Bruce Lester
actor (1912-2008)
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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 9 films (1934–1948) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 2 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | To Be a Lady | George King | ||||
| 1938 | IF I WERE KING | Frank Lloyd | 3460 | 16mm | Color & B&W | sound |
| 1940 | British Intelligence. | Terry O. Morse | 61 min | B&W | ||
| 1941 | Man hunt | Fritz Lang | 100 min | B&W | ||
| 1941 | Man Hunt. | Fritz Lang | 9 030 ft. | B&W | ||
| 1946 | Cloak and dagger. | Fritz Lang | 3800 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1946 | The wife of Monte Cristo. | PRC Pictures Inc. | 8 reels | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1947 | Golden Earrings | Dist By Aims Media | 95 min | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1948 | But Not in Vain | Edmond T. Gréville |