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My Take
Bruce Cabot will forever be the man who tried to save Fay Wray from a giant ape. As Jack Driscoll in the original 1933 King Kong, he became part of cinema history, but I think his career deserves more than that single credit. He showed real range across The Last of the Mohicans, Fritz Lang's Fury, and the Western Dodge City, the kind of sturdy character work that held Hollywood's golden age together. Born Etienne de Pelissier Bujac Jr. in Carlsbad, New Mexico, he reinvented himself as a classic leading man. There's something fascinating about an actor whose biggest role still echoes nearly a century later.
Overview
Bruce Cabot (born Étienne de Pelissier Bujac Jr.; April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor, best remembered as Jack Driscoll in King Kong (1933) and for his roles in films such as The Last of the Mohicans (1936), Fritz Lang's Fury (1936), and the Western Dodge City (1939).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bruce Cabot
- Name (Japanese)
- ブルース・キャボット
- Reading
- ぶるーす・きゃぼっと
- Born
- April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Dragon
- Origin
- Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.