Bruce Purchase (2 October 1938 â€" 5 June 2008) was a New Zealand-born
actor known for his roles on stage and television. Born in Thames, New
Zealand, he won a scholarship to study acting in England, training at
RADA, and went on to become a founding actor-member of Laurence
Olivier's National Theatre. He also performed regularly with the Royal
Shakespeare Company.His TV credits included Callan, The First
Churchills, Clayhanger, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield, Doomwatch,
Fall of Eagles, I, Claudius, The New Avengers, Doctor Who (in the
serial The Pirate Planet), Blake's 7, Quatermass and The Tripods. His
films included Macbeth (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The
Optimists of Nine Elms (1973), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974),
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979), Pope John Paul II (1984),
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Playing Away (1987), Lionheart
(1987) and Another Life (2001).In 2007, Purchase became seriously ill
while touring with a production of The Last Confession. He died of
cancer on 5 June 2008 at his home in Putney, London.
actor known for his roles on stage and television. Born in Thames, New
Zealand, he won a scholarship to study acting in England, training at
RADA, and went on to become a founding actor-member of Laurence
Olivier's National Theatre. He also performed regularly with the Royal
Shakespeare Company.His TV credits included Callan, The First
Churchills, Clayhanger, A Picture of Katherine Mansfield, Doomwatch,
Fall of Eagles, I, Claudius, The New Avengers, Doctor Who (in the
serial The Pirate Planet), Blake's 7, Quatermass and The Tripods. His
films included Macbeth (1971), Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), The
Optimists of Nine Elms (1973), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974),
Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979), Pope John Paul II (1984),
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story (1985), Playing Away (1987), Lionheart
(1987) and Another Life (2001).In 2007, Purchase became seriously ill
while touring with a production of The Last Confession. He died of
cancer on 5 June 2008 at his home in Putney, London.
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