Bruce Allpress

Birth Name:

Bruce Robert Allpress

Birth Place:

Dunedin, New Zealand

Profession

Actor

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․"

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