Occupation Actor Parents Robert C. Bruce Role Voice actor | Name Robert Bruce Years active 1930s-1960s | |
Full Name Robert C. Bruce, Jr. Born October 6, 1914 ( 1914-10-06 ) White Salmon, Washington. U.S. Died August 24, 2003, Greenville, South Carolina, United States Movies Buckaroo Bugs, Feline Frame‑Up, Bugs' Bonnets, The Isle of Pingo Pongo, Africa Squeaks Similar People Edward Selzer, Treg Brown, Leon Schlesinger, Bob Clampett, Carl Stalling | ||
Robert C. Bruce Jr. (October 6, 1914 – August 24, 2003) was an American voice actor, and the son of Robert C. Bruce (1887–1948) who was a cinematographer and documentary producer. He was the narrator for a number of Warner Bros. cartoons in the 1930s and 1940s. The Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series' had occasional entries which were driven not by one of their stable of stars such as Bugs Bunny or Daffy Duck, but by individual short sketches, usually filled with sight gags and word-play. Later he was a writer and producer of industrial motion pictures based in Minnesota.
Contents
- Animation voiceover work
- List of Private Snafu shorts voiced by Robert C Bruce
- Legacy
- Filmography
- References
Animation voiceover work
List of Private Snafu shorts voiced by Robert C. Bruce
Legacy
Bruce never got a screen credit, but his voice was recognizable, and he is mentioned in the commentary for the Looney Tunes Golden Collection.
He introduces the cartoon What's Cookin' Doc? (1944) which begins with a filmed segment about Oscar night, and transitions into a Bugs Bunny cartoon.
In addition to the "Crazy Cruise" types of cartoons, he provides the voice of the narrator for the 1956 cartoon Bugs' Bonnets, an animated exposition on the "well-known psychological fact that people's behavior is strongly affected by the way they dress".
Filmography
Actor
2023
The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3 (Video) as
Narrator
1959
Bonanza Bunny (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1958
Dog Tales (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1956
Bugs' Bonnets (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1955
The Hole Idea (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1955
A Hitch in Time (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1954
Gone Batty (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1954
Feline Frame-Up (Short) as
Marc Anthony's master (voice, uncredited)
1953
Punch Trunk (Short) as
Narrator / Psychiatrist / Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
1952
Orange Blossoms for Violet (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1949
Swallow the Leader (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1948
Bugs Bunny Rides Again (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1947
Crowing Pains (Short) as
Barnyard Dog (voice, uncredited)
1947
Hobo Bobo (Short) as
Narrator, New Yorkers (voice, uncredited)
1946
Fair and Worm-er (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1946
Of Thee I Sting (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1946
Bacall to Arms (Short) as
Newsreel Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1946
Daffy Doodles (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1946
Book Revue (Short) as
Henry the VIII (uncredited)
1946
Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1945
Nasty Quacks (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1945
Wagon Heels (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1945
It's Murder She Says... (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1945
A Few Quick Facts: Fear (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1944
A Few Quick Facts (Short) as
Narrator (uncredited)
1944
Target Snafu (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1944
Plane Daffy (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1944
Outpost (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1944
Buckaroo Bugs (Short) as
Narrator / Villagers (voice, uncredited)
1944
Brother Brat (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1944
Russian Rhapsody (Short) as
Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
1944
A Lecture on Camouflage (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1944
Booby Traps (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1944
What's Cookin' Doc? (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1943
Fin n' Catty (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1943
The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (Short) as
Narrator (uncredited)
1943
Bravo, Mr. Strauss (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1942
Fox Pop (Short) as
Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)
1942
Hobby Horse-Laffs (Short) as
Narrator / Herman Dibble / Chuck Negiggleswig / ... (voice, uncredited)
1942
Hold the Lion, Please (Short) as
Hippo (uncredited)
1942
Saps in Chaps (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1942
Crazy Cruise (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1942
Porky's Cafe (Short) as
Customer (voice)
1942
Who's Who in the Zoo (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
Robinson Crusoe Jr. (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
Rookie Revue (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
The Bug Parade (Short) as
Narrator / Red and Black Ant (voice, uncredited)
1941
Sport Chumpions (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
We, the Animals - Squeak! (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
Aviation Vacation (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
Meet John Doughboy (Short) as
Narrator - Citizen Sugar Cane (voice, uncredited)
1941
Salt Water Daffy (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
Farm Frolics (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
Fair Today (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1941
Porky's Snooze Reel (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1940
Wacky Wildlife (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1940
Ceiling Hero (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1940
The Chewin' Bruin (Short) as
Various (voice, uncredited)
1940
A Gander at Mother Goose (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1940
The Hardship of Miles Standish (Short) as
Radio Announcer / Grandpa (voice, uncredited)
1940
The Bear's Tale (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1940
Pilgrim Porky (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1940
Africa Squeaks (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1939
The Film Fan (Short) as
Coming Attractions Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1939
Fresh Fish (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1939
Land of the Midnight Fun (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1939
Sioux Me (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1939
Detouring America (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1939
Dangerous Dan McFoo (Short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
1938
Having a Wonderful Time with Angels in Dirty Places (Short) as
Narrator (voice)
1938
The Daffy Doc (Short) as
Daffy's Conscience (voice)
1937
Rover's Rival (Short) as
Rover (voice, uncredited)
Writer
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This Is the Life (TV Series) (original screenplay by - 2 episodes, 1953) (original screenplay - 1 episode, 1952)
- Spite (1953) - (original screenplay by)
- The Neighbor Next Door (1953) - (original screenplay by)
- My Brother (1952) - (original screenplay)
Self
1943
Point Rationing of Foods (Documentary short) as
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Archive Footage
2019
Night of The Robber! (Short) as
Narrator
2019
The City Dopes (Short) as
Narrator
2004
Behind the Tunes: A Conversation with Tex Avery (Video documentary short) as
Narrator (uncredited)
2000
ToonHeads (TV Series documentary) as
Narrator of "Orange Blossoms for Violet"
- A ToonHeads Special: The Lost Cartoons (2000) - Narrator of "Orange Blossoms for Violet" (uncredited)
1989
Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (Video documentary) as
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
References
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