Bruce Bennett

ActorWriter May 19 (died age 100) Tacoma, Washington, USA 1932–2017 (85 year career)

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Biography

Bruce Bennett (born Harold Herman Brix) was an American actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter. His first career was as an athlete. At the University of Washington, where he majored in economics, he played football (tackle) in the 1926 Rose Bowl and was a track-and-field star. Two years later, he won the Silver medal for the shot put in the 1928 Olympic Games. Brix moved to Los Angeles in 1929 after being invited to compete for the Los Angeles Athletic Club and befriended actor Douglas…

Known For

Film

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

James Cody

Film

Mildred Pierce

Albert 'Bert' Pierce

Film

Dark Passage

Bob

Film

Sahara

Waco Hoyt

Film

Sudden Fear

Steve Kearney

Film

The More the Merrier

FBI Agent Evans

Film

Treasure Island

Man at Tavern (uncredited)

Film

Mystery Street

Dr. McAdoo

Filmography

Acting (137)

Movies (122)

Tarzan: Lord of the Movies

2017

as Tarzan (Archive Footage)

Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

2003

as James Cody (archive footage)

6.5

Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan

1996

as Tarzan (archive footage)

Laat de dokter maar schuiven

1980

as John

The Clones

1973

as Clone Lab Assistant

Deadhead Miles

as Johnny Mesquitero

Lassie: Well of Love

as Bert Daniels

Torpedo of Doom

as Lt. Frank Corley

The Outsider

as Gen. Bridges

Fiend of Dope Island

as Charlie Davis

The Alligator People

as Dr. Eric Lorimer

The Cosmic Man

as Dr. Karl Sorenson

Flaming Frontier

as Capt. Jim Hewson

Ain't No Time for Glory

1957

as Lt. Col. Steven Granville

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

as Daniel Boone

Love Me Tender

as Maj. Kincaid

Three Violent People

as Commissioner Harrison

5.9

The Three Outlaws

1956

as Charlie Trenton

5.5

The Bottom of the Bottle

as Brand

Hidden Guns

as Stragg

Strategic Air Command

as Gen. Espy

Robbers' Roost

as 'Bull' Herrick

The Big Tip Off

as Bob Gilmore

Dragonfly Squadron

as Dr. Stephen Cottrell

6.0

With This Ring

1954

as Frederick C. Miller

Dream Wife

as Charlie Elkwood

Sudden Fear

as Steve Kearney

Angels in the Outfield

as Saul Hellman

The Last Outpost

as Col. Jeb Britton

The Great Missouri Raid

as Cole Younger

Mystery Street

as Dr. McAdoo

Shakedown

as David Glover

The Second Face

as Paul Curtis

The Younger Brothers

as Jim Younger

Undertow

as Reckling

Without Honor

as Fred Bandle

The Doctor and the Girl

1949

as Dr. Alfred Norton

5.7

The House Across the Street

1949

as Matthew J. Keever

4.0

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

as James Cody

Silver River

as Stanley Moore

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948

as Marty Fain

5.5

To the Victor

1948

as Henderson

Nora Prentiss

as Dr. Joel Merriam

Cheyenne

as Ed Landers

Dark Passage

as Bob

The Man I Love

as San Thomas

A Stolen Life

as Jack R. Talbot

Beer Barrel Polecats

as Prison Guard (archive footage)

Danger Signal

as Dr. Andrew Lang

Mildred Pierce

as Albert 'Bert' Pierce

I'm from Arkansas

as Bob Hamlin

U-Boat Prisoner

as Archie Gibbs

Sahara

as Waco Hoyt

The More the Merrier

as FBI Agent Evans

Murder in Times Square

1943

as Supai George

4.3

There's Something About a Soldier

1943

as Frank Molloy

4.8

Frontier Fury

1943

as Clem Hawkins (uncredited)

Atlantic Convoy

as Capt. Morgan

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

as Tommy Lydel

Underground Agent

as Lee Graham

Submarine Raider

1942

as 1st Office Russell

5.0

Sabotage Squad

1942

as Lieutenant John Cronin

6.0

Three Girls About Town

1941

as Reporter

5.3

Dutiful But Dumb

1941

as Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited)

Honolulu Lu

as Skelly

So Long Mr. Chumps

as Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited)

6.2

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941

as Federal Agent

5.0

The Officer and the Lady

1941

as Bob Conlon

6.0

The Secret Seven

1940

as Patrick Norris

The Taming of the Snood

1940

as Detective

5.3

The Phantom Submarine

1940

as Paul Sinclair

6.0

Blazing Six Shooters

1940

as Geologist Winthrop

Cafe Hostess

as Budge

Before I Hang

as Dr. Paul Ames

Escape to Glory

as Ship's gunnery officer

6.0

West of Abilene

1940

as Frank Garfield

Boobs in the Woods

1940

as Park Ranger (uncredited)

Babies for Sale

1940

as Policeman

5.5

Island of Doomed Men

1940

as Hazen - Guard (uncredited)

5.4

Girls of the Road

1940

as Officer Sullavan

5.0

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940

as Jim - King's Chauffeur

Hi-Yo Silver

as Bert Rogers

Glamour for Sale

as Cop (uncredited)

The Man with Nine Lives

1940

as State Trooper (uncredited)

6.2

No Census, No Feeling

1940

as Football Player #20 (uncredited)

6.4

The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940

as Prison Warden

3.0

Convicted Woman

1940

as Reporter (uncredited)

3.0

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

as Scotty

The Heckler

as Ole Margarine

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940

as McManus

6.3

The Spook Speaks

1940

as Mordini's former assistant

5.2

How High Is Up?

1940

as Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited)

6.7

Invisible Stripes

1939

as Rich Man (uncredited)

6.1

Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939

as Tiny Dawson

4.0

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939

as Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited)

6.5

My Son Is Guilty

1939

as Lefty

7.5

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

1939

as Tom - King's Chauffeur

6.2

Land of Fighting Men

1938

as Fred Mitchell

Tarzan and the Green Goddess

1938

as Tarzan

4.5

Hawk of the Wilderness

1938

as Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga

7.0

The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938

as Lieutenant Frank Corby

The Lone Ranger

as Bert Rogers

Flying Fists

as Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith

Danger Patrol

as Joe

Sky Racket

as Eric Lane - Agent 17

3.0

Amateur Crook

1937

as Jimmy Baxter

1.0

Million Dollar Racket

as Larry Duane

Two Minutes to Play

as Martin Granville

Silks and Saddles

as Jimmy Shay

Shadow of Chinatown

as Martin Andrews

Shadow of Chinatown

as Martin Andrews

A Million to One

as Johnny Kent

The New Adventures of Tarzan

1935

as Tarzan

4.0

The New Adventures of Tarzan

1935

as Tarzan

4.5

Riptide

1934

as Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)

6.2

Treasure Island

1934

as Man at Tavern (uncredited)

6.5

Death on the Diamond

1934

as Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)

Student Tour

as Hercules

College Humor

as Student

Meet the Baron

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

4.2

Movie Crazy

1932

as Dinner Guest (Uncredited)

6.4

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

6.6

Television (15)

Branded

1965

6.6

Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Gen. Adams

The Virginian

as Silas Graham

77 Sunset Strip

The Texan

Perry Mason

as Lawrence Balfour

Panic!

West Point

Damon Runyon Theater

as Professor Woodhead

Lassie

1954

6.1

Stories of the Century

1954

as William Clark Charles Quantrill

Letter to Loretta

as Seth Ranson

Cavalcade of America

as Abe Lincoln

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Judge Paul Maston

Lux Video Theatre

as Dr. Grant

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Fiend of Dope Island

1961

Writer

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