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Bruce Lester was a South African-born English film actor with over 60 screen appearances to his credit between 1934 and his retirement from acting in 1958. Lester's career divided into two distinct periods. Between 1934 and 1938, billed as Bruce Lister, he appeared in upwards of 20 British films, mostly of the cheaply shot and quickly forgotten quota quickie variety. He then moved to the US, where he changed his surname to Lester, and found himself for a time appearing in some of the biggest prestige productions of their day, alongside stars such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Tyrone Power and Errol Flynn. Lester himself never achieved star-billing, but was said to have remarked that this at least meant that if a film was a flop, no blame ever fell on his shoulders.
Birth Name
Bruce Somerset Lister
Born
Thursday, 06 June 1912
Died
Friday, 13 June 2008
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Tarzan and the Trappers | Commissioner Brandini | 1958 |
The Seventh Sin | Allan | 1957 |
Something of Value | Physician - McKenzie Massacre | 1957 |
General Electric Summer Originals | (as Bruce Lister) | 1956 |
The Scarlet Coat | Col. Simcoe | 1955 |
The Sea Chase | Petty Officer | 1955 |
King Richard and the Crusaders | Castelaine | 1954 |
The Royal African Rifles | Saxon | 1953 |
Charade | Capt. van Buren | 1953 |
Rogue's March | Wilson | 1953 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Tarzan and the Trappers | Commissioner Brandini | 1958 |
The Seventh Sin | Allan | 1957 |
Something of Value | Physician - McKenzie Massacre | 1957 |
General Electric Summer Originals | (as Bruce Lister) | 1956 |
The Scarlet Coat | Col. Simcoe | 1955 |
The Sea Chase | Petty Officer | 1955 |
King Richard and the Crusaders | Castelaine | 1954 |
The Royal African Rifles | Saxon | 1953 |
Charade | Capt. van Buren | 1953 |
Rogue's March | Wilson | 1953 |
General Electric Theater | Mr. Charters | 1953 |
The Pathfinder | Capt. Clint Bradford | 1952 |
Four Star Playhouse | 1st Club Member | 1952 |
The Son of Dr. Jekyll | Daniels' Reporter / Daniels' Reporter (Uncredited) | 1951 |
Schlitz Playhouse | Ray | 1951 |
Secrets of Monte Carlo | British Inspector | 1951 |
Lorna Doone | Walt Snowe | 1951 |
Tales of Robin Hood | Alan A. Dale / Allan-a-Dale | 1951 |
Tarzan's Peril | Game Warden | 1951 |
Dangerous Assignment | Wethersby | 1950 |
Celia | Larry Peters | 1949 |
But Not in Vain | Fred Van Nespen | 1948 |
I Walk Alone | Charles | 1947 |
Golden Earrings | Richard Byrd | 1947 |
Strange Journey | Roger Blythe | 1946 |
Cloak and Dagger | British Officer | 1946 |
Without Reservations | Army Lieutenant | 1946 |
Flesh and Fantasy | Young Man | 1943 |
Above Suspicion | Thornley | 1943 |
The Mysterious Doctor | Lt. Christopher 'Kit' Hilton | 1943 |
Desperate Journey | English Officer | 1942 |
Eagle Squadron | King | 1942 |
A Yank in the R.A.F. | Flight Lt. Sterling Richardson | 1941 |
Man Hunt | Co-Pilot | 1941 |
Shining Victory | Dr. Bentley | 1941 |
Singapore Woman | Clyde | 1941 |
Shadows on the Stairs | Hugh Bromilow | 1941 |
The Letter | John Withers | 1940 |
Pride and Prejudice | Mr. Bingley | 1940 |
My Son, My Son! | Rory O'Riorden | 1940 |
British Intelligence | Frank Bennett | 1940 |
The Invisible Man Returns | Chaplain | 1940 |
The Witness Vanishes | Lord Noel Stratton | 1939 |
If I Were King | Noel le Jolys / Noel de Jolys | 1938 |
Boy Meets Girl | Rodney Bowman | 1938 |
Thistledown | Lord James Dunfoyle | 1938 |
Change for a Sovereign | Prince William | 1938 |
Ship's Concert | Purser | 1937 |
The Windmill | Officer | 1937 |
Mayfair Melody | Dickie | 1937 |
The Heirloom Mystery | Alf Dene | 1937 |
Crime Over London | Ronald Martin | 1936 |
Hail and Farewell | Peter Dove | 1936 |
The Tenth Man | Edward O'Donnell | 1936 |
A Star Fell from Heaven | Winkler | 1936 |
Ourselves Alone | 2nd Lieut. Lingard | 1936 |
Old Roses | Chris Morgan | 1936 |
Old Faithful | Alf Haines | 1935 |
The Third Clue | Derek Clayton | 1934 |
Death at a Broadcast | Peter Ridgwell | 1934 |
Badger's Green | Dickie Wetherby | 1934 |
To Be a Lady | Jerry Dean | 1934 |
The Girl in the Flat | Bit Role | 1934 |