Bruce Spence
Bruce Spence | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 17 September 1945
Nationality | New Zealander Australian |
Occupation | Actor, voice artist |
Years active | 1970–present |
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Spouse(s) | Jenny Spence (m. 1973) |
Children | 2 |
Bruce Spence (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand-Australian actor.[citation needed] Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre.[1]
Biography[edit]
Spence won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1971 comedy Stork.[1]
Spence's best known film role is as the gyro pilot in Mad Max 2 (1981).[1][2] He also played the lead role in Werner Herzog's Where the Green Ants Dream (1984)[1] and portrayed Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985).[2]
In the 21st century, Spence played the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003),[3] the Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions (2003),[4] and Baxter in Disney's Inspector Gadget 2 (2003),[5] and voiced the character Chum in Finding Nemo (2003).[6] He also portrayed Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)[7] and played Lord Rhoop in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010).[7]
Spence portrayed the palaeontologist (Huxley) in the Australian performance of BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience. In his role, Spence narrated the activities of life-sized mechanical dinosaurs operated by teams of puppeteers and drivers.[citation needed]
In 2008, Spence joined the television series Legend of the Seeker, which was based on the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. He played the role of Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander, co-starring with Craig Horner and Bridget Regan. The show ran for two seasons.[citation needed]
In 2014, Spence played prison inmate George Corella in episode 3.1 of Rake.[citation needed]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Television[edit]
Year | Title | Role | |
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1973 | Certain Women | Julius 'Big Julie' | |
1977 | Barnaby and Me | Tall Baddie | |
1981 | And Here Comes Bucknuckle | ||
1982 | Deadline | Towie | |
Kingswood Country | Dentist | ||
1987 | Great Expectations: The Untold Story | Joe Gargery | |
1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Lonely Logan | |
1989 | Zucker | ||
Tanamera – Lion of Singapore | Hammond | ||
1989–1992 | Dearest Enemy | Lenny | |
1992 | Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left | The Chief | |
1994–1995 | Over the Hill | Tall Bob | |
1997 | Return to Jupiter | Ed Unit | |
Bullpitt! | Darcy | ||
1998 | Moby Dick | Elijah | |
Halifax f.p.: Isn't It Romantic | Eric Washburn | ||
1999 | BeastMaster | Annubis | |
2002 | Farscape | Prefect Falaak | |
2004 | The Brush Off | Philip Veale | |
2006 | RAN (Remote Area Nurse) | Vince | |
Nightmares & Dreamscapes | Hans Morris | ||
Equal Opportunity | Death | ||
2008 | Double the Fist | Mayor McCarthy | |
2008–2010 | Legend of the Seeker | Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander | |
2009 | All Saints | Barry Goldsworthy | |
2014 | Rake | George Corella | |
2021 | Back to the Rafters | Charles Whiteman | 7 episodes |
Video games[edit]
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! - Scav Gyro, Sir Dennis, Toby Van Adobe, Tony Slows, Taunting Scav #2[8][better source needed]
- Enter the Matrix - Trainman[9][better source needed]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Oral History: Actors". www.nfsa.gov.au. 25 March 2015.
- ^ a b Australia, National Film and Sound Archive of (7 September 2020). "Bruce Spence on Mad Max 2: 'An Absolute Joy'". www.nfsa.gov.au.
- ^ "Lord Of The Rings Rewind: 49 Things You Didn't Know About The Return Of The King". Gamespot.com. 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Reloaded Weapons: The 20 Most Powerful Characters In The Matrix, Officially Ranked". CBR. 15 November 2018.
- ^ Leydon, Joe (25 March 2003). "Inspector Gadget 2".
- ^ "15 Things You Never Knew About Pixar's Finding Nemo". EOnline.com. 31 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Bruce Spence (Tion Medon)". 29 December 2016.
- ^ 2K Australia, Gearbox Software. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!. 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, 3:39 minutes in.
- ^ Shiny Entertainment. Enter the Matrix. Atari Games.
External links[edit]
- Bruce Spence at IMDb
- Best Actor AACTA Award winners
- 1945 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male film actors
- New Zealand male television actors
- New Zealand male video game actors
- New Zealand male voice actors
- People educated at Henderson High School, Auckland
- Australian male film actors
- Australian male comedians
- Australian male television actors