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 theater.[1]
Biography[]
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[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role |
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1971 | Stork | Graham 'Stork' Wallace |
1974 | Moving On | Road Worker |
The Cars That Ate Paris | Charlie | |
1975 | The Firm Man | Messenger |
The Great Macarthy | Bill Dean | |
1976 | Let the Balloon Go | Chief Gifford |
Oz | Bass player/Blondie the Surfie | |
Mad Dog Morgan | Heriot | |
Eliza Fraser | Bruce McIver | |
1978 | Newsfront | Redex trial driver |
1979 | Dimboola | Morrie McAdam |
1981 | Mad Max 2 | The Gyro Captain |
1983 | Double Deal | Doug Mitchell |
The Return of Captain Invincible | Midnight's Doctor | |
Midnite Spares | Wimpy | |
Buddies | Ted | |
1984 | Pallet on the Floor | Basil Beaumont-Foster |
Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (Where the Green Ants Dream) | Lance Hackett | |
1985 | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Jedediah the Pilot |
1987 | Bullseye | Purdy |
The Year My Voice Broke | Jonah | |
1988 | Bachelor Girl | Alistair Dredge Jr |
Rikky and Pete | Ben | |
1990 | ...Almost | Ronnie |
The Shrimp on the Barbie | Wayne | |
1991 | Sweet Talker | Norman Foster |
1993 | Hercules Returns | Sprocket |
1995 | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls | Gahjii |
1996 | The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas | Mr. Gateman |
1998 | Dark City | Mr. Wall |
2002 | Queen of the Damned | Khayman |
2003 | Inspector Gadget 2 | Professor Baxter |
Finding Nemo | Chum (voice) | |
The Matrix Revolutions | Trainman | |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Mouth of Sauron (Extended Edition only) | |
Peter Pan | Cookson | |
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Tion Medon |
2006 | Aquamarine | Leonard |
Solo | Kennedy | |
2008 | Australia | Dr. Barker |
2010 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | Lord Rhoop |
2013 | Mystery Road | Jim the Coroner |
2014 | I, Frankenstein | Molokai |
2015 | Backtrack | Felix |
2016 | Gods of Egypt | Head Judge |
Blue World Order | Whippett | |
2017 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales | Mayor Dix |
2018 | Winchester | Augustine |
2018 | Occupation | Alien Leader |
2019 | Blue World Order | Whippet |
2020 | Love and Monsters | Old Pete |
2020 | Children of the Corn | Pastor Penny |
2021 | The Dry | Gerry Hadler |
Television[]
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[]
- 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Oral History: Actors". www.nfsa.gov.au. 25 March 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: 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[]
- 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