Bruce Montague
Bruce Montague | |
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Born | Deal, Kent, England | 24 March 1939
Died | 16 August 2022 | (aged 83)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–2022 |
Spouse | Barbara Latham[1] |
Website | www |
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]
Death
Montague died on 16 August 2022, at the age of 83.[5]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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.
- ^ 42nd Street and Funny Girl star Bruce Montague has died aged 83
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