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Bruce Cabot

Actor (1904-1972)

Bruce Cabot was an American film actor best remembered as Jack Driscoll in King Kong, and for The Last of the Mohicans, Fritz Lang's Fury and the Western Dodge City. He was also one of Wayne's Regulars, appearing in a number of John Wayne films from Angel and the Badman in 1947 to Big Jake in 1971.

Bruce Cabot appears in 9 films in The Rerun, from 1947 to 1969. Most of that work is in western, action and comedy. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: John Wayne (9), Andrew V. McLaglen (2), Jane Fonda (2), Lee Marvin (2).

Known for

  • King Kong (1933), Jack Driscoll. The role he is best remembered for.
  • Angel and the Badman (1947). The first of his films with John Wayne.
  • Hatari! (1962). One of his 1960s film credits.
  • McLintock! (1963). Another of his 1960s screen roles.

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When was Bruce Cabot born?
Bruce Cabot was born on 20 April 1904.

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