Bruce Purchase
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Bruce Purchase (October 2, 1938 – June 5, 2008)[1] was a British actor known for his roles on stage and television. Born in Thames, New Zealand, he became a graduate of RADA and a founding actor-member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre. He also performed regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
His television credits include: Callan, The First Churchills, Doomwatch, Fall of Eagles, I, Claudius, The New Avengers, Doctor Who (in the serial The Pirate Planet), Blake's 7, the ITV serial Quatermass in 1979 and The Tripods.
In 2007, Purchase became seriously ill while touring with a production of The Last Confession. He died of cancer[2] on June 5, 2008 at his home in Putney, London.[3]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Strachan, Alan. "Bruce Purchase: Potent presence on the British stage", The Independent, Independent News & Media, 2008-06-12. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
- ^ "Bruce Purchase: character actor, member of the National Theatre company", The Times, Times Newspapers, 2008-06-11. Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ The Times obituary puts the date of death at June 8.
- "RSC actor Bruce Purchase dies at 69", The Press Association, 2008-06-09. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
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