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Bruce Purchase (2 October 1938 – 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.
Bruce Purchase. Actor: The Quatermass Conclusion. 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.
Bruce Purchase. Actor. 1 October 1938 to 7 June 2008. Although theatre was his first love, Purchase had a presence in films and television, with one popular portrayal coming opposite Tom Baker in the Doctor Who story The Pirate Planet (1978).
5 Jun 2008 · Bruce Purchase is known as an Actor. Some of his work includes Macbeth, All Quiet on the Western Front, Richard III, Mary, Queen of Scots, David, Esther, Lionheart, and Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet.
23 Jun 2008 · Bruce Purchase, who has died aged 69, was an actor whose career included some prominent theatrical roles interspersed with numerous film and television parts which ensured that he was never long...
9 Jun 2008 · Former Royal Shakespeare Company actor Bruce Purchase has died at his home at the age of 69. Purchase, who was born in Thames, New Zealand, won a scholarship to Rada as a young actor. He was a founder member of Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre and a regular performer with the RSC.
Bruce Purchase Is a actor known for Mary, Queen of Scots, Clayhanger (TV Series), Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet (TV), Lionheart, The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth Containing His Death: And the Coronation of King Henry the Fifth (TV), The Quatermass Conclusion, The Optimists of Nine Elms, Fall of Eagles (TV Miniseries), Supernatural (TV ...
