About
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...
Known for
Perry MasonSeries • 1957
LassieSeries • 1954
The VirginianSeries • 1962
Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries • 1963
77 Sunset StripSeries • 1958
The TexanSeries • 1958
BrandedSeries • 1965
Lux Video TheatreSeries • 1950
Cavalcade of AmericaSeries • 1952
Angels in the OutfieldMovie • 1951
Panic!Series • 1957
West PointSeries • 1956
The Treasure of the Sierra MadreMovie • 1948
Mildred PierceMovie • 1945
Love Me TenderMovie • 1956
Dark PassageMovie • 1947
Treasure IslandMovie • 1934
Three Violent PeopleMovie • 1956
Sudden FearMovie • 1952
The More the MerrierMovie • 1943
SaharaMovie • 1943
A Stolen LifeMovie • 1946
The Alligator PeopleMovie • 1959
The Man I LoveMovie • 1946