Bruce Purchase

Bruce Purchase

1938–2008 (aged 69)·Thames, New Zealand

Best known for Hallmark Hall of Fame (as Cook) and Doctor Who.

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52Credits22 TV · 30 films
1951–2007Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedThe Secret Agent
6.8 Average ratingacross 47 titles

Top TV shows 22best Bruce Purchase shows

  1. 1Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameCook · 1 ep · 19518.8
  2. 2Doctor Who posterDoctor Who19637.9
  3. 3I, Claudius posterI, ClaudiusSabinus · 1 ep · 19767.9
  4. 4Blake's 7 posterBlake's 7Gola · 1 ep · 19787.3
  5. 5Supernatural posterSupernaturalHerr Steekebeck · 1 ep · 19777.2
  6. 6The Tripods posterThe Tripods1 ep · 19847.2
  7. 7Kidnapped posterKidnappedCumberland · 1 ep · 19797.1
  8. 8The New Avengers posterThe New AvengersProf. Lopez · 1 ep · 19767.1
  9. 9A Horseman Riding By posterA Horseman Riding ByParson Augustus Bull · 4 eps · 19787.0
  10. 10Callan posterCallan1 ep · 19677.0
  11. 11Fall of Eagles posterFall of EaglesVon Plehve · 1 ep · 19747.0
  12. 12BBC2 Play of the Week posterBBC2 Play of the WeekErnest · 1 ep · 19777.0
  13. 13Rumpole of the Bailey posterRumpole of the BaileyLeslie Delgado · 1 ep · 19757.0
  14. 14Quatermass posterQuatermassTommy Roach · 2 eps · 19796.8
  15. 15Play for Today posterPlay for TodayJake · 1 ep · 19706.6
  16. 16Doomwatch posterDoomwatchNorman Sylvester · 1 ep · 19706.4
  17. 17Clayhanger posterClayhangerBig James · 14 eps · 19766.0
  18. 18A Picture of Katherine Mansfield posterA Picture of Katherine MansfieldFather · 6 eps · 19736.0
  19. 19BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthTaffy · 1 ep · 19655.3
  20. 20Freud posterFreudProfessor Nothnagel · 1 ep · 19845.0
  21. 21Looking for ClancyBasil Rudering · 1 ep · 1975
  22. 22Killer Net posterKiller NetGeoff Hearn · 1998–1998 · Crime

Top movies 30best Bruce Purchase movies

  1. 1The Secret AgentMr. Michaelis · 197510.0
  2. 2Exiles posterExilesErnest Hemingway · 19779.0
  3. 3Henry IV Part 2 posterHenry IV Part 2Earl of Northumberland · 19798.5
  4. 4The Sea Change posterThe Sea ChangeOldberg · 19988.0
  5. 5Other Halves posterOther HalvesIrwin · 19847.7
  6. 6Pope John Paul II posterPope John Paul IIJerzy Loparicz · 19847.5
  7. 7Henry IV Part 1 posterHenry IV Part 1Henry Percy · 19797.3
  8. 8Macbeth posterMacbethCaithness · 19717.1
  9. 9Doctor Who: Logopolis posterDoctor Who: LogopolisThe Captain (archive footage) · 19817.0
  10. 10Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet posterDoctor Who: The Pirate PlanetThe Pirate Captain · 19787.0
  11. 11Richard III posterRichard IIICity Gentleman · 19956.8
  12. 12Esther posterEstherHauptmann der Wache · 19996.8
  13. 13All Quiet on the Western Front posterAll Quiet on the Western FrontCook (uncredited) · 19796.7
  14. 14Meetings with Remarkable Men posterMeetings with Remarkable MenFather Maxim · 19796.7
  15. 15The Optimists of Nine Elms posterThe Optimists of Nine ElmsPoliceman · 19736.7
  16. 16Mary, Queen of Scots posterMary, Queen of ScotsMorton · 19716.7
  17. 17David posterDavidIsai · 19976.6
  18. 18Othello posterOthelloSenators-Soldiers-Cypriots · 19656.4
  19. 19Alice Through the Looking Glass posterAlice Through the Looking GlassWalrus / Guard · 19736.3
  20. 20The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood posterThe Zany Adventures of Robin HoodMoishe · 19846.2
  21. 21The Hunchback of Notre Dame posterThe Hunchback of Notre DameProvost · 19766.2
  22. 22Playing Away posterPlaying AwayFredrick · 19876.0
  23. 23Another Life posterAnother LifeSir Henry Curtis-Bennett · 20015.7
  24. 24Lionheart posterLionheartSimon Nerra · 19875.6
  25. 25Freddie As F.R.O.7. posterFreddie As F.R.O.7.Additional voices (voice) · 19925.3
  26. 26Soft Beds, Hard Battles posterSoft Beds, Hard BattlesColonel Meinertzhagen (uncredited) · 19744.6
  27. 27The Quatermass Conclusion posterThe Quatermass ConclusionTommy Roach · 19794.2
  28. 28Parrot Fashion posterParrot Fashion2007
  29. 29Even SolomonJake · 1979
  30. 30Atlantis posterAtlantisGoff · 1983

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