Name
Bruno Lawrence
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1941-02-12
Deathday
1995-06-10 (54 years old)
Place of Birth
Worthing, West Sussex, England, UK
Biography
Born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West Sussex, England, he migrated with his family to New Zealand in 1946, settling in New Plymouth before moving to Wellington in 1948.
Lawrence spent most of his life in New Zealand, but also worked extensively in Australia. He was a renowned jazz and rock drummer, playing drums in many bands, including Max Merritt & The Meteors, Quincy Conserve, Blerta, and The Crocodiles. His last recording was with Bernie McGann, Larry Gales and Jonathan Crayford on "Jazz at the St. James" in 1989.
In the early 1970s, Lawrence founded Blerta ("Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition"). The multi and theatrical co-operative toured New Zealand and in parts of Australia. Blerta saw him performing alongside many people he would work with later as an actor, including director Geoff Murphy, and actors Martyn Sanderson and Ian Watkin.
Known For
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After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the ...
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It's the 21st century, the Oil Wars have made a mess of the planet and the land outside ma...
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In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand, hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wre...
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Jack and Dora, abandoned by their parents as babies, are desperate to find each other afte...
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A small town in Australia, in the late 1950s: Brownie and Lola are deeply in love. But bec...
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A kid is hypnotized by a scientist to kill his parents and ends in a mental institution. A...
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Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Pala...
- 1981 Smash Palace as Al Shaw
- 1982 Battletruck as Willie
- 1981 Goodbye Pork Pie as Mulvaney
- 1989 The Delinquents as Bosun
- 1984 Death Warmed Up as Tex
- 1988 The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy as Detective Sergeant Batchelor
- 1993 Jack Be Nimble as Teddy
- 1970 Tank Busters as Bruno
- 2000 Numero Bruno as Self
- 1988 Grievous Bodily Harm as Det. Sgt. Ray Birch
- 1987 Initiation as Nat Molloy
- 1986 Bridge to Nowhere as Mac
- 1988 Rikky and Pete as Sonny
- 1983 Making Utu as Self
- 1984 Heart of the Stag as Peter Daley
- 1981 Race for the Yankee Zephyr as Barker
- 1990 Cowboys of Culture as Self
- 1985 An Indecent Obsession as Matt Sawyer
- 1994 Gino as Mr. Palzetti
- 1985 The Quiet Earth as Zac Hobson
- 1983 Utu as Williamson
- 1992 Spotswood as Robert, Carey's Father
- 1997 The Rainbow Warrior as Detective Sr. Sgt. Terry Batchelor
- 1984 Wild Horses as Tyson
- 1965 Hurry Hurry Faster Faster
- 1980 Beyond Reasonable Doubt as Pat Vesey
- 1988 As Time Goes By as Ryder
- 1990 The Rogue Stallion as John Peterson
- 1977 Wild Man as Wild Man
- 1982 Carry Me Back
- 1994 Frontline ( 26 episodes ) as Brian Thompson
- 1986 The Great Bookie Robbery ( 3 episodes ) as Cracka Park
- 1993 The Feds ( 1 episode ) as Larry 'Icehouse' Porter
