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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Tarzan: Lord of the Movies
Character:Tarzan (Archive Footage)
Release Date:01/01/2017
Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
Character:James Cody (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/2003
Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan
Character:Tarzan (archive footage)
Release Date:08/06/1996
Laat de dokter maar schuiven
Character:John
Release Date:27/03/1980
The Clones
Character:Clone Lab Assistant
Release Date:01/08/1973
Deadhead Miles
Character:Johnny Mesquitero
Release Date:08/08/1972
Lassie: Well of Love
Character:Bert Daniels
Release Date:01/01/1970
Torpedo of Doom
Character:Lt. Frank Corley
Release Date:01/01/1966
The Outsider
Character:Gen. Bridges
Release Date:27/12/1961
Fiend of Dope Island
Character:Charlie Davis
Release Date:01/01/1961
The Alligator People
Character:Dr. Eric Lorimer
Release Date:16/07/1959
The Cosmic Man
Character:Dr. Karl Sorenson
Release Date:17/02/1959
Flaming Frontier
Character:Capt. Jim Hewson
Release Date:01/08/1958
Ain't No Time for Glory
Character:Lt. Col. Steven Granville
Release Date:20/06/1957
Three Violent People
Character:Commissioner Harrison
Release Date:01/12/1956
Love Me Tender
Character:Maj. Kincaid
Release Date:15/11/1956
Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer
Character:Daniel Boone
Release Date:05/10/1956
The Three Outlaws
Character:Charlie Trenton
Release Date:13/05/1956
The Bottom of the Bottle
Character:Brand
Release Date:01/02/1956
Hidden Guns
Character:Stragg
Release Date:30/01/1956
Robbers' Roost
Character:'Bull' Herrick
Release Date:30/05/1955
Strategic Air Command
Character:Gen. Espy
Release Date:25/03/1955
The Big Tip Off
Character:Bob Gilmore
Release Date:20/03/1955
Dragonfly Squadron
Character:Dr. Stephen Cottrell
Release Date:21/03/1954
With This Ring
Character:Frederick C. Miller
Release Date:01/01/1954
Dream Wife
Character:Charlie Elkwood
Release Date:19/06/1953
Sudden Fear
Character:Steve Kearney
Release Date:07/08/1952
Angels in the Outfield
Character:Saul Hellman
Release Date:19/10/1951
The Last Outpost
Character:Col. Jeb Britton
Release Date:04/04/1951
The Great Missouri Raid
Character:Cole Younger
Release Date:01/02/1951
The Second Face
Character:Paul Curtis
Release Date:01/12/1950
Shakedown
Character:David Glover
Release Date:01/09/1950
Mystery Street
Character:Dr. McAdoo
Release Date:23/06/1950
Undertow
Character:Reckling
Release Date:03/12/1949
Without Honor
Character:Fred Bandle
Release Date:26/10/1949
The Doctor and the Girl
Character:Dr. Alfred Norton
Release Date:29/09/1949
The House Across the Street
Character:Matthew J. Keever
Release Date:10/09/1949
The Younger Brothers
Character:Jim Younger
Release Date:03/05/1949
To the Victor
Character:Henderson
Release Date:26/10/1948
Smart Girls Don't Talk
Character:Marty Fain
Release Date:09/10/1948
Silver River
Character:Stanley Moore
Release Date:20/05/1948
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Character:James Cody
Release Date:15/01/1948
Dark Passage
Character:Bob
Release Date:05/09/1947
Cheyenne
Character:Ed Landers
Release Date:06/06/1947
Nora Prentiss
Character:Dr. Joel Merriam
Release Date:22/02/1947
The Man I Love
Character:San Thomas
Release Date:26/12/1946
A Stolen Life
Character:Jack R. Talbot
Release Date:01/05/1946
Beer Barrel Polecats
Character:Prison Guard (archive footage)
Release Date:10/01/1946
Danger Signal
Character:Dr. Andrew Lang
Release Date:21/11/1945
Mildred Pierce
Character:Albert 'Bert' Pierce
Release Date:20/10/1945
I'm from Arkansas
Character:Bob Hamlin
Release Date:31/10/1944
U-Boat Prisoner
Character:Archie Gibbs
Release Date:25/07/1944
There's Something About a Soldier
Character:Frank Molloy
Release Date:30/11/1943
Sahara
Character:Waco Hoyt
Release Date:22/09/1943
Frontier Fury
Character:Clem Hawkins (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1943
The More the Merrier
Character:FBI Agent Evans
Release Date:13/05/1943
Murder in Times Square
Character:Supai George
Release Date:01/04/1943
Underground Agent
Character:Lee Graham
Release Date:03/12/1942
Sabotage Squad
Character:Lieutenant John Cronin
Release Date:27/08/1942
Atlantic Convoy
Character:Capt. Morgan
Release Date:02/07/1942
Submarine Raider
Character:1st Office Russell
Release Date:04/06/1942
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp!
Character:Tommy Lydel
Release Date:02/04/1942
Honolulu Lu
Character:Skelly
Release Date:11/12/1941
Three Girls About Town
Character:Reporter
Release Date:23/10/1941
The Officer and the Lady
Character:Bob Conlon
Release Date:12/10/1941
Two Latins from Manhattan
Character:Federal Agent
Release Date:02/10/1941
Dutiful But Dumb
Character:Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited)
Release Date:21/03/1941
So Long Mr. Chumps
Character:Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:07/02/1941
The Phantom Submarine
Character:Paul Sinclair
Release Date:20/12/1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Character:Scotty
Release Date:02/11/1940
West of Abilene
Character:Frank Garfield
Release Date:20/10/1940
No Census, No Feeling
Character:Football Player #20 (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1940
Glamour for Sale
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:27/09/1940
The Spook Speaks
Character:Mordini's former assistant
Release Date:20/09/1940
Before I Hang
Character:Dr. Paul Ames
Release Date:17/09/1940
The Secret Seven
Character:Patrick Norris
Release Date:15/08/1940
How High Is Up?
Character:Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited)
Release Date:26/07/1940
Girls of the Road
Character:Officer Sullavan
Release Date:24/07/1940
The Taming of the Snood
Character:Detective
Release Date:28/06/1940
Babies for Sale
Character:Policeman
Release Date:14/06/1940
Boobs in the Woods
Character:Park Ranger (uncredited)
Release Date:31/05/1940
The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady
Character:McManus
Release Date:30/05/1940
Island of Doomed Men
Character:Hazen - Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:20/05/1940
Escape to Glory
Character:Ship's gunnery officer
Release Date:20/05/1940
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Character:Prison Warden
Release Date:02/05/1940
The Man with Nine Lives
Character:State Trooper (uncredited)
Release Date:18/04/1940
Hi-Yo Silver
Character:Bert Rogers
Release Date:10/04/1940
Blazing Six Shooters
Character:Geologist Winthrop
Release Date:10/04/1940
The Heckler
Character:Ole Margarine
Release Date:16/02/1940
Five Little Peppers at Home
Character:Jim - King's Chauffeur
Release Date:08/02/1940
Convicted Woman
Character:Reporter (uncredited)
Release Date:31/01/1940
Cafe Hostess
Character:Budge
Release Date:11/01/1940
Invisible Stripes
Character:Rich Man (uncredited)
Release Date:30/12/1939
My Son Is Guilty
Character:Lefty
Release Date:28/12/1939
Blondie Brings Up Baby
Character:Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1939
Five Little Peppers And How They Grew
Character:Tom - King's Chauffeur
Release Date:22/08/1939
Daredevils of the Red Circle
Character:Tiny Dawson
Release Date:10/06/1939
Hawk of the Wilderness
Character:Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga
Release Date:03/12/1938
Land of Fighting Men
Character:Fred Mitchell
Release Date:03/11/1938
The Fighting Devil Dogs
Character:Lieutenant Frank Corby
Release Date:27/05/1938
Tarzan and the Green Goddess
Character:Tarzan
Release Date:14/02/1938
The Lone Ranger
Character:Bert Rogers
Release Date:13/02/1938
Amateur Crook
Character:Jimmy Baxter
Release Date:10/12/1937
Danger Patrol
Character:Joe
Release Date:18/11/1937
Sky Racket
Character:Eric Lane - Agent 17
Release Date:01/10/1937
Million Dollar Racket
Character:Larry Duane
Release Date:30/09/1937
Flying Fists
Character:Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith
Release Date:01/07/1937
A Million to One
Character:Johnny Kent
Release Date:31/12/1936
Silks and Saddles
Character:Jimmy Shay
Release Date:14/12/1936
Two Minutes to Play
Character:Martin Granville
Release Date:02/11/1936
Shadow of Chinatown
Character:Martin Andrews
Release Date:17/10/1936
Shadow of Chinatown
Character:Martin Andrews
Release Date:10/10/1936
The New Adventures of Tarzan
Character:Tarzan
Release Date:21/05/1935
The New Adventures of Tarzan
Character:Tarzan
Release Date:21/05/1935
Student Tour
Character:Hercules
Release Date:05/10/1934
Death on the Diamond
Character:Man on Ticket Line (uncredited)
Release Date:14/09/1934
Treasure Island
Character:Man at Tavern (uncredited)
Release Date:17/08/1934
Riptide
Character:Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited)
Release Date:29/03/1934
Meet the Baron
Character:Train Passenger (uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1933
College Humor
Character:Student
Release Date:05/07/1933
Movie Crazy
Character:Dinner Guest (Uncredited)
Release Date:23/09/1932
Million Dollar Legs
Character:Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Release Date:08/07/1932
Television Appearances
Branded
Character:
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Gen. Adams
The Virginian
Character:Silas Graham
77 Sunset Strip
Character:
The Texan
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Lawrence Balfour
Perry Mason
Character:Dan Morgan
Perry Mason
Character:Matt Lambert
Perry Mason
Character:Malone
Perry Mason
Character:Reve Watson
Panic!
Character:
West Point
Character:
Damon Runyon Theater
Character:Professor Woodhead
Lassie
Character:
Stories of the Century
Character:William Clark Charles Quantrill
Letter to Loretta
Character:Seth Ranson
Cavalcade of America
Character:Abe Lincoln
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Judge Paul Maston
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Dr. Grant
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Ben Archer
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