Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett (Herman Brix)
Bennett, 1940s
Born
Harold Herman Brix

(1906-05-19)May 19, 1906
DiedFebruary 24, 2007(2007-02-24) (aged 100)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • athlete
  • businessman
Years active1931–1973; 1980
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Spouse
Jeannette C. Braddock
(m. 1933; died 2000)
Children2
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Bruce Bennett (born Harold Herman Brix, also credited Herman Brix; May 19, 1906 – February 24, 2007)[1][2] was an American film and television actor who prior to his screen career was a highly successful college athlete in football and in both intercollegiate and international track-and-field competitions. In 1928 he won the silver medal for the shot put at the Olympic Games held in Amsterdam. Bennett's acting career spanned more than 40 years. He worked predominantly in films until the mid-1950s, when he began to work increasingly in American television series.

  1. ^ Harold H. Brix in the Social Security Death Index.
  2. ^ Harold Brix, age 3, in U.S. Census, April 15, 1910, State of Washington, County of Pierce, enumeration district 275, p. 7-B, family 195.