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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 19, 1906
Died
February 24, 2007
Place of Birth
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Also Known As
- Harold Herman Brix
- Herman Brix
Bruce Bennett
0.5 Popularity
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 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
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Tarzan (Archive Footage)
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
2017
6.5
James Cody (archive footage)
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
2003
0.0
Tarzan (archive footage)
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
1996
0.0
John
Laat de dokter maar schuiven
1980
3.8
Clone Lab Assistant
The Clones
1973
5.5
Johnny Mesquitero
Deadhead Miles
1972
5.8
Bert Daniels
Lassie: Well of Love
1970
0.0
Lt. Frank Corley
Torpedo of Doom
1966
6.6
Branded
1965
5.3
Gen. Adams
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Credits
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
as Tarzan (Archive Footage)
2017
0.0
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
as James Cody (archive footage)
2003
6.5
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
as Tarzan (archive footage)
1996
0.0
Laat de dokter maar schuiven
as John
1980
0.0
The Clones
as Clone Lab Assistant
1973
3.8
Deadhead Miles
as Johnny Mesquitero
1972
5.5
Lassie: Well of Love
as Bert Daniels
1970
5.8
Torpedo of Doom
as Lt. Frank Corley
1966
0.0
Branded
1965
6.6
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Gen. Adams
1963
5.3
The Virginian
as Silas Graham
1962
6.4
The Outsider
as Gen. Bridges
1961
6.5
Fiend of Dope Island
as Charlie Davis
1961
3.7
The Alligator People
as Dr. Eric Lorimer
1959
5.6
The Cosmic Man
as Dr. Karl Sorenson
1959
4.6
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
The Texan
1958
5.5
Flaming Frontier
as Capt. Jim Hewson
1958
0.0
Perry Mason
as Lawrence Balfour
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Dan Morgan
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Matt Lambert
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Malone
1957
7.7
Perry Mason
as Reve Watson
1957
7.7
Ain't No Time for Glory
as Lt. Col. Steven Granville
1957
0.0
Panic!
1957
0.0
Three Violent People
as Commissioner Harrison
1956
5.9
Love Me Tender
as Maj. Kincaid
1956
6.1
West Point
1956
5.0
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
as Daniel Boone
1956
3.7
The Three Outlaws
as Charlie Trenton
1956
5.5
The Bottom of the Bottle
as Brand
1956
5.1
Hidden Guns
as Stragg
1956
5.0
Robbers' Roost
as 'Bull' Herrick
1955
5.8
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Damon Runyon Theater
as Professor Woodhead
1955
0.0
Strategic Air Command
as Gen. Espy
1955
6.0
The Big Tip Off
as Bob Gilmore
1955
5.5
Lassie
1954
6.1
Dragonfly Squadron
as Dr. Stephen Cottrell
1954
6.0
Stories of the Century
as William Clark Charles Quantrill
1954
6.8
With This Ring
as Frederick C. Miller
1954
6.0
Letter to Loretta
as Seth Ranson
1953
6.5
Dream Wife
as Charlie Elkwood
1953
5.3
Cavalcade of America
as Abe Lincoln
1952
3.5
Sudden Fear
as Steve Kearney
1952
7.3
Angels in the Outfield
as Saul Hellman
1951
6.7
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Judge Paul Maston
1951
7.2
The Last Outpost
as Col. Jeb Britton
1951
5.5
The Great Missouri Raid
as Cole Younger
1951
6.6
The Second Face
as Paul Curtis
1950
6.8
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Lux Video Theatre
as Dr. Grant
1950
6.3
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Lux Video Theatre
as Ben Archer
1950
6.3
Shakedown
as David Glover
1950
6.2
Mystery Street
as Dr. McAdoo
1950
6.7
Undertow
as Reckling
1949
6.1
Without Honor
as Fred Bandle
1949
4.5
The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. Alfred Norton
1949
5.7
The House Across the Street
as Matthew J. Keever
1949
4.0
The Younger Brothers
as Jim Younger
1949
5.0
To the Victor
as Henderson
1948
0.0
Smart Girls Don't Talk
as Marty Fain
1948
5.5
Silver River
as Stanley Moore
1948
5.9
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
as James Cody
1948
8.0
Dark Passage
as Bob
1947
7.3
Cheyenne
as Ed Landers
1947
6.8
Nora Prentiss
as Dr. Joel Merriam
1947
6.1
The Man I Love
as San Thomas
1946
6.1
A Stolen Life
as Jack R. Talbot
1946
6.3
Beer Barrel Polecats
as Prison Guard (archive footage)
1946
6.0
Danger Signal
as Dr. Andrew Lang
1945
5.8
Mildred Pierce
as Albert 'Bert' Pierce
1945
7.6
I'm from Arkansas
as Bob Hamlin
1944
5.4
U-Boat Prisoner
as Archie Gibbs
1944
6.0
There's Something About a Soldier
as Frank Molloy
1943
4.8
Sahara
as Waco Hoyt
1943
7.2
Frontier Fury
as Clem Hawkins (uncredited)
1943
0.0
The More the Merrier
as FBI Agent Evans
1943
6.9
Murder in Times Square
as Supai George
1943
4.3
Underground Agent
as Lee Graham
1942
0.0
Sabotage Squad
as Lieutenant John Cronin
1942
6.0
Atlantic Convoy
as Capt. Morgan
1942
5.3
Submarine Raider
as 1st Office Russell
1942
5.0
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
as Tommy Lydel
1942
3.5
Honolulu Lu
as Skelly
1941
4.2
Three Girls About Town
as Reporter
1941
5.3
The Officer and the Lady
as Bob Conlon
1941
6.0
Two Latins from Manhattan
as Federal Agent
1941
5.0
Dutiful But Dumb
as Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited)
1941
6.3
So Long Mr. Chumps
as Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited)
1941
6.2
The Phantom Submarine
as Paul Sinclair
1940
6.0
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
as Scotty
1940
5.9
West of Abilene
as Frank Garfield
1940
0.0
No Census, No Feeling
as Football Player #20 (uncredited)
1940
6.4
Glamour for Sale
as Cop (uncredited)
1940
4.3
The Spook Speaks
as Mordini's former assistant
1940
5.2
Before I Hang
as Dr. Paul Ames
1940
6.2
The Secret Seven
as Patrick Norris
1940
0.0
How High Is Up?
as Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited)
1940
6.7
Girls of the Road
as Officer Sullavan
1940
5.0
The Taming of the Snood
as Detective
1940
5.3
Babies for Sale
as Policeman
1940
5.5
Boobs in the Woods
as Park Ranger (uncredited)
1940
0.0
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
as McManus
1940
6.3
Island of Doomed Men
as Hazen - Guard (uncredited)
1940
5.4
Escape to Glory
as Ship's gunnery officer
1940
6.0
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as Prison Warden
1940
3.0
The Man with Nine Lives
as State Trooper (uncredited)
1940
6.2
Hi-Yo Silver
as Bert Rogers
1940
6.0
Blazing Six Shooters
as Geologist Winthrop
1940
0.0
The Heckler
as Ole Margarine
1940
5.0
Five Little Peppers at Home
as Jim - King's Chauffeur
1940
6.3
Convicted Woman
as Reporter (uncredited)
1940
3.0
Cafe Hostess
as Budge
1940
5.3
Invisible Stripes
as Rich Man (uncredited)
1939
6.1
My Son Is Guilty
as Lefty
1939
7.5
Blondie Brings Up Baby
as Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1939
6.5
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
as Tom - King's Chauffeur
1939
6.2
Daredevils of the Red Circle
as Tiny Dawson
1939
4.0
Hawk of the Wilderness
as Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga
1938
7.0
Land of Fighting Men
as Fred Mitchell
1938
0.0
The Fighting Devil Dogs
as Lieutenant Frank Corby
1938
6.0
Tarzan and the Green Goddess
as Tarzan
1938
4.5
The Lone Ranger
as Bert Rogers
1938
6.0
Amateur Crook
as Jimmy Baxter
1937
1.0
Danger Patrol
as Joe
1937
5.3
Sky Racket
as Eric Lane - Agent 17
1937
3.0
Million Dollar Racket
as Larry Duane
1937
6.0
Flying Fists
as Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith
1937
5.0
A Million to One
as Johnny Kent
1936
3.0
Silks and Saddles
as Jimmy Shay
1936
6.0
Two Minutes to Play
as Martin Granville
1936
5.0
Shadow of Chinatown
as Martin Andrews
1936
3.0
Shadow of Chinatown
as Martin Andrews
1936
4.6
The New Adventures of Tarzan
as Tarzan
1935
4.0
The New Adventures of Tarzan
as Tarzan
1935
4.5
Student Tour
as Hercules
1934
5.0
Death on the Diamond
as Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)
1934
7.0
Treasure Island
as Man at Tavern (uncredited)
1934
6.5
Riptide
as Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)
1934
6.2
Meet the Baron
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1933
4.2
College Humor
as Student
1933
5.3
Movie Crazy
as Dinner Guest (Uncredited)
1932
6.2
Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
1932
6.6