Bruce Purchase
Known for
Fame aside, Bruce Purchase is above all a career actor with a body of work built one job at a time. Work has kept arriving for 61 years, which is its own kind of achievement. Ask a viewer to place Bruce Purchase and the answer usually comes back 'Macbeth'. 'Richard III' counts among the more visible credits. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today.
Bruce Purchase
15 Movies
21 Series
Fame aside, Bruce Purchase is above all a career actor with a body of work built one job at a time. Work has kept arriving for 61 years, which is its own kind of achievement. Ask a viewer to place Bruce Purchase and the answer usually comes back 'Macbeth'. 'Richard III' counts among the more visible credits. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today.
Movies
Plays Additional voices (voice)
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992
Plays City Gentleman
Richard III
1995
Plays Caithness
Macbeth
1971
Plays Morton
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
Plays Father Maxim
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
Plays Simon Nerra
Lionheart
1987
Plays Tommy Roach
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979
Plays Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett
Another Life
2001
Plays Moishe
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984
Plays Senators-Soldiers-Cypriots
Othello
1965
Plays Policeman
The Optimists of Nine Elms
1973
Plays Irwin
Other Halves
1984
TV Shows
Plays Big James
Clayhanger
1976
Plays Father
A Picture of Katherine Mansfield
1973
Plays Parson Augustus Bull
A Horseman Riding By
1978
Plays Captain
Doctor Who
1963
Plays Tommy Roach
Quatermass
1979
Plays Det. Sgt. Lynn
Callan
1967
Plays Jake
Play for Today
1970
Plays Norman Sylvester
Doomwatch
1970
Plays Cumberland
Kidnapped
1979
Plays Von Plehve
Fall of Eagles
1974
Plays Tom Kelly
Anna of the Five Towns
1985
Plays Prof. Lopez
The New Avengers
1976
Plays Herr Steekebeck
Supernatural
1977
Plays Professor Nothnagel
Freud
1984
Plays Ernest
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
Plays Pathologist
Killer Net
1998
Plays Cook
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Gola
Blake's 7
1978
Plays Taffy
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Plays Leslie Delgado
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
Plays Sabinus
I, Claudius
1976
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Esther
Full Filmography
Another Life
Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett
2001
Film
The Sea Change
Oldberg
1998
Film
Killer Net
Pathologist · 1 episode
1998–
TV
Richard III
City Gentleman
1995
Film
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
Additional voices (voice)
1992
Film
Lionheart
Simon Nerra
1987
Film
Anna of the Five Towns
Tom Kelly · 1 episode
1985–
TV
Other Halves
Irwin
1984
Film
Freud
Professor Nothnagel · 1 episode
1984–
TV
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bruce Purchase still alive?
Bruce Purchase passed away on June 5, 2008 at age 69.
What are the most famous roles of Bruce Purchase?
Bruce Purchase is best known for roles in Macbeth, All Quiet on the Western Front, Richard III.
How many movies has Bruce Purchase been in?
Over a 43-year career (since 1965), Bruce Purchase has appeared in 15 movies and 21 TV shows.
What was Bruce Purchase's first movie?
The career of Bruce Purchase began with Othello (1965).
What is Bruce Purchase's most recent movie or series?
Bruce Purchase's most recent release is Parrot Fashion, which premiered on September 24, 2007.
What TV shows has Bruce Purchase appeared in?
On television, Bruce Purchase has appeared in Doctor Who, I, Claudius, The New Avengers, Blake's 7.
Bruce Purchase
1938-10-02 · Thames, New Zealand
Fame aside, Bruce Purchase is above all a career actor with a body of work built one job at a time. Work has kept arriving for 61 years, which is its own kind of achievement. Ask a viewer to place Bruce Purchase and the answer usually comes back 'Macbeth'. 'Richard III' counts among the more visible credits. The early stretch of the career is the part least seen today.