Bruce Lester
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).
Pride and Prejudice
as Mr. BingleyMrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor...
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The Letter
as John WithersAfter a woman shoots a man to death, a damning letter she wrote raises suspicions.
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Man Hunt
as uncreditedShortly before the start of WW2, renowned British big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, vacationing in...
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I Walk Alone
as Charles (uncredited)Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is...
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The Invisible Man Returns
as Chaplain (uncredited)The owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make...
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Tarzan and the Trappers
as Commissioner BrandiniTarzan goes up against a baddie by the name of Schroeder, who is trapping animals and selling...
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King Richard and the Crusaders
as CastelaineBased on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of...
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Above Suspicion
as ThornleyTwo newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
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The Scarlet Coat
as Col. SimcoeAn American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.
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A Yank in the R.A.F.
as Flight Lt. Sterling RichardsonAn American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to...
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Without Reservations
as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the...
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Singapore Woman
as ClydeA fallen woman seeks redemption at a Singapore rubber plantation. Melodrama.
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If I Were King
as Noel de JolysKing Louis XI masquerades as a commoner in Paris, seeking out the treachery he is sure lurks in...
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British Intelligence
as Frank BennettDuring WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with...
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Death at Broadcasting House
as Peter Ridgwell (uncredited)An actor is murdered live on air whilst a play is being broadcast. Everyone in the play and...
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Eagle Squadron
as KingAn American joins the British Royal Air Force just before Pearl Harbor is attacked, and falls in...
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The Mysterious Doctor
as Lt. Christopher 'Kit' HiltonThe citizens of a tiny Cornish village are tormented during World War II by a headless ghost...
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My Son, My Son!
as Rory O'RiordenA self-made success is determined to give his son the lavish upbringing he himself was denied....
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Shadows on the Stairs
as Hugh BromilowOccupants of a London boarding house become suspects as a string of murders are discovered.
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Golden Earrings
as Richard ByrdA British colonel escapes from the Gestapo to the Black Forest and poses as a Gypsy's mate.
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Charade
as Capt. van BurenThis is an anthology film with three stories. In "Portrait of a Murderer", a female artist draws...
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The Son of Dr. Jekyll
as Daniels' Reporter (uncredited)The son of the notorious Dr. Henry Jekyll is determined to prove that his father's reputation...
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Tales of Robin Hood
as Allan-a-DaleThe story of Robin Hood, how he met his Merry Men and Maid Marian, and saved England from Sir...
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The Pathfinder
as Capt. Clint BradfordPathfinder, a white man raised by the Mohican Indians, joins forces with the British army to...
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Shining Victory
as Dr. BentleyIn a Scottish sanitarium, a brilliant research psychiatrist works on a treatment for dementia...
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The Witness Vanishes
as Lord Noel StrattonIn this mystery, a newspaper executive and three of his colleagues conspire to have the owner of...
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Boy Meets Girl
as Rodney BowmanTwo lazy screenwriters need a story for the studio's cowboy star. A studio waitress turns out to...
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Crime Over London
as Ronald MartinWith the police on their tail, a gang of New York criminals decided to relocate to London where...
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Secrets of Monte Carlo
as British InspectorA 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 WinklerIn this comedy, a talented singer is hired to dub the voice of a star who has lost his own....
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Ourselves Alone
as 2nd Lieut. LingardOne of the most significant films ever made about the Troubles in Ireland, a powerful story of...
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Strange Journey
as Roger BlytheReformed racketeer "Lucky" Leeds flees from the police when he thinks they are about to arrest...
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Celia: The Sinister Affair of Poor Aunt Nora
as Larry PetersAn actress, urged by her detective boyfriend, takes a job as housekeeper for a wealthy elderly...
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The Tenth Man
as Edward O'DonnellGeorge Winter, a self-made businessman and MP, lets nothing get in the way of his climb to the...
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To Be a Lady
as Jerry DeanMisadventures of a country girl who comes to the city, and falls in love with a musician.
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Dangerous Assignment
as uncreditedA U.S. government agent travels the world on undercover missions in this 1950s series. Star...
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as RaySchlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS....
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