Bruce Cabot (April 20, 1904 – May 3, 1972) was an American film actor. Born Etienne Pelissier Jacques de Bujac in Carlsbad, New Mexico, Cabot made his film debut in 1931 and during the course of his career appeared in almost one hundred features. He is best known as Jack Driscoll in King Kong (1933).

Bruce Cabot (right) in King Kong.

He met John Wayne on the set of Angel and the Badman (1947) and the two hit it of and became drinking buddies and later in his carear Cabot became first choice for roles in John Wayne films. The eleven films in which they appeared together include The Comancheros (1961), McLintock! (1963), The Green Berets (1968), The Undefeated (1969) and Chisum (1970).

Cabot’s final film appearance was in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) as Bert Saxby.