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Bruce Purchase (1938–2008)

Actor

Bearded, heavy-set New Zealand-born character actor with a booming voice, who went to England to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After repertory experience, he had notable stage appearances with the National Theatre Company (of which he was a founder member) and the Mermaid Theatre, invariably in Shakespearean parts... See full bio »

Born:

William Reginald Bruce Purchase
in Thames, New Zealand

Died:

(age 69) in Putney, London, England, UK
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2001 Another Life
Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett
 
2000 Bob Martin (TV series)
Frank
– Mr. and Mrs. (2000) … Frank
 
2000 ChuckleVision (TV series)
Hiram J. Cugalschriber
– Double Trouble (2000) … Hiram J. Cugalschriber
 
1999 Esther (TV mini-series)
Commissioner
 
1998 Killer Net (TV series)
Geoff Hearn
 
1998 The Sea Change
Oldberg
 
1997 David (TV movie)
Jesse
 
1995 Richard III
City Gentleman
 
1995 Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV series)
Bearded Man
– The Strawberry Tree: Part 1 (1995) … Bearded Man
 
1994 Law and Disorder (TV series)
Captain Swift
– The Cannibal (1994) … Captain Swift
 
1992 Freddie as F.R.O.7. (voice)
 
1987 The Bill (TV series)
Man with shot-gun
– The New Order of Things (1987) … Man with shot-gun
 
1987 Lionheart
Simon Nerra
 
1987 Playing Away
Fredrick
 
1987 Casanova (TV movie)
Major Grandi
 
1986 Casualty (TV series)
Spiderman
– Teeny Poppers (1986) … Spiderman
 
1986 Return to Treasure Island (TV series)
Trelawney
– Treasure (1986) … Trelawney
– The Map (1986) … Trelawney
 
1985 The Tripods (TV series)
Ali Pasha
– Episode #2.12 (1985) … Ali Pasha
– Episode #2.11 (1985) … Ali Pasha
 
1985 Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (TV movie)
Rabbi Mandel
 
1985 Anna of the Five Towns (TV mini-series)
Tom Kelly
– Episode #1.3 (1985) … Tom Kelly
 
1984 Freud (TV mini-series)
Professor Nothnagel
– In the Name of the Gods (1984) … Professor Nothnagel
 
1984 Pope John Paul II (TV movie)
Jerzy Loparicz
 
1984 Other Halves
Irwin
 
1979-1983 Play for Today (TV series)
Goff / Jake
– Atlantis (1983) … Goff
– Even Solomon (1979) … Jake
 
1979 Henry IV Part II (TV movie)
Earl of Northumberland
 
1979 Henry IV Part I (TV movie)
Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
 
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front (TV movie)
Cook (uncredited)
 
1979 Quatermass (TV series)
Tommy Roach
– Lovely Lightning (1979) … Tommy Roach
– Ringstone Round (1979) … Tommy Roach
 
1979 Blakes 7 (TV series)
Gola
– The Keeper (1979) … Gola
 
1979 Meetings with Remarkable Men
Father Maxim
 
1979 The Quatermass Conclusion
Tommy Roach
 
1979 The Quiz Kid
Wally
 
1978 Kidnapped (TV mini-series)
Cumberland
– Uncle Ebenezer (1978) … Cumberland
 
1978 A Horseman Riding By (TV series)
Parson Augustus Bull
– 1914: The Last Hot Summer (1978) … Parson Augustus Bull
– 1905: The Hollow Victory (1978) … Parson Augustus Bull
– 1903: An Outbreak of Romance (1978) … Parson Augustus Bull
– 1902: The Party (1978) … Parson Augustus Bull
 
1978 Doctor Who (TV series)
Captain
– The Pirate Planet: Part Four (1978) … Captain
– The Pirate Planet: Part Three (1978) … Captain
– The Pirate Planet: Part Two (1978) … Captain
– The Pirate Planet: Part One (1978) … Captain
 
1978 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Leslie Delgado
– Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade (1978) … Leslie Delgado
 
1978 The Devil's Crown (TV series)
Count of Anjou
– If All the World Were Mine (1978) … Count of Anjou
 
1977 BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series)
Ernest
– Exiles (1977) … Ernest
 
1977 London Belongs to Me (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Slater
– Episode #1.3 (1977) … Det. Sgt. Slater
 
1977 Supernatural (TV series)
Herr Steekebeck
– Mr. Nightingale (1977) … Herr Steekebeck
 
1976 The Hunchback of Notre Dame (TV movie)
Provost
 
1976 Crown Court (TV series)
Plet Roux
– You Won't Escape When Hendrik Witbooi Comes: Part 1 (1976) … Plet Roux
 
1976 I, Claudius (TV mini-series)
Sabinus
– Hail Who? (1976) … Sabinus
 
1976 The New Avengers (TV series)
Prof. Lopez
– Target! (1976) … Prof. Lopez
 
1976 Clayhanger (TV series)
Big James
– Death and Dreams (1976) … Big James
– The Orgreave Calamity (1976) … Big James
– A Musical Evening (1976) … Big James
– Possessions (1976) … Big James
– The Exquisite Burden (1976) … Big James
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1976 Shades of Greene (TV series)
George Wilditch
– Under the Garden (1976) … George Wilditch
 
1976 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Taffy
– Trilby (1976) … Taffy
 
1975 Edward the King (TV series)
Czar Alexander III
– The Royal Quadrille (1975) … Czar Alexander III
– Dearest Prince (1975) … Czar Alexander III
– The Invisible Queen (1975) … Czar Alexander III
 
1974 Intimate Strangers (TV series)
Landlord
– Episode #1.11 (1974) … Landlord
 
1974 Fall of Eagles (TV mini-series)
Von Plehve
– Absolute Beginners (1974) … Von Plehve
– Dearest Nicky (1974) … Von Plehve
 
1974 Undercovers Hero
Colonel Meinertzhagen (uncredited)
 
1973 Alice Through the Looking Glass (TV movie)
Walrus
 
1973 Vienna 1900 (TV mini-series)
Adele's father
– Man of Honour (1973) … Adele's father
 
1973 Six Days of Justice (TV series)
Mr. Rossmore
– Case for Committal (1973) … Mr. Rossmore
 
1973 The Optimists of Nine Elms
Policeman
 
1973 A Picture of Katherine Mansfield (TV series)
Father / Mr. Sheridan
– Episode #1.4 (1973) … Father
– Episode #1.3 (1973) … Father
– Life Is the Only Cure for Life (1973) … Mr. Sheridan
 
1972 Doomwatch (TV series)
Norman Sylvester
– Waiting for a Knighthood (1972) … Norman Sylvester
 
1972 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Kershaw
– Resolution (1972) … Det. Sgt. Kershaw
 
1971 Mary, Queen of Scots
Morton
 
1971 Macbeth
Caithness
 
1969 The First Churchills (TV mini-series)
Duke of Buckingham
– Plot, Counter-Plot (1969) … Duke of Buckingham
– Bridals (1969) … Duke of Buckingham
 
1969 The Flaxton Boys (TV series)
Sergeant Bentley
– 1854: The Deserter (1969) … Sergeant Bentley
 
1969 Rogues' Gallery (TV series)
Bosun
– The Wicked Stage (1969) … Bosun
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Performer
– Rogues Gallery: The Wicked Stage (1969) … Performer
 
1967-1969 Callan (TV series)
Blair / Det. Sgt. Lynn
– Land of Light and Peace (1969) … Det. Sgt. Lynn
– Goodbye, Nobby Clarke (1967) … Blair
 
1967 City 68' (TV series)
– The Shooting War (1967)
 
1967 Escape (TV series)
Spence
– A Bad Risk (1967) … Spence
 
1967 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Albert / Charles
– Episode #3.23 (1967) … Charles/Albert
 
1967 Write a Play (TV series)
– The White Christ & The Freeze Man (1967)
 
1967 The Paradise Makers (TV series)
New Zealander
– Episode #1.1 (1967) … New Zealander
 
1965 Othello
Company
 
1965 The Big Spender (TV series)
Weston
 
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2007 Parrot Fashion (video documentary short)
Himself/The Captain (also archive footage)
 
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2005 Paris in the Springtime (video)
Pirate Captain
 
1993 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (TV documentary)
The Captain (uncredited)
 
1981 Doctor Who (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1982) He acted in Anonymous's play, "Arden of Faversham", in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at The Other Place Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Jeffery Dench and Jenny Agutter in the cast. Terry Hands was the director. See more »

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Trivia:

Best-known for his role as "The Captain" in the Doctor Who episode, "The Pirate Planet", in 1978. See more »

Star Sign:

Libra