1906-05-19 Tacoma, Washington, USA
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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Tarzan: Lord of the Movies | Tarzan (Archive Footage) | 2017-01-01 |
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Discovering Treasure: The Story of 'The Treasure of the Sierra Madre' | James Cody (archive footage) | 2003-09-30 |
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Tarzan at the Movies, Part 2: The Many Faces of Tarzan | Tarzan (archive footage) | 1996-06-08 |
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Laat de dokter maar schuiven | John | 1980-03-27 |
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The Clones | Clone Lab Assistant | 1973-08-01 |
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Deadhead Miles | Johnny Mesquitero | 1972-08-08 |
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Lassie: Well of Love | Bert Daniels | 1970-01-01 |
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Torpedo of Doom | Lt. Frank Corley | 1966-01-01 |
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The Outsider | Gen. Bridges | 1961-12-27 |
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Fiend of Dope Island | Charlie Davis | 1961-01-01 |
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The Cosmic Man | Dr. Karl Sorenson | 1959-02-17 |
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The Alligator People | Dr. Eric Lorimer | 1959-07-16 |
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Flaming Frontier | Capt. Jim Hewson | 1958-08-01 |
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Ain't No Time for Glory | Lt. Col. Steven Granville | 1957-06-20 |
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Love Me Tender | Maj. Kincaid | 1956-11-15 |
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The Bottom of the Bottle | Brand | 1956-02-01 |
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The Three Outlaws | Charlie Trenton | 1956-05-13 |
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Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer | Daniel Boone | 1956-10-05 |
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Three Violent People | Commissioner Harrison | 1956-12-01 |
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Hidden Guns | Stragg | 1956-01-30 |
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Strategic Air Command | Gen. Espy | 1955-07-12 |
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The Big Tip Off | Bob Gilmore | 1955-03-20 |
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Robbers' Roost | 'Bull' Herrick | 1955-05-30 |
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Dragonfly Squadron | Dr. Stephen Cottrell | 1954-03-21 |
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With This Ring | Frederick C. Miller | 1954-01-01 |
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Dream Wife | Charlie Elkwood | 1953-06-19 |
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Sudden Fear | Steve Kearney | 1952-08-07 |
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The Great Missouri Raid | Cole Younger | 1951-02-01 |
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Angels in the Outfield | Saul Hellman | 1951-10-19 |
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The Last Outpost | Col. Jeb Britton | 1951-04-04 |
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The Second Face | Paul Curtis | 1950-12-01 |
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Mystery Street | Dr. McAdoo | 1950-06-23 |
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Shakedown | David Glover | 1950-09-01 |
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The Younger Brothers | Jim Younger | 1949-05-03 |
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The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. Alfred Norton | 1949-09-29 |
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The House Across the Street | Matthew J. Keever | 1949-09-10 |
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Without Honor | Fred Bandle | 1949-10-26 |
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Undertow | Reckling | 1949-12-03 |
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To the Victor | Henderson | 1948-10-26 |
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Silver River | Stanley Moore | 1948-05-20 |
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Smart Girls Don't Talk | Marty Fain | 1948-10-09 |
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | James Cody | 1948-01-15 |
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Cheyenne | Ed Landers | 1947-06-06 |
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Nora Prentiss | Dr. Joel Merriam | 1947-02-22 |
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Dark Passage | Bob | 1947-09-05 |
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Beer Barrel Polecats | Prison Guard (archive footage) | 1946-01-10 |
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A Stolen Life | Jack R. Talbot | 1946-05-01 |
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The Man I Love | San Thomas | 1946-12-26 |
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Danger Signal | Dr. Andrew Lang | 1945-11-21 |
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Mildred Pierce | Albert 'Bert' Pierce | 1945-10-20 |
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I'm from Arkansas | Bob Hamlin | 1944-10-31 |
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U-Boat Prisoner | Archie Gibbs | 1944-07-25 |
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There's Something About a Soldier | Frank Molloy | 1943-11-30 |
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Frontier Fury | Clem Hawkins (uncredited) | 1943-06-23 |
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Sahara | Waco Hoyt | 1943-09-22 |
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The More the Merrier | FBI Agent Evans | 1943-05-13 |
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Murder in Times Square | Supai George | 1943-04-01 |
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Sabotage Squad | Lieutenant John Cronin | 1942-08-27 |
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Submarine Raider | 1st Office Russell | 1942-06-04 |
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Underground Agent | Lee Graham | 1942-12-03 |
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Atlantic Convoy | Capt. Morgan | 1942-07-02 |
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp! | Tommy Lydel | 1942-04-02 |
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Honolulu Lu | Skelly | 1941-12-11 |
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Dutiful But Dumb | Vulgarian Soldier in General's Office (uncredited) | 1941-03-21 |
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Two Latins from Manhattan | Federal Agent | 1941-10-02 |
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The Officer and the Lady | Bob Conlon | 1941-10-12 |
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Three Girls About Town | Reporter | 1941-10-23 |
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So Long Mr. Chumps | Prison Guard / Truck Driver (uncredited) | 1941-02-07 |
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How High Is Up? | Workman with Leaky Lunchpail (uncredited) | 1940-07-26 |
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Convicted Woman | Reporter (uncredited) | 1940-01-31 |
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Hi-Yo Silver | Bert Rogers | 1940-04-10 |
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No Census, No Feeling | Football Player #20 (uncredited) | 1940-10-04 |
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The Taming of the Snood | Detective | 1940-06-28 |
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Babies for Sale | Policeman | 1940-06-14 |
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The Man from Tumbleweeds | Prison Warden | 1940-05-02 |
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Girls of the Road | Officer Sullavan | 1940-07-24 |
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The Spook Speaks | Mordini's former assistant | 1940-09-20 |
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Five Little Peppers at Home | Jim - King's Chauffeur | 1940-02-08 |
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The Phantom Submarine | Paul Sinclair | 1940-12-20 |
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The Secret Seven | Patrick Norris | 1940-08-15 |
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The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date | Scotty | 1940-11-02 |
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Before I Hang | Dr. Paul Ames | 1940-09-17 |
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Blazing Six Shooters | Geologist Winthrop | 1940-04-10 |
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The Man with Nine Lives | State Trooper (uncredited) | 1940-04-18 |
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Glamour for Sale | Cop (uncredited) | 1940-09-27 |
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Island of Doomed Men | Hazen - Guard (uncredited) | 1940-05-20 |
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Escape to Glory | Ship's gunnery officer | 1940-05-20 |
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The Heckler | Ole Margarine | 1940-02-16 |
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The Lone Wolf Meets a Lady | McManus | 1940-05-30 |
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West of Abilene | Frank Garfield | 1940-10-20 |
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Boobs in the Woods | Park Ranger (uncredited) | 1940-05-31 |
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Cafe Hostess | Budge | 1940-01-11 |
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Five Little Peppers And How They Grew | Tom - King's Chauffeur | 1939-08-22 |
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Blondie Brings Up Baby | Mason's Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1939-11-08 |
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Invisible Stripes | Rich Man (uncredited) | 1939-12-30 |
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Daredevils of the Red Circle | Tiny Dawson | 1939-06-10 |
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My Son Is Guilty | Lefty | 1939-12-28 |
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Hawk of the Wilderness | Lincoln Rand Jr / Kioga | 1938-12-03 |
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Land of Fighting Men | Fred Mitchell | 1938-11-03 |
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Tarzan and the Green Goddess | Tarzan | 1938-02-14 |
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The Lone Ranger | Bert Rogers | 1938-02-13 |
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The Fighting Devil Dogs | Lieutenant Frank Corby | 1938-05-27 |
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Danger Patrol | Joe | 1937-11-18 |
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Flying Fists | Hal "Chopper' Donovan, aka Hal Smith | 1937-07-01 |
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Sky Racket | Eric Lane - Agent 17 | 1937-10-01 |
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Million Dollar Racket | Larry Duane | 1937-09-30 |
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Amateur Crook | Jimmy Baxter | 1937-12-10 |
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Silks and Saddles | Jimmy Shay | 1936-12-14 |
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Two Minutes to Play | Martin Granville | 1936-11-02 |
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A Million to One | Johnny Kent | 1936-12-31 |
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Shadow of Chinatown | Martin Andrews | 1936-10-10 |
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Shadow of Chinatown | Martin Andrews | 1936-10-17 |
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The New Adventures of Tarzan | Tarzan | 1935-05-21 |
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The New Adventures of Tarzan | Tarzan | 1935-05-21 |
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Death on the Diamond | Man on Ticket Line (uncredited) | 1934-09-14 |
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Student Tour | Hercules | 1934-10-05 |
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Riptide | Man at Cannes Bar (uncredited) | 1934-03-29 |
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Treasure Island | Man at Tavern (uncredited) | 1934-08-17 |
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Meet the Baron | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |
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College Humor | Student | 1933-07-05 |
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Movie Crazy | Dinner Guest (Uncredited) | 1932-09-23 |
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Million Dollar Legs | Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited) | 1932-07-08 |
