Deceased

When Did Bruce Purchase Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69

GenderMaleNationalityNew ZealandBorn02/10/1938Born inThames, New ZealandDied05/06/2008 (aged 69)Died inPutneyWikidataQ4978154 ↗TMDb#27173 ↗

Bruce Purchase was a New Zealand actor known for his roles on stage and television. Born in Thames, New Zealand, he won a scholarship to study acting in England, training at RADA, and went on to become a founding actor-member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre. He also performed regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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Filmography44 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2007	Parrot FashionMovie	—	69
2001	Another LifeMovie	Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett	63
1998	Killer NetSeries	Pathologist	60
1998	The Sea ChangeMovie	Oldberg	60
1997	DavidMovie	Isai	59
1995	Richard IIIMovie	City Gentleman	57
1987	Playing AwayMovie	Fredrick	49
1987	LionheartMovie	Simon Nerra	49
1987	CasanovaMovie	—	49
1985	Anna of the Five TownsSeries	Tom Kelly	47
1984	FreudSeries	Professor Nothnagel	46
1984	Pope John Paul IIMovie	Jerzy Loparicz	46
1984	The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodMovie	Moishe	46
1984	The TripodsSeries	—	46
1979	Henry IV Part 1Movie	Henry Percy	41
1979	All Quiet on the Western FrontMovie	Cook (uncredited)	41
1979	QuatermassSeries	Tommy Roach	41
1979	The Quatermass ConclusionMovie	Tommy Roach	41
1979	Meetings with Remarkable MenMovie	Father Maxim	41
1979	Even SolomonMovie	Jake	41
1978	Blake's 7Series	Gola	40
1978	A Horseman Riding BySeries	Parson Augustus Bull	40
1978	Doctor Who: The Pirate PlanetMovie	The Pirate Captain	40
1977	BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries	Ernest	39
1977	ExilesMovie	Ernest Hemingway	39
1976	The New AvengersSeries	Prof. Lopez	38
1976	I, ClaudiusSeries	Sabinus	38
1976	The Hunchback of Notre DameMovie	Provost	38
1976	ClayhangerSeries	Big James	38
1975	Rumpole of the BaileySeries	Leslie Delgado	37
1975	Looking for ClancySeries	Basil Rudering	37
1975	The Secret AgentMovie	Mr. Michaelis	37
1974	Fall of EaglesSeries	Von Plehve	36
1973	A Picture of Katherine MansfieldSeries	Father	35
1973	The Optimists of Nine ElmsMovie	Policeman	35
1971	Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie	Morton	33
1971	MacbethMovie	Caithness	33
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Goff	32
1970	DoomwatchSeries	Norman Sylvester	32
1967	CallanSeries	—	29
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Taffy	27
1965	OthelloMovie	Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots	27
1963	Doctor WhoSeries	Captain	25
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Cook	13