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Robert Bruce

1943 – 2009 · Musselburgh, Scotland, UK · Active 1964–2001

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 Zeal...

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The Freeway Maniac

The Freeway Maniac

1989 ★ 4.0
as Terry

After a crazed killer escapes from a mental institution, he encounters Linda Kenney, a young actress en route to an audition, and is defeated. The killer is sent back to the institution and Linda gets the job off her new-found notoriety. However, when the mental patient escapes once again, he returns to enact vengeance, murdering people on the film set while saving his worst for Linda.

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Filmography

10 credits
1990s 1 credit
1995
Under the Gun as Detective Dexter
Movie ★ 4.8
1980s 3 credits
1989
Movie ★ 4.2
1984
Movie ★ 5.7
1981
TV ★ 6.7
1960s 2 credits
1964
Woman of Straw as John (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.2
1964
Theatre 625 as Captain of Horse
TV ★ 7.2
Crew Credits
2000s 1 credit
2001
Lawless: Beyond Justice Stunt Coordinator
Movie ★ 4.5
1990s 2 credits
1993
The Piano Stunt Coordinator
Movie ★ 7.4
1992
My Grandpa Is a Vampire Stunt Coordinator
Movie ★ 5.7
1980s 1 credit
1984
Death Warmed Up Stunt Coordinator
Movie ★ 4.5