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'''Bruce Baron''' (November 15, 1949 – April 13, 2013) was an American actor.
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Born in [[New York City]], he graduated from [[Cornell University]] (B.A. 1971). He starred in several [[Asia]]n movies, playing over a dozen lead roles in Hong Kong and Manila productions, including among others, in [[Godfrey Ho]]'s "[[Ninja]]" features and [[Philippines|Filipino]] low-budget [[action film]]s for producer K.Y. Lim, such as ''[[Fireback (film)|Fireback]]'', directed by [[Teddy Page]].
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'''Bruce Baron''' (born 1949) is an [[United States|American]] movie actor.


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Baron also appeared as the villain in [[Ruggero Deodato]]'s [[sci-fi]] actioner ''[[The Atlantis Interceptors]]'' (1983), in ''[[Code Name: Wild Geese]]'' (1984), directed by [[Antonio Margheriti]] starring [[Lee Van Cleef]], [[Ernest Borgnine]] and [[Klaus Kinski]], and in ''Overdose'' (1987), by French [[Softcore pornography|softcore]]/exploitation director [[Jean-Marie Pallardy]]. Including Cantonese films, altogether he played in over 40 movies, as well as appearing in over 100 television commercials filmed in Asia for local, regional and international distribution, including a bit part in an episode of ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' shot in Hong Kong. His last film was Guy Lee Thys' Belgian docudrama "Cruel Horizon" 1989 in which he played the lead role.
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Born in [[New York City]], he graduated from [[Cornell University]] (B.A. 1971). He starred in several [[Asia]]n movies, playing over a dozen lead roles in Hong Kong and Manila productions, including among others, in [[Godfrey Ho]]'s "[[Ninja]]" features and [[Philippines|Filipino]] low-budget [[action film]]s for producer K.Y. Lim, such as ''[[Fireback (film)|Fireback]]'', directed by [[Teddy Page]].


Bruce Baron died from [[cancer]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQKhAwAAQBAJ&dq=Bruce+Baron+died&pg=PA25 |title = Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013|isbn = 9780786476657|date = 2014-05-16}}</ref> in April 2013.
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Baron also appeared as the villain in Ruggero Deodato's [[sci-fi]] actioner ''The Atlantis Interceptors'' (1983), in ''[[Code Name: Wild Geese]]'' (1984), directed by [[Antonio Margheriti]] starring [[Lee Van Cleef]], [[Ernest Borgnine]] and [[Klaus Kinski]], and in ''Overdose'' (1987), by French [[Softcore pornography|softcore]]/exploitation director [[Jean-Marie Pallardy]]. Including Cantonese films, altogether he played in over 40 movies, as well as appearing in over 100 television commercials filmed in Asia for local, regional and international distribution, including a bit part in an episode of ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'' shot in Hong Kong. His last film was Guy Lee Thys' Belgian docudrama "Cruel Horizon" 1989 in which he played the lead role.

==Filmography (selective)==
===Feature films===
* ''[[Dangerous Encounters of the First Kind]]'' (1980) as Bruce
* ''Chak wong ji wong'' (1982)
* ''[[Dragon Force (film)|Dragon Force]]'' (1982) as Jack Sargeant
* ''Fireback'' (1983) as Duffy Colins
* ''[[The Atlantis Interceptors]]'' (1983) as Crystal Skull
* ''Mad Dog II '' (1983) as Frank
* ''Hunter's Crossing'' (1983) as Al
* ''[[Code Name: Wild Geese]]'' (1984) as Kowalski
* ''Heroes for Hire'' (1984) as McPearson
* ''Heated Vengeance'' (1985) as Jacobs

===Television===
* ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]''<br>Episode: ''Shattered Dreams'' (1985)

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0056201|name=Bruce Baron}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0056201|name=Bruce Baron}}
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* [http://www.nanarland.com/interview/interview.php?id_interview=brucebaronvo&vo=1 Interview with Bruce Baron at Nanarland.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426014708/http://www.nanarland.com/interview/interview.php?id_interview=brucebaronvo&vo=1 |date=2018-04-26 }}
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*[http://www.nanarland.com/interview/interview.php?id_interview=brucebaronvo&vo=1 Interview with Bruce Baron at Nanarland.com]
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Latest revision as of 15:35, 22 December 2024

Bruce Baron
Born(1949-11-15)November 15, 1949
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 13, 2013(2013-04-13) (aged 63)
Hawaii, U.S.
Alma materCornell University (1971)
OccupationActor

Bruce Baron (November 15, 1949 – April 13, 2013) was an American actor.

Born in New York City, he graduated from Cornell University (B.A. 1971). He starred in several Asian movies, playing over a dozen lead roles in Hong Kong and Manila productions, including among others, in Godfrey Ho's "Ninja" features and Filipino low-budget action films for producer K.Y. Lim, such as Fireback, directed by Teddy Page.

Baron also appeared as the villain in Ruggero Deodato's sci-fi actioner The Atlantis Interceptors (1983), in Code Name: Wild Geese (1984), directed by Antonio Margheriti starring Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine and Klaus Kinski, and in Overdose (1987), by French softcore/exploitation director Jean-Marie Pallardy. Including Cantonese films, altogether he played in over 40 movies, as well as appearing in over 100 television commercials filmed in Asia for local, regional and international distribution, including a bit part in an episode of Dallas shot in Hong Kong. His last film was Guy Lee Thys' Belgian docudrama "Cruel Horizon" 1989 in which he played the lead role.

Bruce Baron died from cancer[1] in April 2013.

Filmography (selective)

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Feature films

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Television

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  • Dallas
    Episode: Shattered Dreams (1985)

References

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  1. ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2013. 2014-05-16. ISBN 9780786476657.
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