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Bruce Penhall

Bruce Penhall

Birthday: 1957-05-10 | Place of Birth: Balboa, California, U.S.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1994
The Dallas Connection

as    Chris Cannon

1994
Enemy Gold

as    Chris Cannon

1993
Fit to Kill

as    Bruce Christian

1992
Hard Hunted

as    Bruce Christian

1991
Do or Die

as    Bruce Christian

1990
Guns

as    Bruce Christian

1989
Savage Beach

as    Bruce Christian

1988
Picasso Trigger

as    Hondo

1986
Body Count

as    Dave Calloway

1981
On Any Sunday II

as    Self - Speedway Rider

1977
CHiPs

as    Bruce Nelson