Bruce Robert Allpress (25 August 1930 – 23 April 2020) was a

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actor.

Biography

Allpress grew up in

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, the second son of William and Gladys Allpress. He began performing in the 1960s in a vaudeville

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called the Cheeseman Singer Series. He began working in television drama with a role in the series ''Hunter's Gold'', then spent several years as a regular character on the late 1970s soap opera '' Close to Home. He appeared in many television dramas and also presented on television and radio productions. In the mid-1980s, he was a regular on ''The Billy T. James Show'', as well as featuring alongside

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in the

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adventure film ''

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''. His most known role is Aldor, archer of Rohan that accidentally shot the first Uruk-hai from their army in the film '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers''. Allpress died on 23 April 2020, aged 89, six months after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Awards

In 1981 and 1983, Allpress was awarded the Feltex Television Award for Best Actor in the series ''Jocko''.

Filmography

References

External links

* 1930 births 2020 deaths New Zealand male television actors Deaths from motor neuron disease Neurological disease deaths in New Zealand {{NewZealand-tv-actor-stub