Bruce Lester

Born: 1912-06-06

Bruce Lester appeared in films from the 1930s into the 1950s, mainly in supporting roles. He was born Bruce Lister in Johannesburg, South Africa and later resided in England. After studying at Brighton College, he began his career on the London Stage and made his big screen debut in 1934. Lester's co-stars included Ronald Colman, Boris Karloff, James Cagney, Ray Milland and Joan Crawford. His film credits include, "To Be a Lady" (1934), "The Third Clue" (1934), "Boy Meets Girl" (1938), "The Witness Vanishes" (1939), "British Intelligence" (1940), "Pride and Prejudice" (1940), "The Letter" (1940, "Above Suspicion" (1943), "Golden Earrings" (1947), "The Fool and the Princess" (1948) and "Tarzan and the Trappers" (1958).


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Pride and Prejudice

as Mr. Bingley
Released: 1940-07-26

Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find...

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The Letter

as John Withers
Released: 1940-11-21

After a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.

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Man Hunt

as uncredited
Released: 1941-06-13

Shortly before the start of WW2, renown British big-game hunter Thorndike vacationing in Bavaria...

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The Invisible Man Returns

as Chaplain (uncredited)
Released: 1940-01-12

The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make...

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King Richard and the Crusaders

as Castelaine
Released: 1954-08-07

Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of...

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Above Suspicion

as Thornley
Released: 1943-05-31

Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.

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I Walk Alone

as Charles (uncredited)
Released: 1947-12-31

Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is...

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British Intelligence

as Frank Bennett
Released: 1939-11-10

During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with...

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Without Reservations

as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
Released: 1946-05-13

Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...

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The Scarlet Coat

as Col. Simcoe
Released: 1955-07-29

An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.

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The Son of Dr. Jekyll

as Daniels' Reporter (Uncredited)
Released: 1951-10-31

The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation...

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Golden Earrings

as Richard Byrd
Released: 1947-08-27

A British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate.

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Singapore Woman

as Clyde
Released: 1941-05-17

A fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.

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A Yank in the R.A.F.

as Flight Lt. Sterling Richardson
Released: 1941-09-26

An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to...

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Ourselves Alone

as 2nd Lieut. Lingard
Released: 1936-04-27

One of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of...

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Tarzan and the Trappers

as Commissioner Brandini
Released: 1958-01-01

Tarzan goes up against a baddie by the name of Schroeder, who is trapping animals and selling...

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If I Were King

as Noel de Jolys
Released: 1938-09-28

King Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in...

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Boy Meets Girl

as Rodney Bowman
Released: 1938-08-27

Two lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to...

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Charade

as Capt. van Buren
Released: 1953-09-16

This is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws...

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The Pathfinder

as Capt. Clint Bradford
Released: 1952-12-09

Pathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to...

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Strange Journey

as Roger Blythe
Released: 1946-10-03

Reformed racketeer "Lucky" Leeds flees from the police when he thinks they are about to arrest...

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Shining Victory

as Dr. Bentley
Released: 1941-05-30

In a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia...

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Shadows on the Stairs

as Hugh Bromilow
Released: 1941-03-01

Occupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.

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Eagle Squadron

as King
Released: 1942-06-16

An American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in...

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Tales of Robin Hood

as Allan-a-Dale
Released: 1951-12-21

The story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir...

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Death at Broadcasting House

as Peter Ridgwell (uncredited)
Released: 1934-11-01

An actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and...

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The Witness Vanishes

as Lord Noel Stratton
Released: 1939-09-22

In this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of...

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Crime Over London

as Ronald Martin
Released: 1936-10-21

With the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where...

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My Son, My Son!

as Rory O'Riorden
Released: 1940-03-21

A self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied....

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The Mysterious Doctor

as Lt. Christopher 'Kit' Hilton
Released: 1943-03-03

The citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost...

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Secrets of Monte Carlo

as British Inspector
Released: 1951-06-20

A U.S. businessman abroad is the patsy for the theft of a rajah's jewels.

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A Star Fell from Heaven

as Winkler
Released: 1936-06-08

In this comedy, a talented singer is hired to dub the voice of a star who has lost his own....

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Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora

as Larry Peters
Released: 1949-08-29

A private detective (Bruce Lester) and an aspiring actress (Hy Hazell) join forces to thwart a...

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The Tenth Man

as Edward O'Donnell
Released: 1936-08-12

George Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the...

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Dangerous Assignment

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-01-01

A U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star...

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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Ray
First aired: 1951-10-05

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....

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