Bruce Bennett Quotes

Bruce Bennett was born in Tacoma, Washington. Born as Harold Herman Brix, he went by the name Herman Brix in the 1930s. He was an American actor and Olympic silver medalist in the shot put. In 1931, MGM, adapting author Edgar Rice Burroughs's popular Tarzan adventures for the screen, selected Herman Brix to play the title character. Unfortunately, Brix broke his shoulder filming the 1931 football film Touchdown. Swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller replaced Brix and became a major star.