Post by RitaLittlewood on Jun 9, 2008 18:15:13 GMT
From Wimbledon Guardian:
Doctor Who actor Bruce Purchase dies at 69
Doctor Who and Royal Shakespeare Company actor Bruce Purchase has died at his home in Putney, aged 69.
Purchase - perhaps best known for his role as The Captain in the Doctor Who episode the Pirate Planet from 1978 - was a founder member of Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre as well as a regular performer with the RSC.
The New Zealand-born actor also appeared in television shows I, Claudius, and Rumpole of the Bailey and film Richard III.
He lived with his partner Sara Hebblethwaite.
8:13am today
Doctor Who actor Bruce Purchase dies at 69
Doctor Who and Royal Shakespeare Company actor Bruce Purchase has died at his home in Putney, aged 69.
Purchase - perhaps best known for his role as The Captain in the Doctor Who episode the Pirate Planet from 1978 - was a founder member of Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre as well as a regular performer with the RSC.
The New Zealand-born actor also appeared in television shows I, Claudius, and Rumpole of the Bailey and film Richard III.
He lived with his partner Sara Hebblethwaite.
8:13am today
