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Bruce Penhall

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Bruce Penhall

Born May 10, 1957 in Balboa, California, USA10 films

Bruce Lee Penhall (born May 10, 1957 in Balboa, California, U.S.) is an American former motorcycle speedway racer who also starred in television and in film. He was the World Speedway Champion in 1981 and 1982 and rode for the successful Cradley Heath Heathens speedway team in the United Kingdom. He retired from speedway racing the night he won his second World Championship in 1982 in front of his home crowd at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

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In his relatively short career Bruce Penhall appeared in 7 World Finals in all speedway competitions including the riding for the United States in the World Pairs Championship and the World Team Cup. He would win 4 World Championships in total, adding the 1981 World Pairs and 1982 World Team Cup to his individual titles.

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Body Count posterFirst watchBody Count19865.1as Dave CallowayA bodybuilder, a junk-food addict and a wild blonde nymph and their friends are stalked by a terrifying figure. An horrific tale of murder as a fun-loving group of college students explore…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Guns poster4.8Guns1990Savage Beach poster4.5Savage Beach1989Picasso Trigger poster4.4Picasso Trigger1988Hard Hunted poster4.5Hard Hunted1992The Dallas Connection poster4.2The Dallas Connection1994

Filmography

10 films as actor
  1. 1998CHiPs '99Bruce Nelson
  2. 1994The Dallas ConnectionChris Cannon
  3. 1994Enemy GoldChris Cannon
  4. 1993Fit to KillBruce Christian
  5. 1992Hard HuntedBruce Christian
  6. 1991Do or DieBruce Christian
  7. 1990GunsBruce Christian
  8. 1989Savage BeachBruce Christian
  9. 1988Picasso TriggerHondo
  10. 1986Body CountDave Calloway