---
name: "Bruce M. Fischer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bruce-m-fischer"
fi1m_id: "bruce-m-fischer"
imdb_id: "nm0278842"
tmdb_id: 66293
wikidata_id: "Q3645482"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "20 March 1936"
died: "11 April 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-02T22:10:44.001007+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bruce M. Fischer

## Identity

Bruce M. Fischer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bruce-m-fischer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bruce-m-fischer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0278842
- **TMDB ID:** 66293
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3645482
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_M._Fischer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3645482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66293

Actor. Born 20 March 1936 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Died 11 April 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 20 March 1936, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
- **Died:** 11 April 2018
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_M._Fischer, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3645482, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0278842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/66293

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Escape from Alcatraz*](https://film.one/film/escape-from-alcatraz.md) (82)

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## Biography

Bruce M. Fischer was an American actor. He was born on 20 March 1936 in Greensboro, North Carolina, and died on 11 April 2018 in Mason City, Iowa.

Fischer appeared in films from the early 1970s onwards. He played Wolf in *Escape from Alcatraz* (1979), Yoke in *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), Mr Cooger in *Something Wicked This Way Comes* (1983) and Charlie Linfield in *The Journey of Natty Gann* (1985). He had further film roles in *City Heat* (1984) and *Grim Prairie Tales* (1990).

He also took guest parts in television series including *The Dukes of Hazzard*, *Knight Rider* and *The A-Team*. Fischer was married to Jane Fischer and was known professionally by the nickname Bear.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Escape from Alcatraz* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Wolf — [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-alcatraz.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Humanoids from the Deep* (1996), as Captain John
- *Grim Prairie Tales* (1990), as Colochez
- *Real Men* (1987), as Steelworker
- *The Journey of Natty Gann* (1985), as Charlie Linfield
- *Hollywood Beat* (1985), series, Actor
- *City Heat* (1984), as Bruiser
- *Night Court* (1984), series, as Troy
- *Something Wicked This Way Comes* (1983), as Mr. Cooger
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Officer Predrosa
- *St. Elsewhere* (1982), series, as Mr. Carmichael — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/st-elsewhere.md)
- *Knight Rider* (1982), series, as Eric Sanders
- *Take This Job and Shove It* (1981), as Jimmy
- *Back Roads* (1981), as Ezra
- *The Gambler* (1980), as Tabor
- *Buck Rogers in the 25th Century* (1979), series, as Loran
- *Escape from Alcatraz* (1979), as Wolf — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/escape-from-alcatraz.md)
- *Hot Rod* (1979), as Cannonball
- *Mork & Mindy* (1978), series, as The Big Man
- *Fantasy Island* (1978), series, as Fisk
- *Chance/Trail of the Apache* (1977), as Scalphunter
- *Charlie's Angels* (1976), series, as Tolchuk
- *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), as Yoke
- *Starsky & Hutch* (1975), series, as Rudy
- *Earthquake* (1974), as Man (uncredited)
- *The Man Called Noon* (1973), as Ranch Hand
- *Man in the Wilderness* (1971), as Wiser
- *Doc* (1971), as Billy Clanton

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