Robert C. Bruce

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.

List of cartoons voiced by Robert C. Bruce

• The Isle of Pingo Pongo (1938) as Narrator
• A Day at the Zoo (1939) as Narrator
• Dangerous Dan McFoo (1939) as Narrator
• Detouring America (1939) as Narrator
• Sioux Me (1939) as Narrator
• Land of the Midnight Fun (1939)
• Fresh Fish (1939) as Narrator
• The Film Fan (1939) as Coming Attractions Narrator
• Africa Squeaks (1940) as Narrator
• Pilgrim Porky (1940) as Narrator
• The Bear's Tale (1940) as Narrator
• The Hardship of Miles Standish (1940) as Radio Announcer/Grandpa
• A Gander at Mother Goose (1940) as Narrator
• Ceiling Hero (1940) as Narrator
• Wacky Wildlife (1940) as Narrator
• Porky's Snooze Reel (1941) as Narrator
• Fair Today (1941) as Narrator
• Farm Frolics (1941) as Narrator
• Meet John Doughboy (1941) as Citizen Sugar Cane & Narrator
• We, the Animals Squeak! (1941) as Narrator
• Aviation Vacation (1941) as Narrator
• Sport Chumpions (1941) as Narrator
• The Bug Parade (1941) as Narrator/Red and Black Ant
• Who's Who in the Zoo (1942) as Narrator
• Crazy Cruise (1942) as Narrator
• Hobby Horse-Laffs (1942) as Narrator
• Hold the Lion, Please (1942) as Hippo
• Fox Pop (1942) as Radio Announcer
• The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943) as Narrator
• Fin n' Catty (1943) as Narrator (beginning and ending only)
• What's Cookin' Doc? (1944) as Opening Narrator
• Russian Rhapsody (1944) as Radio Announcer
• Brother Brat (1944) as Narrator
• Buckaroo Bugs (1944) as Narrator and Villagers
• Plane Daffy (1944) as Narrator
• Wagon Heels (1945) as Narrator
• Nasty Quacks (1945) as Narrator
• Bacall to Arms (1946) as Narrator
• Of Thee I Sting (1946) as Narrator
• Fair and Worm-er (1947) as Narrator
• Hobo Bobo (1947) as Narrator and New Yorkers
• Swallow the Leader (1948) as Narrator
• Orange Blossoms for Violet (1952) as Narrator
• Punch Trunk (1953) as Narrator/Psychiatrist/Radio Announcer
• Feline Frame-Up (1954) as Marc Antony's Master
• Gone Batty (1955) as Narrator
• The Hole Idea (1955) as Narrator
• Bugs' Bonnets (1956) as Opening Narrator
• Dog Tales (1958) as Narrator
• Bonanza Bunny (1959) as Narrator

List of Private Snafu shorts voiced by Robert C. Bruce

• Booby Traps (1944)
• Outpost (1944)
• Target Snafu (1944)
• A Few Quick Facts: Fear (1945)
• It's Murder, She Says... (1945)
• Private Snafu Presents Seaman Tarfu in the Navy (1946)

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".

See also

• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
  • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)
  • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
  • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)
  • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969)
  • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present and miscellaneous)
• Looney Tunes Golden Collection

External links

• IMDB entry for Robert C. Bruce, Jr.
• Reference to an interview with Robert C. Bruce