Robert Bruce

Robert Bruce

  • Birthday: 1943-11-03
  • Deathday: 2009-03-02
  • Place of birth: Musselburgh, Scotland, UK

Biography

Robert Bruce (born John Charles Young, 3 November 1943 - 2 March 2009) was a Scottish-born professional wrestler and talent agent, stuntman and actor in Auckland, New Zealand. He began wrestling in London in 1967, and toured the United Kingdom, South Africa, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, eventually settling in New Zealand in the 1970s after wrestling John da Silva there for the Commonwealth championship in 1972. Bruce retired from wrestling due to injuries to his back and elbows, and decided to form a talent agency in 1978 when he realised that there was no such company in New Zealand. In addition to representing several of New Zealand's top actors, Bruce worked as a stuntman and fight co-ordinator on several New Zealand films, television shows and theatrical plays, working on 73 TV series, 39 films and 21 live shows, and as an actor played the role of a former international rugby player in the 1991 film Old Scores.

Filmography

The Freeway Maniac

1989

As Terry

Under the Gun

1995

As Detective Dexter

Production

The Piano

1993

As Stunt Coordinator

Death Warmed Up

1985

As Stunt Coordinator

My Grandpa Is a Vampire

1991

As Stunt Coordinator

Lawless: Beyond Justice

2001

As Stunt Coordinator

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