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Bruce Montague
Bruce Montague
Born	24 March 1939; Deal, Kent, England
Died	16 August 2022 (aged 83)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1963–2022
Spouse	Barbara Latham.

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Bruce Montague (24 March 1939 – 16 August 2022) was a British actor, best known for his role as Leonard Dunn in the television sitcom Butterflies. He has also acted in over 300 television productions - one of his earliest being in the 1965 sci-fi drama Undermind. In 2000, he guest-starred in the Doctor Who audio adventure The Genocide Machine and, in the following year, he starred alongside Paul McGann in the Doctor Who story Sword of Orion. In 2015, he appeared as a guest role in Hollyoaks as Derek Clough.

Life and career

Montague played Mr. Brownlow in Oliver! directed by Sam Mendes at the London Palladium for 3 years. He played in Phantom of the Opera directed by Hal Prince at Her Majesty's Theatre for 2 years. He starred as Abner Dillon in a UK tour of 42nd street. He would later reprise his role in the 2017 West Revival. He guest-starred in "Wild Justice", a 2013 episode of New Tricks. In that episode was Nicholas Lyndhurst, one of his fellow cast members from Butterflies.^[2]

In 2015, he starred in Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein. In October 2019, he appeared in an episode of Doctors alongside former Butterflies co-star Wendy Craig.^[3]

Montague lived in Hove with his wife, actress and novelist Barbara Latham.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	80,000 Suspects	Brooks	Uncredited
1976	Sextet	Jonathan
1980	George and Mildred	Spanish Businessman
1988	Olympus Force: The Key	Captain of the Yacht

1995 “Keeping Up Appearances” Lord of the Stately House

References

^ "Bruce Montague - actor". Retrieved 17 July 2013.
^ Webber, Richard. "Butterflies star Bruce Montague: 'I became an actor because I couldn't do anything else'". Daily Express. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ Selwood, Sarah (8 October 2019). "Butterflies stars Wendy Craig and Bruce Montague: 'We're playing naughty seniors in Doctors!'". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
^ "Bruce Montague - actor". Retrieved 17 July 2013.

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[1] "Bruce Montague - actor". Retrieved 17 July 2013.

[2] Webber, Richard. "Butterflies star Bruce Montague: 'I became an actor because I couldn't do anything else'". Daily Express. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[3] Selwood, Sarah (8 October 2019). "Butterflies stars Wendy Craig and Bruce Montague: 'We're playing naughty seniors in Doctors!'". What's on TV. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

[4] "Bruce Montague - actor". Retrieved 17 July 2013.

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-'''Bruce Montague''' (24 March 1939 - 16 August 2022) was a British actor, best known for his role as Leonard Dunn in the television sitcom ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]''. He has also acted in over 300 television productions - one of his earliest being in the 1965 sci-fi drama ''[[Undermind (TV series)|Undermind]]''. In 2000, he guest-starred in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio adventure ''[[The Genocide Machine]]'' and, in the following year, he starred alongside [[Paul McGann]] in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[Sword of Orion]]''. In 2015, he appeared as a guest role in ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' as [[Derek Clough]].
+'''Bruce Montague''' (24 March 1939 – 16 August 2022) was a British actor, best known for his role as Leonard Dunn in the television sitcom ''[[Butterflies (TV series)|Butterflies]]''. He has also acted in over 300 television productions - one of his earliest being in the 1965 sci-fi drama ''[[Undermind (TV series)|Undermind]]''. In 2000, he guest-starred in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' audio adventure ''[[The Genocide Machine]]'' and, in the following year, he starred alongside [[Paul McGann]] in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''[[Sword of Orion]]''. In 2015, he appeared as a guest role in ''[[Hollyoaks]]'' as [[Derek Clough]].
 == Life and career ==
-He played Mr Brownlow in Oliver! directed by Sam Mendes at the London Palladium for 3 years. He played in Phantom of the Opera directed by Hal Prince at Her Majesty's Theatre for 2 years. He starred as Abner Dillon in a UK tour of [[42nd Street (musical)|42nd street]]. He would later reprise his role in the 2017 West Revival.
+Montague played Mr. Brownlow in Oliver! directed by Sam Mendes at the London Palladium for 3 years. He played in Phantom of the Opera directed by Hal Prince at Her Majesty's Theatre for 2 years. He starred as Abner Dillon in a UK tour of [[42nd Street (musical)|42nd street]]. He would later reprise his role in the 2017 West Revival.
 He guest-starred in "Wild Justice", a 2013 episode of ''[[New Tricks]]''. In that episode was [[Nicholas Lyndhurst]], one of his fellow cast members from ''Butterflies''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Webber|first1=Richard|title=Butterflies star Bruce Montague: 'I became an actor because I couldn't do anything else'|url=http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/452886/Butterflies-star-Bruce-Montague-on-why-he-became-an-actor-and-author|publisher=Daily Express|accessdate=11 October 2014}}</ref>
 In 2015, he starred in ''[[Casa Valentina]]'' by [[Harvey Fierstein]]. In October 2019, he appeared in an episode of ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' alongside former ''Butterflies'' co-star [[Wendy Craig]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/butterflies-stars-wendy-craig-bruce-montague-naughty-seniors-doctors-594800/|title=Butterflies stars Wendy Craig and Bruce Montague: 'We're playing naughty seniors in Doctors!'|last=Selwood|first=Sarah|date=2019-10-08|website=[[What's on TV]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002015939/https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/news/butterflies-stars-wendy-craig-bruce-montague-naughty-seniors-doctors-594800/ |archive-date=2019-10-02 |access-date=2019-10-08}}</ref>
-Montague lives in Hove with his wife, actress and novelist Barbara Latham.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruce Montague - actor|url=http://www.brucemontague.com/|accessdate=17 July 2013}}</ref>
+Montague lived in Hove with his wife, actress and novelist Barbara Latham.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bruce Montague - actor|url=http://www.brucemontague.com/|accessdate=17 July 2013}}</ref>
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