Bruce Bennett
Acting
Born May 19, 1906 · Tacoma, Washington, USA
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 Edga…
Known For · 40 titles
Perry Mason
Lassie
The Virginian
The Texan
Kraft Suspense Theatre
77 Sunset Strip
Branded
Lux Video Theatre
Cavalcade of America
West Point
Letter to Loretta
Stories of the Century
Panic!
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Angels in the Outfield
Damon Runyon Theater
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Treasure Island
Three Violent People
Dark Passage
Mildred Pierce
Love Me Tender
Sahara
The Alligator People
The More the Merrier
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Strategic Air Command
Silver River
No Census, No Feeling
Invisible Stripes
Before I Hang
A Stolen Life
The Last Outpost
Riptide
Sudden Fear
Boobs in the Woods
Mystery Street
Dream Wife
Smart Girls Don't Talk
The Man I Love