Truman Bradley
Birthday: Born in 1905-02-08 in Sheldon, Missouri, USA
Deathday: 1974-07-28
TV Credits
Science Fiction Theatre
Character:
Science Fiction Theatre is an American science fiction anthology series that aired in syndication from April 1955 to April 1957. It was produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv....
Movie Credits
Charlie Chan in Rio
Character: Paul Wagner
In Rio de Janiero to arrest a nightclub singer on suspicion of a murder in Hawaii, Charlie Chan becomes involved with the Rio police in solving the singer's own murder....
Dead Men Tell
Character: Capt. Kane of the Suva Star
When the elderly woman sponsoring a treasure hunt is murdered on board her docked ship, Charlie Chan must deal with a treasure map in four pieces, the ghost of a hanged pirate, a talking parrot, a recalcitrant sea captain and several suspicious passengers - and a second murder....
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Character: Radio Announcer
A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world....
Confidence Girl
Character: Narrator (voice)
After successfully swindling thousands of dollars from hapless victims, conflicted con artist Mary (Hillary Brooke) decides to go straight, but her greedy boyfriend and partner, Roger (Tom Conway), convinces her to pull off one final scam before they get married. Written and directed by Andrew L. Stone, this classic crime film finds the police struggling to keep up with the deceptive duo's exceedingly complicated schemes....
Mob Town
Character: Officer Cutler
Wayward youths get out of trouble thanks to a policeman....
Murder Among Friends
Character: McAndrews
A society doctor helps an insurance-company file clerk check deaths related to a big policy....
Help Wanted
Character: Labor Commissioner's Representative
A temporary laborer who helps bring down a mob-sponsored employment racket...
On Borrowed Time
Character: James Northrup
Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future....
Millionaires in Prison
Character: Dr. William 'Bill' Collins
A crop of millionaire inmates struggle to get accustomed to prison life, while inmate Nick Burton watches out for everyone's interests on the inside....
Love on Tap
Character: Tommy
In this musical short, a man tries to woo the manager of a dance troupe....
Never Wave at a WAC
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
A divorced socialite decides to join the Army because she hopes it will enable her to see more of her boyfriend, a Colonel. She soon encounters many difficulties with the Army lifestyle. Moreover, her ex-husband is working as a consultant with the Army, and he uses his position to disrupt her romantic plans by making her join a group of WACs who are testing new equipment....
Young Dr. Kildare
Character: Jack Hamilton
A medical school graduate takes an internship at a big city hospital, only to be subjected to a rigorous (and sometimes embarrassing) testing of his knowledge by the hospital's top dog, Dr. Leonard Gillespie....
Last of the Duanes
Character: Texas Ranger Capt Laramie
Based on Zane Grey's tale of a man who gains an unfair reputation as a gunfighter while out to avenge his father's death....
Stronger Than Desire
Character: Man in Courtroom (uncredited)
An attorney handling a murder case in unaware his own wife played a crucial role in the killing....
Spring Madness
Character: Walter Beckett
Harvard senior Sam Thatcher and his best friend and roommate, known as "The Lippencott", plan to go to Russia after graduation, a decision Sam has kept from his girlfriend, Alexandra Benson....
The Ice Follies of 1939
Character: Paul Rodney (Voice)
Mary and Larry are are a modestly successful skating team. Shortly after their marriage, Mary gets a picture contract, while Larry is sitting at home, out of work....
The Hardys Ride High
Character: Clerk
Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'A...
Miracles for Sale
Character: Nightclub Master of Ceremonies
A maker of illusions for magicians protects an ingenue likely to be murdered....
Frontier Days
Character: Narrator
U.S. Marshal Clay Stacy brings law and order to a frontier community terrorized by an old Nemesis....
A Failure at Fifty
Character: Lincoln's Friend
The story of Abraham Lincoln's 30-year struggle of persistence-through-failure is told to an unemployed 50 year old man....
Northward, Ho!
Character: Himself
Behind-the-scenes promotional featurette to publicize the epic outdoor adventure Northwest Passage filmed on location in Idaho....
Macao
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?...
Keep 'Em Flying
Character: Butch
When a barnstorming stunt pilot decides to join the air corps, his two goofball assistants decide to go with him. Since the two are Abbott & Costello, the air corps doesn't know what it's in for....
Bombay Clipper
Character: Dr. Gregory Landers
Someone has absconded with $4,000,000 worth of diamonds, and that someone may very well be a passenger on the Bombay Clipper....
The Night Before the Divorce
Character: Bruce Campbell
Marital comedy with a dash of murder....
Special Agent
Character: Narrator (voice)
A California railroad agent hunts two brothers for murder and robbing a payroll express....
Northwest Passage
Character: Captain Ogden
Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel of the same name, this film tells the story of two friends who join Rogers' Rangers, as the legendary elite force engages the enemy during the French and Indian War. The film focuses on their famous raid at Fort St. Francis and their marches before and after the battle....
Think First
Character: Crime Lab Technician
Episode 24 of the Crime Does Not Pay series. Margie Smith (Laraine Day) works as a waitress at a drive in restaurant. She likes to date and look nice but on her salary, she can't keep up with everyone else. However, a friend shows her that stealing is easy, cool and lets you dress like success. At first, it works out just fine, but remember--this is a Crime Does Not Pay film and you KNOW she'll soon get caught and prosecuted....
Lone Star Ranger
Character: Phil Lawson
Texas Ranger Buck Dunne is assigned to round up a gang of bank robbers. The leader of the gang turns out to be the "respectable" Judge Longstreth, making life difficult for Dunne inasmuch as he's in love with Longstreth's niece Barbara....
Call Northside 777
Character: Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong....
They Died with Their Boots On
Character: 7th Michigan officer (uncredited)
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation....
Women on the Warpath
Character: Narrator (voice)
Women shown helping the war effort by doing jobs that at the time were traditionally associated with men....
Okay for Sound
Character:
This short was released in connection with the 20th anniversary of Warner Brothers' first exhibition of the Vitaphone sound-on-film process on 6 August 1926. The film highlights Thomas A. Edison and Alexander Graham Bell's efforts that contributed to sound movies and acknowledges the work of Lee De Forest. Brief excerpts from the August 1926 exhibition follow. Clips are then shown from a number of Warner Brothers features, four from the 1920s, the remainder from 1946/47....
We Who Are Young
Character: Commentator (uncredited) (voice)
A man violates company policy by getting married....
Hollywood Hobbies
Character: Narrator (uncredited)
In this short film, two starstruck movie fans hire a tour guide and see a plethora of Hollywood stars....
Burma Convoy
Character: Victor Harrison
A truck convoy traveling the Burma Road is menaced by a group of smugglers....
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Character: Martin Webb
A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 20th Century. Howard wrote the title song, Goodbye, My Lady Love; and Hello, My Baby among many others. Mark Stevens was dubbed by Buddy Clark, well known singer of the 30's and 40's...
Vacation from Love
Character: Mark Shelby
A socialite dumps her fiancé on their wedding day and runs off with a saxophone player. Comedy....
Objective, Burma!
Character: Narrator (voice)
A group of men parachute into Japanese-occupied Burma with a dangerous and important mission: to locate and blow up a radar station. They accomplish this well enough, but when they try to rendezvous at an old air-strip to be taken back to their base, they find Japanese waiting for them, and they must make a long, difficult walk back through enemy-occupied jungle....