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- Actor
- Special Effects
Peter McKenzie was an actor, known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Legend of William Tell (1998). He died on 9 September 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Pua Magasiva was born on August 10, 1980 in Apia, Samoa. He was an actor, known for 30 Days of Night (2007), Samoan Wedding (2006) and Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003) and Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004). He was married to Lizz Sadler and Kourtney Magasiva. He died on May 11, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Actress
- Additional Crew
Glenis Levestam was an actress, known for Dead Alive (1992), Black Sheep (2006) and Fracture (2004). She was married to Kevin Woodill. She died on 14 September 2024 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Frank Stallone was born on 12 September 1919 in Gioia del Colle, Puglia, Italy. He was an actor, known for Rocky (1976), The Fifth Corner (1992) and Biography (1987). He was married to Kathleen Rhodes and Jackie Stallone. He died on 11 July 2011 in Wellington, Florida, USA.
- Director
- Actor
- Writer
Geoff Murphy was born on 12 October 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a director and actor, known for The Quiet Earth (1985), Dante's Peak (1997) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He was married to Merata Mita, Pat Robins and Diane Kearns. He died on 3 December 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Dort Clark was born on 1 October 1917 in Wellington, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (1972), Bells Are Ringing (1960) and Wonderful Town (1958). He was married to Marilyn Sable. He died on 30 March 1989 in Wellington, Kansas, USA.
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
This New Zealander's oddly diverse talents made him a character star and cult icon there and in Australia in his relatively short life. Born in Sussex, England, on February 12, 1941, Bruno Lawrence (real name David Charles Lawrence) and his family settled in New Zealand when he was just a pre-schooler. He developed an early interest in the drums, formed a dixie-land band at age 15, and made the various school and church dance rounds where he picked up the nickname Bruno.
He veered quickly toward jazz and, from 1961 on, made a living as a session artist playing drums for a slew of "Down Under"-based jazz and pop groups. He also tossed out his own singles here and there before slowly moving into the TV music scene. This, in turn, led to acting roles first on TV and in short films. Despite his subsequent acting success, the drums would always remain his first love.
The dark, balding, brooding, highly complex man began strongly focusing on acting in the 70's, impressing audiences with a number of strange, oddly compelling fellows in largely independent features. After scoring early notice as Burglar Bill in the TV comedy series Percy the Policeman (1974), Bruno made his full-length movie debut as the title conman in the film Wild Man (1977), which he co-wrote and produced. Once branded a "young Marlon Brando, he continued to impress in such films as A Woman of Good Character (1980) and made his first major impact as an amateur racer and junkyard owner in the social drama Smash Palace (1981) (and co-wrote).
Other superbly-designed showcases followed with such superb turns as the revengeful 1860's New Zealand War settler in Utu (1983); the lone scientist in the "last man on earth" story The Quiet Earth (1985) (and co-wrote); and the poor ranch hand who falls for his incestuous boss's daughter in Heart of the Stag (1984) (and co-wrote). Other NZ films would include Bridge to Nowhere (1986) and the horror opus Jack Be Nimble (1993) starring a pre-transgender Alexis Arquette.
Bruno eventually branched out into Australian filming where he starred in or was featured in a number of quality films -- An Indecent Obsession (1985) starring Wendy Hughes; a starring role as a diner customer who comes upon otherworldly aliens in As Time Goes by (1988); a murderous, cold-blooded cop in Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) with Colin Friels; The Delinquents (1989); The Efficiency Expert (1991) starring Anthony Hopkins; and his final film Gino (1994). On TV, he produced, co-wrote and starred as a traveling musician in the comedy series Blerta (1976), and is perhaps best-remembered for his role as sneaky, golf-obsessed TV producer Brian Thompson in the 1990s satire program Breaking News (1994) (aka "Frontline.")
In early 1995, while working on a new film project, Cosi (1996) with Toni Collette, Bruno suffered severe chest pains, was diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, and forced to quit the film. Returning to his New Zealand homeland, he died within months on June 10, 1995. A wife and five children survived him. A biography entitled Bruno: The Bruno Lawrence Story was published posthumously in 1999 by Roger Booth.- Actress
- Additional Crew
- Director
Nancy Brunning was born in 1971. She was an actress and director, known for What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? (1999), The Strength of Water (2009) and The Patriarch (2016). She died on 16 November 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
Mike Hopkins was born on 12 August 1959 in Greytown, New Zealand. He is known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He was married to Nicci. He died on 30 December 2012 in Waiohine River, Wellington Region, New Zealand.- Actress
Larger than life leading lady on stage and television, latterly familiar on television in serials such as The Flying Doctors (1985) and Close to Home (1975). Born Patricia Blamires in 1924, she delighted audiences for more than five decades in her native country and Australia. Active on stage until failing eyesight in her early seventies forced her to retire from the profession.- Allene Simmons was born on 24 November 1957 in the USA. She was an actress, known for Porky's (1981), Time Walker (1982) and The Malibu Bikini Shop (1986). She died on 2 February 2012 in Wellington, Florida, USA.
- Actor
- Sound Department
Wi Kuki Kaa was born on 16 December 1938 in New Zealand. He was an actor, known for The Bounty (1984), Ngati (1987) and Utu (1983). He died on 19 February 2006 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Actor
- Music Department
- Writer
One of the most original female impersonators of his generation Patrick Fyffe was better known as Dame Hilda Bracket, the acid tongued singing half of the comedy double act Hinge and Bracket. Accompanied on the piano by her friend Dr. Evadne Hinge (George Logan) the elderly Dame Hilda treated audiences to old fashioned musical evenings from her home in Stackton Tressell where she sang selections from light operetta, musical comedies and the works of Noël Coward and Ivor Novello. The two 'Dear Ladies', as they were billed, bitched and gossiped between numbers, sipping sherry and thoroughly enjoying what they termed "bringing culture to the masses."
It was one of the most successful drag acts ever and like their predecessors in the world of British variety, Old Mother Riley (Arthur Lucan) and Mrs Shufflewick (Rex Jameson) many people watching Hinge and Bracket had no idea that they were men.
Fyffe was born in Stafford and after leaving school worked as a hairdresser and then an actor in repertory theatre. In his early 20s he worked as a female impersonator under the name of Perri St Clair. In 1972 he met and teamed up with George Logan and soon afterwards Hinge and Bracket were born.
A hit at the 1974 Edinburgh Festival the duo soon appeared in London's West End and in tours of Australia. The duo had several successful BBC radio series as well as appearances on television in the UK and America.
In December 2001 Fyffe pulled out of a theatre show and was later diagnosed with suffering from cancer. Producer Duggie Chapman who often toured with the duo in his car said "As they got older the pair began to resemble Hinge and Bracket offstage in their mannerisms. They would sit in the back of my car gossiping and bitching and upstaging each other. It was hilarious."- Actor
- Additional Crew
Pete O'Herne was born in 1961. He was an actor, known for Bad Taste (1987), God of Vampires (2010) and The Valley (1976). He died on 14 December 2010 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Grant Tilly was born on 12 December 1937 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for 30 Days of Night (2007), Nate and Hayes (1983) and Mirror, Mirror (1995). He died on 10 April 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Doug Wren was born in 1921 in New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Bad Taste (1987). He died in 1987 in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Marlene Warren was born on 15 April 1950 in Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA. She was married to ? Ahrens and Michael Warren. She died on 26 May 1990 in Wellington, Florida, USA.
- Jack Ackroyd was born on 5 June 1889 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Better 'Ole (1926), Sold at Auction! (1923) and The Isle of Lost Ships (1929). He was married to Lily [Haggas] First Wife and Florence "Flossie" Rance. He died on 16 November 1962 in Loma Vista, Ardwyn, Wellington, Somerset, England.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Richard was born in Bangor, Wales while his New Zealand parents, Ian and Sue Mills, were on contract working in Anglesey on a construction project. The family moved back to Wellington, New Zealand while Richard was still a baby and have lived here ever since. The family moved around as Richard's father worked different civil engineering jobs, living for a few years each in Auckland, Taranaki, Bay of Plenty and then settling back in Wellington.
Richard has worked in banking, insurance, sales, call centers, Audio/Visual, modeling and Acting, and has also operated as a mobile DJ and Master of Ceremonies since 1986, a passion he still pursues. Richard is also a independent Marriage Celebrant in New Zealand and is licensed to perform wedding ceremonies for straight and same sex couples.
Richard is an enthusiastic salt water fisherman, a highly experienced scuba diver and enjoys snow skiing, running with his dog and driving. He married his wife, Tracey-Leigh in 2014 and has three boys to an earlier marriage, Benjamin, Cameron and Toby.- Producer
- Actor
Jim Booth was born in 1945. He was a producer and actor, known for Dead Alive (1992), Heavenly Creatures (1994) and Meet the Feebles (1989). He died on 4 January 1994 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Visual Effects
- Producer
Eileen Moran was born on 23 January 1952 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. She was a producer, known for King Kong (2005), Avatar (2009) and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012). She died on 3 December 2012 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Producer
- Writer
- Director
John O'Shea was born on 20 June 1920 in New Plymouth, New Zealand. He was a producer and writer, known for Runaway (1964), Ngati (1987) and Broken Barrier (1952). He died on 8 July 2001 in Wellington, New Zealand.- Leon Reedijk was born on 30 July 1964 in Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. He was an actor, known for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - The Peoples and Denizens of Middle-earth (2014) and The Hobbit: The Chronicles of The Hobbit - Part 2: A Warm Welcome: Lake-town (2014). He died on 2 June 2017 in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Tony Burton was born on 8 July 1942 in New Zealand. He was an actor, known for Mirror, Mirror (1995), Inside Straight (1984) and Absent Without Leave (1992). He died on 17 January 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand.
- John Hardy was born on 20 October 1938 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Julius Caesar (1953) and Botany Bay (1952). He died on 12 March 1985 in Mary Potter Hospice, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand.