Bruce Allpress
Acting
Biography
No biography available for Bruce Allpress.
Born: August 25, 1930
Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Frosty Man and the BMX Kid
In this short James Rolleston (Boy) stars as a Kiwi lad who banters with an elderly bearded fulla (Bruce Allpress) who claims to be God; the 'BMX Kid' challenges him to a Lake Wakatipu bomb competition to prove it. Kiwi stuntman/director Tim McLachlan's film was a finalist in Your Big Break, a filmmaking contest run by Tourism New Zealand which attracted over 1000 scripts from around the globe. Five finalists were given the chance to turn their scripts into a short film. The brief was to "capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand — the youngest country on earth".
The Piano
When an arranged marriage brings Ada and her spirited daughter to the wilderness of nineteenth-century New Zealand, she finds herself locked in a battle of wills with both her controlling husband and a rugged frontiersman to whom she develops a forbidden attraction.
Power Rangers
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
Erebus: The Aftermath
A four-part miniseries about Air New Zealand Flight 901, which crashed in Antarctica in 1979.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
The legendary son of Zeus journeys across the earth fighting monsters and helping people.
Filmography
as Rick Rowdy
as Mr Maxwell
as Frosty Man
as Jock McGowan
as Charlie Foster
as 'Cappy' Shuster
as Hec Crene
as Skouros
as Phidias
as Skouras
as Old Man
as Septus
as Master Phant
as Blind Piano Tuner
as Sam
as Mr. Ridley
as Peter Grundy
as Neville Oswald
as Mr. Blake
as Inspector Calwell
as Uncle Athol
as Detective Sam Keith