced
1945

Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949

Lady on a Train
1945

Can't Help Singing
1944

Cannibal Attack
1954

How's About It
1943

A Dispatch from Reuters
1940

You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith
1943

Money and the Woman
1940

The Iron Glove
1954

Christmas Holiday
1944

Moon Over Las Vegas
1944

River's End
1940

Ladies Courageous
1944

Timber Fury
1950

The Sickle or the Cross
1949

The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd
1953

Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill
1950

Young Daniel Boone
1950

The Mad Ghoul
1943