Bruce Penhall
ActingAlso Known As
Bruce Lee Penhall
Biography
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. 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.
Movies
(11 total)
Body Count
as Dave Calloway
Savage Beach
as Bruce Christian
Picasso Trigger
as Hondo
Guns
as Bruce Christian
The Dallas Connection
as Chris Cannon
Fit to Kill
as Bruce Christian
Hard Hunted
as Bruce Christian
Do or Die
as Bruce Christian
Enemy Gold
as Chris Cannon
CHiPs '99
as Bruce Nelson
On Any Sunday II
as Self - Speedway Rider
