Bruce Bennett
Acting
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 to allow him to form Burroughs-Tarzan Enterprises, Inc., and make a Tarzan serial film, Dearholt cast Brix in the lead. Pressbook copy has it that Burroughs made the choice himself, but, in fact, in his biography, Brix confirmed that Burroughs never even saw him until after the contract was signed, and then only briefly. The film was begun on location in Guatemala, under rugged conditions (jungle diseases and cash shortages were frequent). Brix did his own stunts, including a fall to rocky cliffs below. The Washington Post quoted Gabe Essoe's passage from his book Tarzan of the Movies: "Brix's portrayal was the only time between the silents and the 1960s that Tarzan was accurately depicted in films. He was mannered, cultured, soft-spoken, a well educated English lord who spoke several languages, and didn't grunt."[4] Brix shown in the opening credits of the serial The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935). Due to financial mismanagement, Dearholt had to complete filming of much of the serial back in Hollywood, and Brix, although his travel and daily living expenses in Guatemala were covered throughout the shoot, never received his contracted salary, along with the rest of the cast. The finished film, The New Adventures of Tarzan, was released in 1935 by Burroughs-Tarzan, and offered to theatres as a 12-chapter serial or a seven-reel feature. A second feature, Tarzan and the Green Goddess, was culled from the footage in 1938.
Known for
Acting137
movieTarzan: Lord of the Movies
2017
Tarzan (Archive Footage)
movieDiscovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
James Cody (archive footage)
movieTarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
1996
Tarzan (archive footage)
movieThe Clones
1973
Clone Lab Assistant
movieDeadhead Miles
1972
Johnny Mesquitero
movieLassie: Well of Love
1970
Bert Daniels
movieTorpedo of Doom
1966
Lt. Frank Corley
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Gen. Adams
tvThe Virginian
1962
Silas Graham
movieThe Outsider
1961
Gen. Bridges
movieFiend of Dope Island
1960
Charlie Davis
movieThe Alligator People
1959
Dr. Eric Lorimer
movieThe Cosmic Man
1959
Dr. Karl Sorenson
movieFlaming Frontier
1958
Capt. Jim Hewson
tvPerry Mason
1957
Lawrence Balfour / Dan Morgan / Matt Lambert / Malone / Reve Watson
movieAin't No Time for Glory
1957
Lt. Col. Steven Granville
movieThree Violent People
1956
Commissioner Harrison
movieLove Me Tender
1956
Maj. Kincaid
movieDaniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956
Daniel Boone
movieThe Three Outlaws
1956
Charlie Trenton
movieHidden Guns
1956
Stragg
movieRobbers' Roost
1955
'Bull' Herrick
Damon Runyon Theater
1955
Professor Woodhead
movieStrategic Air Command
1955
Gen. Espy
movieThe Big Tip Off
1955
Bob Gilmore
movieDragonfly Squadron
1954
Dr. Stephen Cottrell
tvStories of the Century
1954
William Clark Charles Quantrill
movieWith This Ring
1954
Frederick C. Miller
tvLetter to Loretta
1953
Seth Ranson
movieDream Wife
1953
Charlie Elkwood
tvCavalcade of America
1952
Abe Lincoln
movieSudden Fear
1952
Steve Kearney
movieAngels in the Outfield
1951
Saul Hellman
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Judge Paul Maston
movieThe Last Outpost
1951
Col. Jeb Britton
movieThe Great Missouri Raid
1951
Cole Younger
movieThe Second Face
1950
Paul Curtis
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Dr. Grant / Ben Archer
movieShakedown
1950
David Glover
movieMystery Street
1950
Dr. McAdoo
movieUndertow
1949
Reckling
movieWithout Honor
1949
Fred Bandle
movieThe Doctor and the Girl
1949
Dr. Alfred Norton
movieThe House Across the Street
1949
Matthew J. Keever
movieThe Younger Brothers
1949
Jim Younger
movieTo the Victor
1948
Henderson
movieSmart Girls Don't Talk
1948
Marty Fain
movieSilver River
1948
Stanley Moore
movieCheyenne
1947
Ed Landers
movieNora Prentiss
1947
Dr. Joel Merriam
movieThe Man I Love
1946
San Thomas
movieA Stolen Life
1946
Jack R. Talbot
movieBeer Barrel Polecats
1946
Prison Guard (archive footage)
movieDanger Signal
1945
Dr. Andrew Lang
movieMildred Pierce
1945
Albert 'Bert' Pierce
movieI'm from Arkansas
1944
Bob Hamlin
movieU-Boat Prisoner
1944
Archie Gibbs
movieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
Frank Molloy
movieSahara
1943
Waco Hoyt
movieFrontier Fury
1943
Clem Hawkins (uncredited)
movieThe More the Merrier
1943
FBI Agent Evans
movieMurder in Times Square
1943
Supai George
movieUnderground Agent
1942
Lee Graham
movieSabotage Squad
1942
Lieutenant John Cronin
movieAtlantic Convoy
1942
Capt. Morgan
movieSubmarine Raider
1942
1st Office Russell
movieTramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942
Tommy Lydel
movieHonolulu Lu
1941
Skelly
movieThree Girls About Town
1941
Reporter
movieThe Officer and the Lady
1941
Bob Conlon
movieTwo Latins from Manhattan
1941
Federal Agent
movieDutiful But Dumb
1941
Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited)
movieSo Long Mr. Chumps
1941
Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited)
movieThe Phantom Submarine
1940
Paul Sinclair
movieWest of Abilene
1940
Frank Garfield
movieNo Census, No Feeling
1940
Football Player #20 (uncredited)
movieGlamour for Sale
1940
Cop (uncredited)
movieThe Spook Speaks
1940
Mordini's former assistant
movieBefore I Hang
1940
Dr. Paul Ames
movieThe Secret Seven
1940
Patrick Norris
movieHow High Is Up?
1940
Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited)
movieGirls of the Road
1940
Officer Sullavan
movieThe Taming of the Snood
1940
Detective
movieBabies for Sale
1940
Policeman
movieBoobs in the Woods
1940
Park Ranger (uncredited)
movieIsland of Doomed Men
1940
Hazen - Guard (uncredited)
movieEscape to Glory
1940
Ship's gunnery officer
movieThe Man from Tumbleweeds
1940
Prison Warden
movieThe Man with Nine Lives
1940
State Trooper (uncredited)
movieHi-Yo Silver
1940
Bert Rogers
movieBlazing Six Shooters
1940
Geologist Winthrop
movieThe Heckler
1940
Ole Margarine
movieFive Little Peppers at Home
1940
Jim - King's Chauffeur
movieConvicted Woman
1940
Reporter (uncredited)
movieInvisible Stripes
1939
Rich Man (uncredited)
movieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939
Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited)
movieFive Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
Tom - King's Chauffeur
movieDaredevils of the Red Circle
1939
Tiny Dawson
movieHawk of the Wilderness
1938
Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga
movieLand of Fighting Men
1938
Fred Mitchell
movieThe Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
Lieutenant Frank Corby
movieThe Lone Ranger
1938
Bert Rogers
movieAmateur Crook
1937
Jimmy Baxter
movieSky Racket
1937
Eric Lane - Agent 17
movieMillion Dollar Racket
1937
Larry Duane
movieFlying Fists
1937
Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith
movieA Million to One
1936
Johnny Kent
movieSilks and Saddles
1936
Jimmy Shay
movieTwo Minutes to Play
1936
Martin Granville
movieShadow of Chinatown
1936
Martin Andrews
movieShadow of Chinatown
1936
Martin Andrews
movieStudent Tour
1934
Hercules
movieDeath on the Diamond
1934
Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)
movieTreasure Island
1934
Man at Tavern (uncredited)
movieRiptide
1934
Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)
movieMeet the Baron
1933
Train Passenger (uncredited)
movieCollege Humor
1933
Student
movieMovie Crazy
1932
Dinner Guest (Uncredited)
movieMillion Dollar Legs
1932
Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)