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Bruce Purchase

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Overview

Date of Death:
5 June 2008, Putney, London, England, UK more
Trivia:
Best known for his role as "The Captain" in the Dr. Who episode "The Pirate... more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Another Life (2001) .... Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett
  2. "Bob Martin" .... Frank (1 episode, 2000)
        - Mr. and Mrs. (2000) TV episode .... Frank
  3. "ChuckleVision" .... Hiram J. Cugalschriber (1 episode, 2000)
        - Double Trouble (2000) TV episode .... Hiram J. Cugalschriber

  4. Esther (1999) (TV) .... Commissioner
    ... aka Bibel - Esther, Die (Germany)
    ... aka Ester (Italy)
    ... aka Ester regina di Persia (Italy)
  5. Killer Net (1998) (TV) .... Geoff Hearn
    ... aka Lynda La Plante's Killer Net (Australia)
  6. The Sea Change (1998) .... Oldberg
    ... aka Cambio de rumbo (Spain)
  7. David (1997) (TV) .... Jesse
    ... aka Bibbia: David, La (Italy)
    ... aka Bibel - David, Die (Germany)
  8. Richard III (1995) .... City Gentleman
  9. "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" .... Bearded Man (1 episode, 1995)
        - The Strawberry Tree (1995) TV episode .... Bearded Man

  10. "The Bill" .... Man with shot-gun (1 episode, 1987)
        - The New Order of Things (1987) TV episode .... Man with shot-gun
  11. Lionheart (1987) .... Simon Nerra
    ... aka Lionheart: The Children's Crusade (USA)
  12. Playing Away (1987) .... Fredrick
  13. Casanova (1987) (TV) .... Major Grandi
    ... aka Veneziano, vita e amori di Giacomo Casanova, Il
  14. "Casualty" .... Spiderman (1 episode, 1986)
        - Teeny Poppers (1986) TV episode .... Spiderman
  15. Return to Treasure Island (1986) (TV) .... Trelawney
  16. "The Tripods" .... Ali Pasha (2 episodes, 1985)
        - Episode #2.12 (1985) TV episode .... Ali Pasha
        - Episode #2.11 (1985) TV episode .... Ali Pasha
  17. Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985) (TV) .... Rabbi Mandel
  18. Pope John Paul II (1984) (TV) .... Jerzy Loparicz
    ... aka The Pope
  19. Other Halves (1984) .... Irwin
  20. "Play for Today" .... Goff / ... (2 episodes, 1979-1983)
        - Atlantis (1983) TV episode .... Goff
        - Even Solomon (1979) TV episode .... Jake

  21. Henry IV, Part II (1979) (TV) .... Earl of Northumberland
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II (USA: video title)
  22. Henry IV, Part I (1979) (TV) .... Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title)
  23. "Quatermass" .... Tommy Roach (2 episodes, 1979)
    ... aka The Quatermass Conclusion
        - Lovely Lightning (1979) TV episode .... Tommy Roach
        - Ringstone Round (1979) TV episode .... Tommy Roach
  24. "Blakes 7" .... Gola (1 episode, 1979)
        - The Keeper (1979) TV episode .... Gola
  25. Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979) .... Father Maxim
  26. The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) .... Tommy Roach
  27. The Quiz Kid (1979) .... Wally
  28. "A Horseman Riding By" .... Parson Augustus Bull (4 episodes, 1978)
        - 1914: The Last Hot Summer (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
        - 1905: The Hollow Victory (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
        - 1903: An Outbreak of Romance (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
        - 1902: The Party (1978) TV episode .... Parson Augustus Bull
  29. "Doctor Who" .... The Captain (4 episodes, 1978)
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 4 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 3 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 2 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
        - The Pirate Planet: Part 1 (1978) TV episode .... The Captain
  30. "Rumpole of the Bailey" .... Leslie Delgado (1 episode, 1978)
        - Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade (1978) TV episode .... Leslie Delgado
  31. "The Devil's Crown" .... Count of Anjou (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka Couronne du diable, La (France)
        - If All the World Were Mine (1978) TV episode .... Count of Anjou
  32. "BBC2 Play of the Week" .... Ernest (1 episode, 1977)
        - Exiles (1977) TV episode .... Ernest
  33. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1977) (TV) .... Provost
  34. "Supernatural" .... Herr Steekebeck (1 episode, 1977)
        - Mr. Nightingale (1977) TV episode .... Herr Steekebeck
  35. "Crown Court" .... Plet Roux (1 episode, 1976)
        - You Won't Escape When Hendrik Witbooi Comes (1976) TV episode .... Plet Roux
  36. "The New Avengers" .... Prof. Lopez (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (France: dubbed version)
    ... aka The New Avengers in Canada (Canada: English title: last season title)
        - Target! (1976) TV episode .... Prof. Lopez
  37. "I, Claudius" .... Sabinus (1 episode, 1976)
        - Hail Who? (1976) TV episode .... Sabinus
  38. "Play of the Month" .... Taffy (1 episode, 1976)
        - Trilby (1976) TV episode .... Taffy
  39. "Clayhanger" (1976) TV series .... Big James (unknown episodes)
  40. "Edward the Seventh" .... Czar Alexandra III / ... (3 episodes, 1975)
    ... aka Edward VII (UK: short title)
    ... aka Edward the King (USA)
    ... aka The Royal Victorians
        - The Royal Quadrille (1975) TV episode .... Czar alexander III
        - Dearest Prince (1975) TV episode .... Czarevitch Alexander
        - The Invisible Queen (1975) TV episode .... Czar Alexandra III
  41. Alice Through the Looking Glass (1974) (TV) .... Walrus
  42. Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) (uncredited) .... Colonel Meinertzhagen
    ... aka Party for Hitler
    ... aka Undercovers Hero (USA)
  43. "Fall of Eagles" .... Von Plehve (2 episodes, 1974)
        - Absolute Beginners (1974) TV episode .... Von Plehve
        - Dearest Nicky (1974) TV episode .... Von Plehve
  44. "Vienna 1900" .... Adele's father (1 episode, 1973)
        - Man of Honour (1973) TV episode .... Adele's father
  45. The Optimists (1973) .... Park Policeman
    ... aka The Optimists of Nine Elms
  46. "Doomwatch" .... Norman Sylvester (1 episode, 1972)
        - Waiting for a Knighthood (1972) TV episode .... Norman Sylvester
  47. "Softly Softly" .... Det. Sgt. Kershaw (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Softly, Softly: Task Force (UK: new title)
        - Resolution (1972) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Kershaw
  48. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) .... Morton
  49. The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) .... Caithness
    ... aka Macbeth (USA)

  50. "The First Churchills" (1969) TV mini-series .... Duke of Buckingham
  51. "The Flaxton Boys" .... Sergeant Bentley (1 episode, 1969)
        - 1854: The Deserter (1969) TV episode .... Sergeant Bentley
  52. "Callan" .... Blair / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
        - Land of Light and Peace (1969) TV episode .... Det. Sgt. Lynn
        - Goodbye, Nobby Clarke (1967) TV episode .... Blair
  53. "The Paradise Makers" (1967) TV series
  54. Othello (1965) .... Company
  55. "The Big Spender" (1965) TV series .... Weston (unknown episodes)
Self:
  1. Parrot Fashion (2007) (V) .... Himself

  2. 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV) .... The Captain
    ... aka Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years in the Tardis (UK: video title)
Archive Footage:
  1. Paris in the Springtime (2005) (V) .... Pirate Captain
  2. "Doctor Who"
        - Logopolis: Part 4 (1981) TV episode (uncredited) .... Pirate Captain


Additional Details

Other Works:
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