Bruce Spence (born September 17, 1945(1945-09-17)) is an Australian character actor. He is perhaps most famous as the Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2 (also known as "The Road Warrior") and Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. He also performed the voice of Chum in Finding Nemo, the Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, the Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions and Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
He is rumoured to have been the first actor considered for the role of Scorpius, the lead villain of the television series Farscape. The role eventually went to Wayne Pygram. Further, he and fellow Australian actor Lachy Hulme were rumoured to be considered for the role of The Joker in the sequel to 2005's Batman Begins, before Heath Ledger was cast.
At 6 feet 7 inches (2.0 m) tall, Spence is one of the tallest actors to have played a leading role, in the film Stork. (Richard Kiel is the tallest.)
Spence was born in Auckland, New Zealand. He is acting as the paleontologist (Huxley) alongside fellow actor Felix Nobis, in the Australian performance of BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience. In his role, Spence narrates the activities of life-sized mechanical dinosaurs operated by teams of puppeteers and drivers.
Filmography
Legend of the Seeker (2008) TV .... Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
Equal Opportunity (2006) TV .... Death
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (2006) TV .... Hans Morris
Solo (2006) .... Kennedy
RAN (Remote Area Nurse) (2006) .... Vince
Aquamarine (2006) .... Leonard
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) .... Tion Medon
The Brush Off (2004) (TV) .... Philip Veale
Peter Pan (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) .... Mouth of Sauron (extended edition)
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) .... Trainman
Finding Nemo (2003) (voice) .... Chum
Enter the Matrix (2003) (VG) .... Trainman
Inspector Gadget 2 (2003) (V) .... Baxter
Queen of the Damned (2002) .... Khayman
Moby-Dick (1998) (TV) .... Elijah
Dark City (1998) .... Mr. Wall
Halifax f.p: Isn't It Romantic (1997) (TV) .... Eric Washburn
Return to Jupiter (1997) TV Series .... Ed Unit
The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1996)
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995) .... Gahjii
Hercules Returns (1993) .... Sprocket
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (1992) TV Series .... The Chief
Sweet Talker (1991) .... Norman Foster
The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990) .... Wayne
...Almost (1990) .... Ronnie
Dearest Enemy (1989) TV Series .... Lenny (1989/1992)
Tanamera - Lion of Singapore (1989) (mini) TV Series .... Hammond
Zucker (1989) (TV)
Rikky and Pete (1988) .... Ben
Bachelor Girl (1988) .... Alistair Dredge Jr
The Dirtwater Dynasty (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Lonely Logan
The Year My Voice Broke (1987) .... Jonah
Bullseye (1987) .... Purdy
Great Expectations, the Untold Story (1986) (TV) .... Joe Gargery
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) .... Jedediah the Pilot
Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen (Where the Green Ants Dream) (1984) .... Lance Hackett
Pallet on the Floor (1984) .... Basil Beaumont-Foster
Buddies (1983) .... Ted
Midnite Spares (1983) .... Wimpy
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983) (uncredited) .... Mad Scientist
Deadline (1982) (TV) .... Towie
Mad Max 2 (1981) .... The Gyro Captain
And Here Comes Bucknuckle (1981) TV Series
Double Deal (1981) .... Doug Mitchell
Dimboola (1979) .... Morrie McAdam
Newsfront (1978) .... Redex trial driver
Barnaby and Me (1977) (TV) .... Tall Baddie
Eliza Fraser (1976) .... Bruce McIver
Mad Dog Morgan (1976) .... Heriot
Oz (1976) .... Bass player/Blondie the Surfie
Let the Balloon Go (1976) .... Chief Gifford
The Great McCarthy (1975) .... Bill Dean
The Firm Man (1975) .... Messenger
The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) .... Charlie
Three Old Friends (1974)
Certain Women (1973) TV Series .... Julius 'Big Julie'
Stork (1971) .... Graham 'Stork' Wallace
External links
Bruce Spence at the Internet Movie Database
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