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Bruce Bennett
Data de nascimento:
19/05/1906
Local de nascimento:
Tacoma, Washington, USA
Data de falecimento:
24/02/2007
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (2003)- 6.50 ★James Cody (archive footage)
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The Clones (1973)- 3.75 ★Clone Lab Assistant
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Deadhead Miles (1972)- 5.40 ★Johnny Mesquitero
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Lassie: Well of Love (1970)- 5.80 ★Bert Daniels
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Torpedo of Doom (1966)- 0.00 ★Lt. Frank Corley
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Fiend of Dope Island (1961)- 3.30 ★Charlie Davis
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O Sexto Homem (1961)- 6.20 ★Gen. Bridges
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O Jacaré Humano (1959)- 5.60 ★Dr. Eric Lorimer
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The Cosmic Man (1959)- 4.70 ★Dr. Karl Sorenson
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Flaming Frontier (1958)- 0.00 ★Capt. Jim Hewson
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Ama-me Com Ternura (1956)- 6.10 ★Maj. Kincaid
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Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956)- 4.20 ★Daniel Boone
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The Bottom of the Bottle (1956)- 5.50 ★Brand
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Hidden Guns (1956)- 5.00 ★Stragg
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The Three Outlaws (1956)- 5.50 ★Charlie Trenton
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Trindade Violenta (1956)- 6.10 ★Commissioner Harrison
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Comandos do Ar (1955)- 6.10 ★Gen. Espy
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The Big Tip Off (1955)- 5.50 ★Bob Gilmore
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Covil de Feras (1955)- 5.80 ★'Bull' Herrick
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Dragonfly Squadron (1954)- 6.00 ★Dr. Stephen Cottrell
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With This Ring (1954)- 0.00 ★
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Quem é Meu Amor? (1953)- 5.50 ★Charlie Elkwood
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Precipícios D'Alma (1952)- 7.30 ★Steve Kearney
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A Revolta dos Apaches (1951)- 5.50 ★Col. Jeb Britton
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The Great Missouri Raid (1951)- 6.80 ★Cole Younger
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Anjos e Piratas (1951)- 6.60 ★Saul Hellman
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A Noite de 23 de Maio (1950)- 6.70 ★Dr. McAdoo
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Extorsão (1950)- 6.10 ★David Glover
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The Second Face (1950)- 6.80 ★Paul Curtis
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The House Across the Street (1949)- 4.50 ★Matthew J. Keever
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Without Honor (1949)- 5.20 ★Fred Bandle
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Sangue Acusador (1949)- 6.00 ★Reckling
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The Doctor and the Girl (1949)- 6.00 ★Dr. Alfred Norton
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The Younger Brothers (1949)- 5.00 ★Jim Younger
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O Tesouro de Sierra Madre (1948)- 7.98 ★James Cody
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Armadilha Fatal (1948)- 5.50 ★Marty Fain
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Silver River (1948)- 5.91 ★Stanley Moore
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To the Victor (1948)- 0.00 ★Henderson
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Nora Prentiss (1947)- 5.90 ★Dr. Joel Merriam
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Prisioneiro do Passado (1947)- 7.27 ★Bob
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Cheyenne (1947)- 6.80 ★Ed Landers
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Meu Único Amor (1946)- 5.90 ★San Thomas
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Uma Vida Roubada (1946)- 6.50 ★Jack R. Talbot
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Beer Barrel Polecats (1946)- 6.20 ★Prison Guard (archive footage)
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Alma em Suplício (1945)- 7.61 ★Albert 'Bert' Pierce
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Sinal de Perigo (1945)- 5.77 ★Dr. Andrew Lang
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I'm from Arkansas (1944)- 5.40 ★Bob Hamlin
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U-Boat Prisoner (1944)- 6.00 ★Archie Gibbs
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Sahara: Em Busca da Sobrevivência (1943)- 7.19 ★"Waco" Hoyt
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Murder in Times Square (1943)- 4.60 ★Supai George
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There's Something About a Soldier (1943)- 4.80 ★Frank Molloy
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Original Pecado (1943)- 6.90 ★FBI Agent Evans
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Frontier Fury (1943)- 0.00 ★Clem Hawkins (uncredited)
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Submarine Raider (1942)- 5.20 ★1st Office Russell
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Atlantic Convoy (1942)- 5.30 ★Capt. Morgan
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Sabotage Squad (1942)- 6.00 ★Lieutenant John Cronin
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Agente Subterrâneo (1942)- 0.00 ★Lee Graham
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! (1942)- 3.50 ★Tommy Lydel
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Honolulu Lu (1941)- 4.20 ★Skelly
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Three Girls About Town (1941)- 5.30 ★Reporter
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Dutiful but Dumb (1941)- 6.20 ★Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited)
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Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)- 5.00 ★Federal Agent
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The Officer and the Lady (1941)- 6.00 ★Bob Conlon
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So Long Mr. Chumps (1941)- 6.10 ★Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited)
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O Mago da Morte (1940)- 6.20 ★Dr. Paul Ames
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The Taming of the Snood (1940)- 5.50 ★Detective
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The Spook Speaks (1940)- 5.00 ★Mordini's former assistant
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Girls of the Road (1940)- 5.00 ★Officer Sullavan
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O Lobo Entre Lobos (1940)- 5.90 ★Scotty
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A Ilha dos Ressuscitados (1940)- 6.20 ★State Trooper (uncredited)
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Boobs in the Woods (1940)- 0.00 ★Park Ranger (uncredited)
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Noiva da Fatalidade (1940)- 6.50 ★McManus
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The Heckler (1940)- 5.00 ★Ole Margarine
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Five Little Peppers at Home (1940)- 7.50 ★Jim - King's Chauffeur
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The Phantom Submarine (1940)- 6.00 ★Paul Sinclair
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West of Abilene (1940)- 0.00 ★Frank Garfield
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Babies for Sale (1940)- 5.50 ★Policeman
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The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940)- 3.00 ★Prison Warden
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Cafe Hostess (1940)- 5.50 ★Budge
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Convicted Woman (1940)- 3.70 ★Reporter (uncredited)
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Hi-Yo Silver (1940)- 0.00 ★Bert Rogers
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Rumo ao Oeste (1940)- 6.00 ★Ship's gunnery officer
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Blazing Six Shooters (1940)- 0.00 ★Geologist Winthrop
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Island of Doomed Men (1940)- 5.30 ★Hazen - Guard (uncredited)
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How High Is Up? (1940)- 6.75 ★Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited)
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Glamour for Sale (1940)- 4.00 ★Cop (uncredited)
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The Secret Seven (1940)- 0.00 ★Patrick Norris
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No Census, No Feeling (1940)- 6.25 ★Football Player #20 (uncredited)
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Daredevils of the Red Circle (1939)- 5.50 ★Tiny Dawson
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Blondie Brings Up Baby (1939)- 6.50 ★Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Five Little Peppers And How They Grew (1939)- 6.70 ★Tom - King's Chauffeur
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My Son is Guilty (1939)- 8.00 ★Lefty
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Homens Marcados (1939)- 6.10 ★Rich Man (uncredited)
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Tarzan and the Green Goddess (1938)- 4.78 ★Tarzan
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Hawk of the Wilderness (1938)- 7.00 ★Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga
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The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)- 6.00 ★Lieutenant Frank Corby
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The Lone Ranger (1938)- 0.00 ★Bert Rogers
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Land of Fighting Men (1938)- 0.00 ★Fred Mitchell
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Amateur Crook (1937)- 1.00 ★Jimmy Baxter
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Flying Fists (1937)- 5.00 ★Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith
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Sky Racket (1937)- 3.30 ★Eric Lane - Agent 17
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Million Dollar Racket (1937)- 6.00 ★Larry Duane
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Danger Patrol (1937)- 5.30 ★Joe
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Sombras de Chinatown (1936)- 4.60 ★Martin Andrews
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Two Minutes to Play (1936)- 5.00 ★Martin Granville
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A Million to One (1936)- 3.00 ★Johnny Kent
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Silks and Saddles (1936)- 6.00 ★Jimmy Shay
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Shadow of Chinatown (1936)- 3.00 ★Martin Andrews
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The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)- 4.00 ★Tarzan
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The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935)- 4.50 ★Tarzan
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Student Tour (1934)- 5.00 ★Hercules
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Riptide (1934)- 6.20 ★Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)
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A Mão Invisível (1934)- 7.00 ★Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)
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Treasure Island (1934)- 6.50 ★Man at Tavern (uncredited)
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College Humor (1933)- 5.60 ★Student
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Meet the Baron (1933)- 4.30 ★Train Passenger (uncredited)
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Million Dollar Legs (1932)- 6.58 ★Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
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Cinemaníaco (1932)- 6.17 ★Dinner Guest (Uncredited)