Bruce Kessler

Bruce Kessler, Sebring, 1959. Copyright www.barcboys.com. Used with permission of Dave Nicholas at www.barcboys.com., 2020.

Bruce Kessler, 2009, Legends of Riverside 2009. Copyright Jerry Entin, 2010. Used with permission.
Born: |
23 Mar 1936 |
Nationality: |
United States |
Grands Prix: | 0 (1958) |
Has long been involved in the trawler industry after his driving career ended after a series of heavy crashes, although he is now retired. He was also a very respected TV director, as he can list shows like Knight Rider, The A-Team, Ironside, I Dream of Jeannie, Rockford Files and Diagnosis Murder, amongst many others, to his credit. Now retired, he was also a skeet and trap shooter. Kessler's racing career, therefore, is almost a side note to what else he has achieved in his life, but he was a capable SCCA sportscar driver on the West Coast circuits. He survived - just - three massive accidents in 1959, 1959 and 1961. The son of a swimwear designer, Kessler married the actress Joan Freeman, whose most notable roles were either in Western TV shows as a child or in a few musical film's in the 1960's, where she played the love interest of Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison.
Biography last updated 26 Dec 2015