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'''Bruce Spence''' (born 17 September 1945) is a New Zealand actor.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/oral-history-actors|title=Oral History: Actors|date=25 March 2015|website=nfsa.gov.au}}</ref>
'''Bruce Spence''' is a New Zealand actor.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre.<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/oral-history-actors|title=Oral History: Actors|date=25 March 2015|website=nfsa.gov.au}}</ref>


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Bruce Spence
Spence in 2010
Born
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Occupation(s)Actor, voice artist
Years active1970–present

Bruce Spence is a New Zealand actor.[citation needed] Spence has amassed over 100 film and television credits and has also acted in theatre.[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 gyrocopter 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.

Spence taking a break during an ADR session in November 2008.

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.

In 2014, Spence played prison inmate George Corella in episode 3.1 of Rake.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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
Occupation Alien Leader
2019 Blue World Order Whippet
2020 Love and Monsters Old Pete
Children of the Corn Pastor Penny
The Dry Gerry Hadler
2021 The Drover's Wife Father McGuiness
2023 Cold Water Murray Short

Television

Year Title Role Note
1972-73 Division 4 Various 2 episodes
1973 Boney Sawyer's Ron 1 episode
1973-75 Certain Women Julius 'Big Julie' 19 episodes
1974 Ryan Wally Scott 1 episode
1974-75 Matlock Police Johnny / Maxie 2 episodes
1978 Case for the Defence Alfred 2 episode
1979 Barnaby and Me Tall Baddie TV Movie
1979 Shirl's Neighbourhood Bruce the gardener
1979 Skyways David Howard 1 episode
1979 Cop Shop Student Counsellor 1 episode
1981 And Here Comes Bucknuckle Series
1982 Deadline Towie TV Movie
1981-82 Kingswood Country Dentist / Samson 2 episodes
1984 Special Squad Professor 1 episode
1984 Carson's Law Vernon 2 episodes
1985 Zoo Family George 1 episode
1987 Great Expectations: The Untold Story Joe Gargery TV Movie
1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty Lonely Logan 5 episodes
1988 Australians Cecil Cook 1 episode
1987-89 Rafferty's Rules Triggs 2 episodes
1989 Sugar TV Movie
1989 Zucker
Tanamera – Lion of Singapore Hammond 7 episodes
1989–1992 Dearest Enemy Lenny 14 episodes
1992 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left The Chief 18 episodes
1994–1995 Over the Hill Tall Bob TV Series
1996 After the Beep 7 episodes
1997 Return to Jupiter Ed Unit 13 episodes
Bullpitt! Darcy Kelso 26 episodes
Twisted Tales Colin 1 episode
Good Guys Bad Guys Squirt Man 1 episode
1998 Moby Dick Elijah 1 episode
Halifax f.p.: Isn't It Romantic Eric Washburn 1 episode
1999 Chuck Finn Heinz 1 episode
2000 Tales of the South Seas Naari 1 episode
2001 Beastmaster Annubis 1 episode
2002 Farscape Prefect Falaak 1 episode
2002 Short Cuts Mr Coxon 5 episodes
2001-03 Always Greener Rev Millburn 3 episodes
2004 The Brush Off Philip Veale TV Movie
2005 Grange TV Movie
2006 RAN (Remote Area Nurse) Vince 6 episodes
Nightmares & Dreamscapes Hans Morris 1 episode
Equal Opportunity Death
2008 Double the Fist Mayor McCarthy 1 episode
2008 City Homicide Maurice 1 episode
2008–2010 Legend of the Seeker Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander 44 episodes
2009 All Saints Barry Goldsworthy 1 episode
2011 Cloudstreet Pig 3 episodes
2014 Rake [8] George Corella 1 episode
2015 Let's Talk About Man in Toilet 1 episode
2016 The Wizards of Oz [9] Regimand 3 episodes
2016 Black Comedy (TV series) Guest Cast 1 episode
2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy [10] The Oracle 1 episode
2021 Back to the Rafters Charles Whiteman 4 episodes
2023 Ten Pound Poms (TV series) Father 1 episode

Video games

Year Title Role Ref.
2003 Enter the Matrix Trainman [11]
2014 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! Scav Gyro, Sir Dennis, Toby Van Adobe, Tony Slows, Taunting Scav #2 [12]
202? Edge of Twlight Horace

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Oral History: Actors". nfsa.gov.au. 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Australia, National Film and Sound Archive of (7 September 2020). "Bruce Spence on Mad Max 2: 'An Absolute Joy'". nfsa.gov.au.
  3. ^ "Lord of the Rings Rewind: 49 Things You Didn't Know About The Return of the King". Gamespot.com. 4 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Reloaded Weapons: The 20 Most Powerful Characters in the Matrix, Officially Ranked". CBR. 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ Leydon, Joe (25 March 2003). "Inspector Gadget 2".
  6. ^ "15 Things You Never Knew About Pixar's Finding Nemo". E!. 31 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Bruce Spence (Tion Medon)". 29 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Cameras roll on Rake's third season | TV Tonight". 30 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Airdate: The Wizards of aus | TV Tonight".
  10. ^ "True Story with Hamish & Andy: Sept 25 | TV Tonight".
  11. ^ Shiny Entertainment. Enter the Matrix. Atari Games.
  12. ^ 2K Australia, Gearbox Software. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!. 2K Games. Scene: Closing credits, 3:39 minutes in.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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