Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 03, 1943
Died
Mar 02, 2009
Place of Birth
Musselburgh, Scotland, UK
Credits
12 titles
Robert Bruce
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.
Known For
Filmography
Lawless: Beyond Justice
Stunt Coordinator
Under the Gun
Detective Dexter
The Piano
Stunt Coordinator
My Grandpa Is a Vampire
Stunt Coordinator
Old Scores
Jock McBane
The Freeway Maniac
Terry
Death Warmed Up
Stunt Coordinator
Rive droite, rive gauche
Bobby
American Playhouse
Nelson Rodker
Under the Mountain
Theatre 625
Captain of Horse
Woman of Straw
John (uncredited)