Bruce McRae(1867-1927)

Bruce McRae born in India in 1867 of Scot and English Parents. Stage performer of British and American Theatre. He went to New Zealand at the age of 16 where he worked in cattle ranching, moved to Australia for five years and became a surveyor. In 1890, he moved to the United States where he became manager of a cattle ranch in Laramie, Wyoming and a year later made his first appearance on stage supporting Forbes Robertson in 'Thermidor' at Proctor's 23nd Street Theatre, became highly well-known on Broadway and the English Theatres, perhaps his best known stage role as Dr. Watson with William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes in the early 1910's. handsome gentleman in a handful of drama and action movies, first the starring role in 'The Ring and the Man' directed by Francis Powers at the Famous Players Film Company in 1914, perhaps best remembered as the Bookie in the action-adventure serial 'Beatrice Fairfax' directed by Leopold and Theodore Wharton and starring Harry Fox and Grace Darling for International Film Service in 1916, he was last seen on screen under the direction of Colin Campbell in the lead role as John Brand in 'The World's a Stage'co-starring opposite Dorothy Phillips in 1922. He died of heart disease in 1927 age 60.