Bruce Spence
Bruce Spence (born 17 September 1945) is an Australian actor originally from New Zealand.
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Nationality | New Zealand, Australian |
Occupation | Actor and voice artist |
Early life
Spence was born in Auckland, New Zealand and attended Henderson High School in West Auckland and graduated from there in 1963. His two younger brothers Bill and Ross are the founders of Matua Wines.
Career
He is best known for his roles as the Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2, as Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, and as "Zedd" (Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander) in Legend of the Seeker. He won an AFI Award for Best Actor for his role in the 1971 comedy Stork.
Some of his famous roles include the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions, and Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. He also played Professor Baxter in Disney's Inspector Gadget 2. Also, he performed the voice of Chum in Finding Nemo.
He acted as the palaeontologist (Huxley) alongside fellow actor Felix Nobis, in the Australian performance of BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience. In his role, Spence narrates the activities of life-sized mechanical dinosaurs operated by teams of puppeteers and drivers.
In 2008, Spence joined the television series Legend of the Seeker, based on the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, in 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 |
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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 |
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 |
Halifax f.p.: Isn't It Romantic | Eric Washburn | |
Bullpitt! | Darcy | |
1998 | Moby Dick | Elijah |
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 |
Video games
- Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! - Scav Gyro, Sir Dennis, Toby Van Adobe, Tony Slows, Taunting Scav #2[1]
- Enter the Matrix - Trainman[2]
References
- 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 on IMDb