Bruce Bennett
American actor (1906–2007)
- Born May 19, 1906
- 5 movies
Bruce Bennett was an American film and television actor who began as a college athlete and won the silver medal in the shot put at the 1928 Olympic Games. Billed as Herman Brix, he played Tarzan in the early 1930s and spent years in adventurer and cowboy roles. He later found success in serious character parts in Mildred Pierce, Dark Passage and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
Bruce Bennett appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1946 to 1956. Most of that work is in drama, western and crime. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Huston (2), Humphrey Bogart (2).
Known for
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948). One of the serious character roles of his later career.
- Mildred Pierce. A character role that marked his move beyond action parts.
- Dark Passage (1947). Another of his serious character roles of the 1940s.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Bruce Bennett been in?
- Bruce Bennett appears in Love Me Tender (1956), Sudden Fear (1952), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), Dark Passage (1947) and A Stolen Life (1946) on The Remote.
- When was Bruce Bennett born?
- Bruce Bennett was born on 19 May 1906.
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