Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett (19 May 1906 – 24 February 2007), born Harold Herman Brix, was an American actor and Olympic silver medalist shot putter.

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"There was only a single sharpshooter up in the trees to keep the croc away from me."

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"I wish I would have had more to do in the film. I hated to get killed so soon."

- Bruce Bennett

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"I guess the one thing I really learned from participating in sports was to just never say "no", never stop trying, and to always believe that you can do better than the next fellow. I tried to follow this throughout my life, but I always tried to be respectful about it."

- Bruce Bennett

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"All I knew about shot putting was that my brother could do 44 feet … I decided I wanted to beat him. … So I got a shot and went to work and made up my mind to do 45 feet."

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"Herman Brix brought a presence to the screen that many people feel personifies the Tarzan of the books … lean and muscular, articulate and dignified. He moved with the superb athletic grace that my grandfather envisioned."

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"Brix's portrayal was the only time between the silents and the 1960s that Tarzan was accurately depicted in films. He was mannered, cultured, soft-spoken, a well-educated English lord who spoke several languages, and didn't grunt."