Bruce Cabot
Acting
Biography
Bruce Cabot (April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor. Tall and athletic looking, he is best remembered as Jack Driscoll in King Kong (1933). He is also well known for his roles in films such as the original Last of the Mohicans, Fritz Lang's Fury and the classic western Dodge City. The character of "Bruce Baxter" in the 2005 remake of King Kong was based on Cabot. The 2005 remake includes a dedication to the other two lead actors in the 1933 original, but not to Cabot.
Born: April 20, 1904
Place of Birth: Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Known For
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director Otto Preminger, whose body of work includes such memorable films as Anatomy of a Murder, Exodus, Laura, Forever Amber, Advise and Consent, In Harm's Way, The Moon Is Blue, The Man with the Golden Arm, and many other movies made from the '30s through the '70s. Interviews with actors Frank Sinatra, Vincent Price, James Stewart, Michael Caine, and others who worked with the flamboyant and sometimes control-obsessed director add information and insight to the story.
King Kong
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
My Son Is Guilty
Honest cop Tim Kerry struggles to keep his son Ritzy from becoming involved in a crime ring.
Fury
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
The Chase
The escape of Bubber Reeves from prison affects the inhabitants of a small Southern town.
Show Them No Mercy!
A young couple and their child fall prey to kidnappers when a storm drives them into a seemingly abandoned farmhouse.
Let 'em Have It
Let 'Em Have It is a 1935 gangster film. It was also known as The Legion of Valour and False Faces. An FBI agent tracks down a gang leader.
The Gallant Legion
When power-hungry Faulkner and Leroux want to divide Texas into smaller sections, instead of allowing it to enter the Union as a single state, Gary Conway and the Texas Rangers must step in to thwart their chicanery.
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.
Filmography
as Jack Driscoll (archive footage)
as Jeff Surrett in 'Dodge City'
as actor 'In Harm's Way' (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Albert R. Saxby
as Sam Sharpnose
as King Wolyoe
as Sheriff Brady
as Jeff Newby
as Joe Horn
as Colonel Morgan
as Frank Pierce
as Sol
as Riley Condor
as Sheriff Maledon
as Bill Henderson
as Quartermaster Quoddy
as Simon Bullard
as Joe Rile
as Ben Sage
as Thomas Mathewson
as Little Wolf (aka "The Indian")
as Maj. Henry (Ranger CO)
as Nick Nolan
as Sheriff Reed Larrimore
as Alboino
as il pilota
as Gunner Lowrie
as Jack
as Silk Cipriano
as Bill Granger
as Mike
as Nick Molise
as Welles
as Captain Raniero of Anversa
as Captain Jost
as Jake Stillman
as Mr. Hellman
as Cole Younger
as Self
as Cart Belknap
as Kirby Morrow
as Big Steve Holloway
as Beau Laroux
as Bard Macky
as Laredo Stevens
as Steve Batchellor
as Frank Denton
as Dave Atkins
as Bob Phillips
as Doc Baxter
as Col. Fontaine
as Gerald Forsythe
as 'Jap' Durkin
as Wild Bill Hickok
as William Crawford
as Robert Latour
as Smiley Ryan
as Lehrman Slade
as Michael
as Ritzy Kerry
as Carl Beyersdorf / Ted Healey
as Jim Larch / Jim Adams
as Jeff Surrett
as Dr. Bob Clayton
as Jim Logan
as Jim 'Silk' Loomis
as Steve Lawrence
as Robert "The Torpedo" Malone
as Chester "Black Jack" McCreedy
as Neil Bradshaw
as John 'Lucky' Walden
as Ernie
as Frank Marshall
as Cal Calhoun
as Robert Webster - Alias Bat Williams
as Magua
as Kirby Dawson
as Bill Warren
as Jerry Edwards
as Pitch
as Joe Keefer
as David Cole
as Hal Ashby
as Det. Sgt. 'Stake-Out' Kelly
as Ted Brown
as Lane Franklyn
as Stephen
as Stevens
as Ralph McFarland
as Bob Martel
as Captain Lafe Resnick
as Jack Austin
as 'Ace' Murray
as Kirk Undwood, Jr.
as Jack Driscoll
as Himself (uncredited)
as Roger McGowd (adult)
as Happy White
as Dykes
as Party Guest (Uncredited)
as Student at Dance