BRUCE CABOT
INFORMATION FROM IMDb
Date of birth
20 April 1904
Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Date of death
3 May 1972
Woodland Hills, California, USA. (lung and throat cancer)
Birth name
Etienne Pelissier Jacques de Bujac
Height
6' 1½" (1.87 m)
Spouse
Adrienne Ames (1933 - 1937) (divorced)
Francesca De Scaffa (? - 1951) (divorced)
Trivia
Most remembered as Fay Wray's savior from the hairy clutches of King Kong (1933).
Interred at Carlsbad Cemetery, Carlsbad, New Mexico, Division A, Block 48, Space 5.
Was part of a group of actors that John Wayne regularly used in his films.
Mini- Biography
from Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:
He was the courageous Jack Driscoll, who saved Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) from the clutches of her simian suitor in King Kong (1933), and the characterization dogged him throughout a lengthy screen career. Cabot, the scion of a family of diplomats, reportedly wangled a screen test out of RKO producer David O. Selznick after meeting him at a 1932 Hollywood party. He played bits and second leads in a number of RKO films over the next two years, including What Price Hollywood?,
The Roadhouse Murder (both 1932), Lucky Devils, Ann Vickers, The Great Jasper, Flying Devils, Finishing School and Murder on the Blackboard in addition to Kong. (He was also announced to play Count Zaroff in 1932's The Most Dangerous Game a part that ultimately went to Leslie Banks.) Tall and handsome, Cabot had a vaguely sinister, cold-blooded quality about him (as well as a harsh, metallic voice) that suited him for heavies as well as heroes. He played gangsters in Let 'Em Have It (1935) and Show Them No Mercy (1936), and was a chilling Magua in The Last of the Mohicans (1936).
Cabot alternated good-guy and bad-guy roles throughout his career, although he generally played heroes in B pictures. A longtime drinking buddy of John Wayne, he spent his later years working almost exclusively in the Duke's starring vehicles, such as The Comancheros (1961), Hatari! (1962), McLintock! (1963), The War Wagon (1967), The Green Berets (1968), Hellfighters (1969), Chisum (1970), and Big Jake (1971).
Filmography
Actor
1. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) .... Albert R. 'Bert' Saxby
... aka Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever (USA: complete title)
2. Big Jake (1971) .... Sam Sharpnose
3. WUSA (1970) .... King Wolyoe
4. Chisum (1970) .... Sheriff Brady
5. The Undefeated (1969) .... Sgt. Jeff Newby CSA
6. Hellfighters (1968) .... Joe Horn
7. The Green Berets (1968) .... Col. Morgan
8. The War Wagon (1967) .... Frank Pierce
9. The Chase (1966) .... Sol
10. Town Tamer (1965) .... Riley Condor
11. Cat Ballou (1965) .... Sheriff Maledon
12. Black Spurs (1965) .... Henderson
13. In Harm's Way (1965) .... Quartermaster Quoddy
14. "Daniel Boone"
- The Devil's Four (1965) TV Episode .... Simon Bullard
15. Choque de Sentimentos (1965)
16. "Bonanza"
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- A Dime's Worth of Glory (1964) TV Episode .... Sheriff Reed Laramore
17. "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre"
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- Have Girls, Will Travel (1964) TV Episode .... Sheriff
18. Law of the Lawless (1964) .... Joe Rile
... aka Invitation to a Hanging
19. "Burke's Law"
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed Holly Howard? (1963) TV Episode .... Thomas Mathewson
20. McLintock! (1963) .... Ben Sage
21. Hatari! (1962) .... Little Wolf aka The Indian
22. The Comancheros (1961) .... Maj. Henry (Ranger CO)
23. "77 Sunset Strip"
- Double Trouble (1960) TV Episode .... Silk Cipriano
24. The Slowest Gun in the West (1960) (TV) .... Nick Nolan
25. Terrore dei barbari, Il (1959) .... Alboino
... aka Goliath and the Barbarians (USA)
26. John Paul Jones (1959) .... Gunner Lowrie
27. Guardatele ma non toccatele (1959) .... Il pilota
28. The Quiet American (1958) .... Bill Granger
29. The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958) .... Jack
30. Ragazza del palio, La (1957) .... Mike
... aka Blonde enjoleuse, La (France)
... aka The Love Specialist (USA)
31. Totò, lascia o raddoppia? (1956) .... Nick Molise
32. Tesoro di Rommel, Il (1955) .... Wells
... aka Rommel's Treasure (USA)
... aka Treasure of Rommel (International: English title: literal title)
33. Mantello rosso, Il (1955) .... Raniero d'Anversa
... aka Manteau rouge, Le (France)
... aka The Red Cloak
34. "The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse"
... aka Action Tonight (USA: syndication title)
- The Perfect Gentleman (1954) TV Episode
35. William Tell (1953)
36. "Tales of Tomorrow"
- Seeing-Eye Surgeon (1952) TV Episode
- The Dune Roller (1952) TV Episode .... Sam Thomas
37. Lost in Alaska (1952) .... Jake Stillman
... aka Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (UK)
38. Kid Monk Baroni (1952) .... Mr. Hellman
... aka Young Paul Baroni (UK)
39. "Gruen Guild Playhouse"
... aka Chevron Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Gruen Guild Theater (USA: new title)
- The Driven Snow (1951) TV Episode
40. Best of the Badmen (1951) .... Cole Younger
41. "Stars Over Hollywood"
- Tails for Jeb Mulcahy (1951) TV Episode
- Merry Christmas for Sweeney (1950) TV Episode
- Not a Bad Guy (1950) TV Episode
42. "Armstrong Circle Theatre"
- The Moment of Decision (1951) TV Episode
43. "Lux Video Theatre"
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Treasure Trove (1951) TV Episode
44. Fancy Pants (1950) .... Cart Belknap
45. Rock Island Trail (1950) .... Kirby Morrow
... aka Transcontinent Express (UK)
46. Sorrowful Jones (1949) .... Big Steve Holloway
47. The Gallant Legion (1948) .... Beau Laroux
48. Gunfighters (1947) .... Bard Mackey
... aka The Assassin (UK)
49. Angel and the Badman (1947) .... Laredo Stevens
... aka The Angel and the Outlaw
50. Avalanche (1946) .... Steve Batchellor
51. Smoky (1946) .... Frank
52. Fallen Angel (1945) .... Dave Atkins
53. Divorce (1945) .... Bob Phillips
54. Salty O'Rourke (1945) .... Doc Baxter
55. The Desert Song (1943) .... Col. Fontaine
56. Silver Queen (1942) .... Gerald Forsythe
57. Pierre of the Plains (1942) .... 'Jap' Durkin
58. Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942) .... Wild Bill Hickok
59. Sundown (1941) .... Crawford (District Commissioner of Monicka)
60. The Flame of New Orleans (1941) .... Robert Latour
61. Girls Under 21 (1940) .... Smiley Ryan
62. Captain Caution (1940) .... Lehrman Slade
63. Susan and God (1940) .... Michael O'Hara
... aka The Gay Mrs. Trexel (UK)
64. Traitor Spy (1940) .... Healey Beyersdorf
... aka The Torso Murder Mystery (USA)
65. My Son Is Guilty (1939) .... Ritzy Kerry
... aka Crime's End (UK)
66. Mickey the Kid (1939) .... Jim Larch aka Jim Adams
... aka Mickey
67. Dodge City (1939) .... Jeff Surrett
68. Mystery of the White Room (1939) .... Dr. Bob Clayton
... aka Murder in the Surgery (USA)
69. Homicide Bureau (1939) .... Jim Logan
70. Smashing the Rackets (1938) .... Steve Lawrence
71. Sinners in Paradise (1938) .... Robert (The Torpedo) Malone
72. The Bad Man of Brimstone (1937) .... Chester 'Blackjack' McCreedy
73. Love Takes Flight (1937) .... Neil Bradshaw
74. Bad Guy (1937) .... John 'Lucky' Walden
75. Tenth Avenue Kid (1937) .... Jim 'Silk' Loomis
76. Sinner Take All (1936) .... Ernie Hymes
77. Legion of Terror (1936) .... Frank Marshall
78. The Big Game (1936) .... Cal Calhoun
79. Don't Turn 'em Loose (1936) .... Robert Webster, alias Bat Williams
80. The Last of the Mohicans (1936) .... Magua
81. Fury (1936) .... Kirby 'Bubbles' Dawson
82. The Three Wise Guys (1936) .... Blackie
83. The Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) .... Bill Warren
84. Don't Gamble with Love (1936) .... Jerry Edwards
85. Show Them No Mercy! (1935) .... Pitch
... aka Tainted Money (UK)
86. Let 'em Have It (1935) .... Joe Keefer
... aka False Faces (UK)
87. Without Children (1935) .... David F. Cole
88. Night Alarm (1934) .... Hal Ashby
89. Men of the Night (1934) .... Det. Sgt. 'Stake-Out' Kelly
90. Redhead (1934) .... Ted Brown
91. Their Big Moment (1934) .... Lane Franklyn
... aka Afterwards (UK)
92. His Greatest Gamble (1934) .... Stephen
93. Let's Try Again (1934) (scenes deleted)
... aka The Marriage Symphony (UK)
94. Murder on the Blackboard (1934) .... Addison 'Ad' Stevens
95. Finishing School (1934) .... Dr. Ralph McFarland
96. Shadows of Sing Sing (1933) .... Bob Martel
97. Ann Vickers (1933) .... Captain Lafe Resnick
98. Midshipman Jack (1933) .... Jack Austin
99. Flying Devils (1933) .... Ace Murray
... aka The Flying Circus (UK)
100. Disgraced! (1933) .... Kirk Undwood, Jr.
101. King Kong (1933) .... John 'Jack' Driscoll
... aka The Eighth Wonder
... aka The Eighth Wonder of the World
102. The Great Jasper (1933) .... Roger McGowd (adult)
103. Lucky Devils (1933) .... Happy White
104. The Roadhouse Murder (1932) .... Fred Dykes
105. Lady with a Past (1932) .... Dance extra
... aka Reputation
106. Confessions of a Co-Ed (1931) (uncredited) .... College student at dance
... aka Her Dilemma (UK)
107. Heroes of the Flames (1931) (uncredited) .... Bit part [Ch. 7]
Himself
1. "Here's Hollywood"
- Episode dated 27 November 1961 (1961) TV Episode .... Himself
2. Signing 'em Up (1933) .... Himself
3. Scarlet River (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage
1. I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (2005) (archive footage: from King Kong [1933]) .... Jack Driscoll
