Biography
Bruce Purchase (2 October 1938 β 5 June 2008) 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.His TV credits included Callan, The First Churchills, Clayhanger, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield, Doomwatch, Fall of Eagles, I, Claudius, The New Avengers, Doctor Who (in the serial The Pirate Planet), Blake's 7, Quatermass and The Tripods. His films included Macbeth (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979), Pope John Paul II (1984), Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Playing Away (1987), Lionheart (1987) and Another Life (2001).In 2007, Purchase became seriously ill while touring with a production of The Last Confession. He died of cancer on 5 June 2008 at his home in Putney, London.
Filmography
all 43
Movies 25
TV Shows 18
Another Life (2001)
Esther (1999)
Killer Net (1998)
The Sea Change (1998)
David (1997)
Richard III (1995)
Lionheart (1987)
Playing Away (1987)
Other Halves (1984)
Tripods (1984)
The Tripods (1984)
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984)
Pope John Paul II (1984)
Atlantis (1983)
Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
Henry IV Part 2 (1979)
Henry IV Part 1 (1979)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
Even Solomon (1979)
Quatermass (1979)
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979)
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Kidnapped (1978)
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (1978)
The Devil's Crown (1978)
Blake's 7 (1978)
The New Avengers (1976)
I, Claudius (1976)
Fall of Eagles (1974)
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)
The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Macbeth (1971)
Play for Today (1970)
Doomwatch (1970)
The First Churchills (1969)
Callan (1967)
Othello (1965)
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
Doctor Who (1963)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1938-10-02
Deathday2008-06-05 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceThames, New Zealand
CitizenshipsNew Zealand
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