Bruce Purchase
Date of birth: 1938-10-02
Place of birth: Thames, New Zealand
Known for: Acting
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Biography
Movie Credits
Esther
1999-03-29
Esther, the beautiful queen of Persia, intervenes to save the Jewish people from a bloody massacre.
David
1997-03-23
A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rou
The Quatermass Conclusion
1979-10-24
Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie y
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971-12-22
Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catho
The Sea Change
1998-05-19
Arrogant businessman Rupert Granger is used to getting everything he wants... everything except Alis
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979-08-05
The story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditati
Pope John Paul II
1984-04-22
Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young acti
Other Halves
1984-10-01
A Polynesian street-kid and a much older middle-class housewife are both incarcerated in the same m
The Optimists of Nine Elms
1973-10-17
A retired entertainer makes his living as a street musician on the streets of London. Two young chil
Exiles
1977-09-28
In the 1920s, Michael Arlen was one of the most popular and acclaimed writers in the world, but he m
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979-11-14
At the start of World War I, Paul Baumer is a young German patriot, eager to fight. Indoctrinated wi
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
1978-10-21
The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet the
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974-01-24
In this comedy, set during the Nazi occupation of France, Peter Sellers plays most major male parts,
Lionheart
1987-08-14
A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prin
Playing Away
1987-01-02
To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English vi
Henry IV Part 2
1979-12-16
The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.
The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
1984-05-22
The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and hi
Even Solomon
1979-11-01
Stephen (Paul Henley) works in a bank. A virgin, he shows no interest in sex, and is cruelly scorned
Richard III
1995-12-29
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is
Macbeth
1971-12-20
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of
Another Life
2001-06-15
A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in Edwardian London. Just before the outbreak of
Othello
1965-12-15
General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife ha
Henry IV Part 1
1979-12-09
Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embitter
Atlantis
1983-03-29
Goff and Lytton have a dream - a canal boat of their own on which to cruise the inland waterways: Th
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981-03-21
After an encounter with the Master, an airline stewardess named Tegan Jovanka becomes an unwitting s
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1976-12-30
TV-movie version of the Victor Hugo novel.
Freddie As F.R.O.7.
1992-08-14
Frederick is a young medieval French prince with magical powers, turned into a frog by his evil sorc
Parrot Fashion
2007-09-24
A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of The Pirate Planet.
The Secret Agent
1975-10-01
A bomb-throwing incident in 1905 sets off a train of events which ends in a murder and a suicide.