Robert C. Bruce

Acting

Robert C. Bruce

Born October 6, 1914 · White Salmon, Washington, USA

Died August 24, 2003 · aged 88

Robert C. Bruce, Jr. was a voice actor, and the son of Robert C. Bruce who was also an actor. 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…

Known For

Wagon HeelsWagon Heels · 1945
Wagon Heels
6.81945
MovieAnimationComedy
Porky leads a wagon train into "Injun Joe Territory," and finally comes up against the fearsome Superchief. But Sloppy Moe, a survivor of a previous Injun Joe attack, knows something about him he won't tell... until the very end.
Target SnafuTarget Snafu · 1944
Target Snafu
6.01944
MovieAnimation
An armada of malaria-laden mosquitoes seeks human targets and finds Private Snafu, who fails to protect himself adequately against their onslaught.
Bonanza BunnyBonanza Bunny · 1959
Bonanza Bunny
7.31959
MovieAnimationComedy
Bugs fights with Blacque Jacque Shellacque over Klondike gold.
Booby TrapsBooby Traps · 1944
Booby Traps
6.31944
MovieAnimationComedy
Pvt. Snafu thinks he's too smart to get caught by an enemy booby trap, but he soon finds that the traps are alluring and that he is every bit the booby.
Hobo BoboHobo Bobo · 1947
Hobo Bobo
6.21947
MovieAnimationComedy
Little Bobo the Elephant decides to leave a jungle, where he is assigned to the thankless task of moving logs with his trunk, for a glamorous life in a circus in America. On the advice of a minah bird, Bobo paints himself pink to gain access to a ship bound for the U.S., because nobody on the ship will admit to seeing a pink elephant much less act to remove the presumed hallucination. After Bobo arrives in America, a steet-cleaner washes his pink color away, and people are now willing to acknowledge seeing the little elephant. Bobo is arrested by the police and chained for trial by judge, and the judge sentences him to life - in a circus, where he is bat "boy" for the big top baseball team, and laments that he's carrying logs (i.e. bats) yet again!
Point Rationing of FoodsPoint Rationing of Foods · 1943
Point Rationing of Foods
6.01943
MovieAnimation
Animated documentary short film demonstrating the reasons and methods of the point system of wartime food rationing.
OutpostOutpost · 1944
Outpost
5.61944
MovieAnimation
Snafu has an object lesson on the value of complete and accurate regular reports when he discovers and reports evidence of the enemy's presence at his assigned area.
Fox PopFox Pop · 1942
Fox Pop
5.81942
MovieAnimation
Hearing that silver foxes are all the rage in high society, a fox paints himself silver and gets himself trapped, finding out too late that it's only his fur anyone is interested in.

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Hobo BoboHobo Bobo · 1947
Hobo Bobo
6.21947
MovieAnimationComedy
Little Bobo the Elephant decides to leave a jungle, where he is assigned to the thankless task of moving logs with his trunk, for a glamorous life in a circus in America. On the advice of a minah bird, Bobo paints himself pink to gain access to a ship bound for the U.S., because nobody on the ship will admit to seeing a pink elephant much less act to remove the presumed hallucination. After Bobo arrives in America, a steet-cleaner washes his pink color away, and people are now willing to acknowledge seeing the little elephant. Bobo is arrested by the police and chained for trial by judge, and the judge sentences him to life - in a circus, where he is bat "boy" for the big top baseball team, and laments that he's carrying logs (i.e. bats) yet again!

Narrator / New Yorkers (voice)