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Bruce Cabot
American actor and World War II veteran Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Biography of Bruce Cabot
- Rise to Fame
- Iconic Role and Villainous Characters
- World War II and Controversies
- Later Career and Personal Life
Biography of Bruce Cabot
Bruce Cabot, born Etienne Pelissier de Buyak on April 20, , in Carlsbad, New Mexico, was an American actor and participant in World War II.
He appeared in nearly a hundred films throughout his career.
Rise to Fame
Cabot started his acting career after meeting David O. Selznick in Hollywood. He made his debut in the drama-action film "Heroes of the Flames." Although he missed out on the lead role of Ringo Kid in John Ford's western "Stagecoach," which went to John Wayne, Cabot portrayed a soldier named Resnick in the drama film "Ann Vickers," where he seduced and abandoned a naive pregnant woman before going off to war.
Iconic Role and Villainous Characters
Cabot's breakthrough role came in the blockbuster film "King Kong." He also played villains, such as a gangster boss in the crime drama "Let 'Em Have It" and a Huron warrior in the adventure film "The Last of the Mohicans." In the film noir "Fury," Cabot appeared alongside Spencer Tracy as the leader of a mob dispensing vigilante justice.
Another notable work in Cabot's career was the western film "Dodge City" in , one of Warner Bros.' biggest hits of that period.
World War II and Controversies
Before leaving Hollywood to join the war effort, Cabot appeared in several films. He was drafted in December and became a senior lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces after completing officer training in Miami Beach.
From July to November , he served as an officer in the operational department of the transport aviation headquarters in Tunis. There are claims that Cabot was involved in smuggling Nazi gold to Brazil. According to Counterintelligence Corps documents, Cabot worked as a courier for a smuggling gang controlled by high-ranking officers in the transport aviation.
Cabot, known in the Air Force as Lieutenant de Buyak, was arrested in Cairo in November and later assigned to a remote desert outpost in Atar, Mauritania, where he struggled to make ends meet. He was demobilized on July 19,
Later Career and Personal Life
After returning to Hollywood, Cabot crossed paths with John Wayne on the set of the film "Angel and the Badman" in Wayne, who was a major force in American cinema for nearly two decades, helped Cabot secure roles in ten of his films in the s.
Actor robert armstrong A freelancer, he appeared in movies at many studios before leaving Hollywood for military service. Retrieved May 21, Simone Simon. Ekaterina Kmit.Cabot's final acting achievement was his portrayal of Saxby in the James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever" in He was married three times to actresses Mary Mather Smith, Adrienne Ames, and Francesca De Scaffa. Little information is known about Mary, but it is speculated that she was an African-American actress who appeared in films like "The Girl from Chicago," where all the characters were African-American.
Bruce Cabot passed away on May 3, , from lung and throat cancer in California.