Bruce Cabot (April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor. Tall and athletic looking, he is best remembered as Jack Driscoll in King Kong (1933). He is also well known for his roles in films such as the original Last of the Mohicans, Fritz Lang's Fury and the classic western Dodge City.
The character of "Bruce Baxter" in the 2005 remake of King Kong was based on Cabot. The 2005 remake includes a dedication to the other two lead actors in the 1933 original, but not to Cabot.
Known For
King Kong
(1933)
Jack Driscoll
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Albert R. Saxby
Big Jake
(1971)
Sam Sharpnose
The Comancheros
(1961)
Maj. Henry (Ranger CO)
McLintock!
(1963)
Ben Sage
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Sheriff Maledon
Chisum
(1970)
Sheriff Brady
Fury
(1936)
Kirby Dawson
The Undefeated
(1969)
Jeff Newby
The Chase
(1966)
Sol
Hatari!
(1962)
Little Wolf
Dodge City
(1939)
Jeff Surrett
The Green Berets
(1968)
Colonel Morgan
The War Wagon
(1967)
Frank Pierce
Angel and the Badman
(1947)
Laredo Stevens
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Dave Atkins
Full Filmography
Acting
Confessions of a Co-Ed
(1931)
Student at Dance
The Roadhouse Murder
(1932)
Dykes
Lady with a Past
(1932)
Party Guest (Uncredited)
Scarlet River
(1933)
Himself (uncredited)
King Kong
(1933)
Jack Driscoll
Lucky Devils
(1933)
Happy White
Signing 'em Up
(1933)
Himself
Ann Vickers
(1933)
Captain Lafe Resnick
Flying Devils
(1933)
'Ace' Murray
Midshipman Jack
(1933)
Jack Austin
Disgraced!
(1933)
Kirk Undwood, Jr.
The Great Jasper
(1933)
Roger McGowd (adult)
Their Big Moment
(1934)
Lane Franklyn
Redhead
(1934)
Ted Brown
His Greatest Gamble
(1934)
Stephen
Night Alarm
(1934)
Hal Ashby
Men of the Night
(1934)
Det. Sgt. 'Stake-Out' Kelly
Murder on the Blackboard
(1934)
Addison
Finishing School
(1934)
Ralph McFarland
Show Them No Mercy!
(1935)
Pitch
Without Children
(1935)
David Cole
Let 'em Have It
(1935)
Joe Keefer
Fury
(1936)
Kirby Dawson
Sinner Take All
(1936)
Ernest "Ernie" Hyams
The Last of the Mohicans
(1936)
Magua
Don't Gamble with Love
(1936)
Jerry Edwards
Don't Turn 'em Loose
(1936)
Robert Webster - Alias Bat Williams
Legion of Terror
(1936)
Frank Marshall
The Big Game
(1936)
Cal Calhoun
Robin Hood of El Dorado
(1936)
Bill Warren
Bad Guy
(1937)
John 'Lucky' Walden
Love Takes Flight
(1937)
Neil Bradshaw
The Bad Man of Brimstone
(1937)
Chester "Black Jack" McCreedy
Tenth Avenue Kid
(1938)
Jim 'Silk' Loomis
Sinners in Paradise
(1938)
Robert "The Torpedo" Malone
Smashing the Rackets
(1938)
Steve Lawrence
My Son is Guilty
(1939)
Ritzy Kerry
Dodge City
(1939)
Jeff Surrett
Mystery of the White Room
(1939)
Dr. Bob Clayton
Traitor Spy
(1939)
Carl Beyersdorf / Ted Healey
Homicide Bureau
(1939)
Jim Logan
Mickey the Kid
(1939)
Jim Larch / Jim Adams
Captain Caution
(1940)
Lehrman Slade
Girls Under 21
(1940)
Smiley Ryan
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
(1940)
Self
Susan and God
(1940)
Michael
Sundown
(1941)
William Crawford
The Flame of New Orleans
(1941)
Robert Latour
Silver Queen
(1942)
Gerald Forsythe
Wild Bill Hickok Rides
(1942)
Wild Bill Hickok
Pierre of the Plains
(1942)
'Jap' Durkin
The Desert Song
(1943)
Col. Fontaine
Divorce
(1945)
Bob Phillips
Salty O'Rourke
(1945)
Doc Baxter
Fallen Angel
(1945)
Dave Atkins
Avalanche
(1946)
Steve Batchellor
Smoky
(1946)
Frank Denton
Angel and the Badman
(1947)
Laredo Stevens
Gunfighters
(1947)
Bard Macky
The Gallant Legion
(1948)
Beau Laroux
Sorrowful Jones
(1949)
Big Steve Holloway
Fancy Pants
(1950)
Cart Belknap
Rock Island Trail
(1950)
Kirby Morrow
Best of the Badmen
(1951)
Cole Younger
Kid Monk Baroni
(1952)
Mr. Hellman
Lost in Alaska
(1952)
Jake Stillman
The Story of William Tell
(1953)
Captain Jost
The Red Cloak
(1955)
Captain Raniero of Anversa
Rommel's Treasure
(1955)
Welles
Totò Double or Nothing?
(1956)
Nick Molise
The Love Specialist
(1957)
Mike
The Quiet American
(1958)
Bill Granger
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw
(1958)
Jack
Goliath and the Barbarians
(1959)
Alboino
Guardatele ma non toccatele
(1959)
il pilota
John Paul Jones
(1959)
Gunner Lowrie
The Slowest Gun in the West
(1960)
Nick Nolan
The Comancheros
(1961)
Maj. Henry (Ranger CO)
Hatari!
(1962)
Little Wolf
McLintock!
(1963)
Ben Sage
Law of the Lawless
(1964)
Joe Rile
In Harm's Way
(1965)
Quartermaster Quoddy
Town Tamer
(1965)
Riley Condor
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Sheriff Maledon
Black Spurs
(1965)
Bill Henderson
The Chase
(1966)
Sol
The War Wagon
(1967)
Frank Pierce
Hellfighters
(1968)
Joe Horn
The Green Berets
(1968)
Colonel Morgan
The Undefeated
(1969)
Jeff Newby
WUSA
(1970)
King Wolyoe
Chisum
(1970)
Sheriff Brady
Big Jake
(1971)
Sam Sharpnose
Diamonds Are Forever
(1971)
Albert R. Saxby
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
(1991)
actor 'In Harm's Way' (archive footage) (uncredited)
Legends of the West
(1992)
Jeff Surrett in 'Dodge City'