Acting · Tacoma, Washington, USA · Born May 19, 1906
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.
MovieTarzan: Lord of the Movies
2017
as Tarzan (Archive Footage)
MovieDiscovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
as James Cody (archive footage)
MovieTarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
1996
as Tarzan (archive footage)
MovieLaat de dokter maar schuiven
1980
as John
MovieThe Clones
1973
as Clone Lab Assistant
MovieDeadhead Miles
1972
as Johnny Mesquitero
MovieLassie: Well of Love
1970
as Bert Daniels
MovieTorpedo of Doom
1966
as Lt. Frank Corley
TVBranded
1965
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Gen. Adams
TVThe Virginian
1962
as Silas Graham
MovieThe Outsider
1961
as Gen. Bridges
MovieFiend of Dope Island
1960
as Charlie Davis
MovieThe Alligator People
1959
as Dr. Eric Lorimer
MovieThe Cosmic Man
1959
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVThe Texan
1958
MovieFlaming Frontier
1958
as Capt. Jim Hewson
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Lawrence Balfour
MovieAin't No Time for Glory
1957
as Lt. Col. Steven Granville
TVPanic!
1957
MovieThree Violent People
1956
as Commissioner Harrison
MovieLove Me Tender
1956
as Maj. Kincaid
MovieDaniel Boone, Trail Blazer
1956
as Daniel Boone
TVWest Point
1956
MovieThe Three Outlaws
1956
as Charlie Trenton
MovieThe Bottom of the Bottle
1956
as Brand
MovieHidden Guns
1956
as Stragg
MovieRobbers' Roost
1955
as 'Bull' Herrick
Damon Runyon Theater
1955
as Professor Woodhead
MovieStrategic Air Command
1955
as Gen. Espy
MovieThe Big Tip Off
1955
as Bob Gilmore
TVLassie
1954
MovieDragonfly Squadron
1954
as Dr. Stephen Cottrell
TVStories of the Century
1954
as William Clark Charles Quantrill
MovieWith This Ring
1954
as Frederick C. Miller
TVLetter to Loretta
1953
as Seth Ranson
MovieDream Wife
1953
as Charlie Elkwood
TVCavalcade of America
1952
as Abe Lincoln
MovieSudden Fear
1952
as Steve Kearney
MovieAngels in the Outfield
1951
as Saul Hellman
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Judge Paul Maston
MovieThe Last Outpost
1951
as Col. Jeb Britton
MovieThe Great Missouri Raid
1951
as Cole Younger
MovieThe Second Face
1950
as Paul Curtis
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Dr. Grant
MovieShakedown
1950
as David Glover
MovieMystery Street
1950
as Dr. McAdoo
MovieUndertow
1949
as Reckling
MovieWithout Honor
1949
as Fred Bandle
MovieThe Doctor and the Girl
1949
as Dr. Alfred Norton
MovieThe House Across the Street
1949
as Matthew J. Keever
MovieThe Younger Brothers
1949
as Jim Younger
MovieTo the Victor
1948
as Henderson
MovieSmart Girls Don't Talk
1948
as Marty Fain
MovieSilver River
1948
as Stanley Moore
MovieThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948
as James Cody
MovieDark Passage
1947
as Bob
MovieCheyenne
1947
as Ed Landers
MovieNora Prentiss
1947
as Dr. Joel Merriam
MovieThe Man I Love
1946
as San Thomas
MovieA Stolen Life
1946
as Jack R. Talbot
MovieBeer Barrel Polecats
1946
as Prison Guard (archive footage)
MovieDanger Signal
1945
as Dr. Andrew Lang
MovieMildred Pierce
1945
as Albert 'Bert' Pierce
MovieI'm from Arkansas
1944
as Bob Hamlin
MovieU-Boat Prisoner
1944
as Archie Gibbs
MovieThere's Something About a Soldier
1943
as Frank Molloy
MovieSahara
1943
as Waco Hoyt
MovieFrontier Fury
1943
as Clem Hawkins (uncredited)
MovieThe More the Merrier
1943
as FBI Agent Evans
MovieMurder in Times Square
1943
as Supai George
MovieUnderground Agent
1942
as Lee Graham
MovieSabotage Squad
1942
as Lieutenant John Cronin
MovieAtlantic Convoy
1942
as Capt. Morgan
MovieSubmarine Raider
1942
as 1st Office Russell
MovieTramp, Tramp, Tramp!
1942
as Tommy Lydel
MovieHonolulu Lu
1941
as Skelly
MovieThree Girls About Town
1941
as Reporter
MovieThe Officer and the Lady
1941
as Bob Conlon
MovieTwo Latins from Manhattan
1941
as Federal Agent
MovieDutiful But Dumb
1941
as Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited)
MovieSo Long Mr. Chumps
1941
as Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited)
MovieThe Phantom Submarine
1940
as Paul Sinclair
MovieThe Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Scotty
MovieWest of Abilene
1940
as Frank Garfield
MovieNo Census, No Feeling
1940
as Football Player #20 (uncredited)
MovieGlamour for Sale
1940
as Cop (uncredited)
MovieThe Spook Speaks
1940
as Mordini's former assistant
MovieBefore I Hang
1940
as Dr. Paul Ames
MovieThe Secret Seven
1940
as Patrick Norris
MovieHow High Is Up?
1940
as Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited)
MovieGirls of the Road
1940
as Officer Sullavan
MovieThe Taming of the Snood
1940
as Detective
MovieBabies for Sale
1940
as Policeman
MovieBoobs in the Woods
1940
as Park Ranger (uncredited)
MovieThe Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
1940
as McManus
MovieIsland of Doomed Men
1940
as Hazen - Guard (uncredited)
MovieEscape to Glory
1940
as Ship's gunnery officer
MovieThe Man from Tumbleweeds
1940
as Prison Warden
MovieThe Man with Nine Lives
1940
as State Trooper (uncredited)
MovieHi-Yo Silver
1940
as Bert Rogers
MovieBlazing Six Shooters
1940
as Geologist Winthrop
MovieThe Heckler
1940
as Ole Margarine
MovieFive Little Peppers at Home
1940
as Jim - King's Chauffeur
MovieConvicted Woman
1940
as Reporter (uncredited)
MovieCafe Hostess
1940
as Budge
MovieInvisible Stripes
1939
as Rich Man (uncredited)
MovieMy Son Is Guilty
1939
as Lefty
MovieBlondie Brings Up Baby
1939
as Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited)
MovieFive Little Peppers And How They Grew
1939
as Tom - King's Chauffeur
MovieDaredevils of the Red Circle
1939
as Tiny Dawson
MovieHawk of the Wilderness
1938
as Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga
MovieLand of Fighting Men
1938
as Fred Mitchell
MovieThe Fighting Devil Dogs
1938
as Lieutenant Frank Corby
MovieTarzan and the Green Goddess
1938
as Tarzan
MovieThe Lone Ranger
1938
as Bert Rogers
MovieAmateur Crook
1937
as Jimmy Baxter
MovieDanger Patrol
1937
as Joe
MovieSky Racket
1937
as Eric Lane - Agent 17
MovieMillion Dollar Racket
1937
as Larry Duane
MovieFlying Fists
1937
as Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith
MovieA Million to One
1936
as Johnny Kent
MovieSilks and Saddles
1936
as Jimmy Shay
MovieTwo Minutes to Play
1936
as Martin Granville
MovieShadow of Chinatown
1936
as Martin Andrews
MovieShadow of Chinatown
1936
as Martin Andrews
MovieThe New Adventures of Tarzan
1935
as Tarzan
MovieThe New Adventures of Tarzan
1935
as Tarzan
MovieStudent Tour
1934
as Hercules
MovieDeath on the Diamond
1934
as Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)
MovieTreasure Island
1934
as Man at Tavern (uncredited)
MovieRiptide
1934
as Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)
MovieMeet the Baron
1933
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
MovieCollege Humor
1933
as Student
MovieMovie Crazy
1932
as Dinner Guest (Uncredited)
MovieMillion Dollar Legs
1932
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
