Bruce Bennett

Known For: Acting
Born: May 19, 1906
Place of Birth: Tacoma, Washington, USA
Died: February 24, 2007

Bruce Bennett

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 Fairbanks Jr., who arranged a screen test for him at Paramount. In 1931, MGM, adapting author Edgar Rice Burroughs's popular Tarzan adventures for the screen, selected Brix to play the title character. Brix, however, broke his shoulder filming the 1931 football film Touchdown, so swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller replaced Brix and became a major star. After Ashton Dearholt convinced Burroughs…

Filmography

Tarzan: Lord of the Movies

2017 · Tarzan (Archive Footage)

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

2003 · James Cody (archive footage)

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

1996 · Tarzan (archive footage)

Laat de dokter maar schuiven

1980 · John

The Clones

1973 · Clone Lab Assistant

Deadhead Miles

1972 · Johnny Mesquitero

Lassie: Well of Love

1970 · Bert Daniels

Torpedo of Doom

1966 · Lt. Frank Corley

Branded

1965

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963 · Gen. Adams

The Virginian

1962 · Silas Graham

The Outsider

1961 · Gen. Bridges

Fiend of Dope Island

1960 · Charlie Davis, Writer

The Alligator People

1959 · Dr. Eric Lorimer

The Cosmic Man

1959 · Dr. Karl Sorenson

77 Sunset Strip

1958

The Texan

1958

Flaming Frontier

1958 · Capt. Jim Hewson

Perry Mason

1957 · Lawrence Balfour, Dan Morgan, Matt Lambert, Malone, Reve Watson

Ain't No Time for Glory

1957 · Lt. Col. Steven Granville

Panic!

1957

Three Violent People

1956 · Commissioner Harrison

Love Me Tender

1956 · Maj. Kincaid

Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer

1956 · Daniel Boone

West Point

1956

The Three Outlaws

1956 · Charlie Trenton

The Bottom of the Bottle

1956 · Brand

Hidden Guns

1956 · Stragg

Robbers' Roost

1955 · 'Bull' Herrick

Damon Runyon Theater

Damon Runyon Theater

1955 · Professor Woodhead

Strategic Air Command

1955 · Gen. Espy

The Big Tip Off

1955 · Bob Gilmore

Lassie

1954

Dragonfly Squadron

1954 · Dr. Stephen Cottrell

Stories of the Century

1954 · William Clark Charles Quantrill

With This Ring

1954 · Frederick C. Miller

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Seth Ranson

Dream Wife

1953 · Charlie Elkwood

Cavalcade of America

1952 · Abe Lincoln

Sudden Fear

1952 · Steve Kearney

Angels in the Outfield

1951 · Saul Hellman

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Judge Paul Maston

The Last Outpost

1951 · Col. Jeb Britton

The Great Missouri Raid

1951 · Cole Younger

The Second Face

1950 · Paul Curtis

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Dr. Grant, Ben Archer

Shakedown

1950 · David Glover

Mystery Street

1950 · Dr. McAdoo

Undertow

1949 · Reckling

Without Honor

1949 · Fred Bandle

The Doctor and the Girl

1949 · Dr. Alfred Norton

The House Across the Street

1949 · Matthew J. Keever

The Younger Brothers

1949 · Jim Younger

To the Victor

1948 · Henderson

Smart Girls Don't Talk

1948 · Marty Fain

Silver River

1948 · Stanley Moore

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

1948 · James Cody

Dark Passage

1947 · Bob

Cheyenne

1947 · Ed Landers

Nora Prentiss

1947 · Dr. Joel Merriam

The Man I Love

1946 · San Thomas

A Stolen Life

1946 · Jack R. Talbot

Beer Barrel Polecats

1946 · Prison Guard (archive footage)

Danger Signal

1945 · Dr. Andrew Lang

Mildred Pierce

1945 · Albert 'Bert' Pierce

I'm from Arkansas

1944 · Bob Hamlin

U-Boat Prisoner

1944 · Archie Gibbs

There's Something About a Soldier

1943 · Frank Molloy

Sahara

1943 · Waco Hoyt

Frontier Fury

1943 · Clem Hawkins (uncredited)

The More the Merrier

1943 · FBI Agent Evans

Murder in Times Square

1943 · Supai George

Underground Agent

1942 · Lee Graham

Sabotage Squad

1942 · Lieutenant John Cronin

Atlantic Convoy

1942 · Capt. Morgan

Submarine Raider

1942 · 1st Office Russell

Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!

1942 · Tommy Lydel

Honolulu Lu

1941 · Skelly

Three Girls About Town

1941 · Reporter

The Officer and the Lady

1941 · Bob Conlon

Two Latins from Manhattan

1941 · Federal Agent

Dutiful But Dumb

1941 · Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited)

So Long Mr. Chumps

1941 · Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited)

The Phantom Submarine

1940 · Paul Sinclair

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

1940 · Scotty

West of Abilene

1940 · Frank Garfield

No Census, No Feeling

1940 · Football Player #20 (uncredited)

Glamour for Sale

1940 · Cop (uncredited)

The Spook Speaks

1940 · Mordini's former assistant

Before I Hang

1940 · Dr. Paul Ames

The Secret Seven

1940 · Patrick Norris

How High Is Up?

1940 · Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited)

Girls of the Road

1940 · Officer Sullavan

The Taming of the Snood

1940 · Detective

Babies for Sale

1940 · Policeman

Boobs in the Woods

1940 · Park Ranger (uncredited)

The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady

1940 · McManus

Island of Doomed Men

1940 · Hazen - Guard (uncredited)

Escape to Glory

1940 · Ship's gunnery officer

The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940 · Prison Warden

The Man with Nine Lives

1940 · State Trooper (uncredited)

Hi-Yo Silver

1940 · Bert Rogers

Blazing Six Shooters

1940 · Geologist Winthrop

The Heckler

1940 · Ole Margarine

Five Little Peppers at Home

1940 · Jim - King's Chauffeur

Convicted Woman

1940 · Reporter (uncredited)

Cafe Hostess

1940 · Budge

Invisible Stripes

1939 · Rich Man (uncredited)

My Son Is Guilty

1939 · Lefty

Blondie Brings Up Baby

1939 · Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Five Little Peppers And How They Grew

1939 · Tom - King's Chauffeur

Daredevils of the Red Circle

1939 · Tiny Dawson

Hawk of the Wilderness

1938 · Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga

Land of Fighting Men

1938 · Fred Mitchell

The Fighting Devil Dogs

1938 · Lieutenant Frank Corby

Tarzan and the Green Goddess

1938 · Tarzan

The Lone Ranger

1938 · Bert Rogers

Amateur Crook

1937 · Jimmy Baxter

Danger Patrol

1937 · Joe

Sky Racket

1937 · Eric Lane - Agent 17

Million Dollar Racket

1937 · Larry Duane

Flying Fists

1937 · Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith

A Million to One

1936 · Johnny Kent

Silks and Saddles

1936 · Jimmy Shay

Two Minutes to Play

1936 · Martin Granville

Shadow of Chinatown

1936 · Martin Andrews

Shadow of Chinatown

1936 · Martin Andrews

The New Adventures of Tarzan

1935 · Tarzan

The New Adventures of Tarzan

1935 · Tarzan

Student Tour

1934 · Hercules

Death on the Diamond

1934 · Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)

Treasure Island

1934 · Man at Tavern (uncredited)

Riptide

1934 · Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)

Meet the Baron

1933 · Train Passenger (uncredited)

College Humor

1933 · Student

Movie Crazy

1932 · Dinner Guest (Uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs

1932 · Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

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