Bruce Allpress Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Mystfest Award for Best Artistic Contribution for "Klynham Summer" in 1982
• Won two Feltex Awards for Best Actor for "Jocko" in 1982 and 1984
• Made his acting debut as part of the vaudeville act "Cheeseman Singer Series" in the mid 1960s
• Quote: "(On his career): "It's not over yet - the best is yet to come as far as I'm concerned․""
• Best known for his role as Aldor in "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" and as Jock McGowan in "The Water Horse․"
• Typically plays straight-forward, practical characters like policemen, judges, and working class men
• Was the voice of the Elephant Ranger in the TV series "Power Rangers Jungle Fury․"
• When auditioning for the role of Jocko on "High Country," he rolled his own cigarette in character, which he says was "the thing that nailed it․"