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Bruce Alan Martin
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common male given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Note: A few people are notable in more than one field, and therefore appear in more than one section. Arts and entertainment Film and television * Bruce Altman (born 1955), American actor * Bruce Baillie (1931–2020), American filmmaker * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Berman (born 1952), American film producer * Bruce Boa (1930–2004), Canadian actor * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Conner (1933–2008), American artist and filmmaker * Bruce Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert The Bruce
Robert I (11 July 1274 – 7 June 1329), popularly known as Robert the Bruce (), was King of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329. Robert led Kingdom of Scotland, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against Kingdom of England, England. He fought successfully during his reign to restore Scotland to an independent kingdom and is regarded in Scotland as a folk hero, national hero. Robert was a fourth-great-grandson of King David I, and his grandfather, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the "Great Cause". As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family's claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace's campaign against Edward I of England. Appointed in 1298 as a Guardian of Scotland alongside his chief rival for the throne, John Comyn of Badenoch, and William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews, Robert resigned in 1300 because of his quarrels with Comyn and the apparently imminen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Glover
Bruce Herbert Glover (May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025) was an American character actor, who is best known for portraying the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film '' Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971). Other notable film appearances include roles in '' Walking Tall'' (1973), '' Chinatown'' (1974), and '' Hard Times'' (1975). He was the father of actor Crispin Glover. Life and career Glover was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Eva Elvira (née Hedstrom) and Herbert Homan Glover. He was of English, Czech, and Swedish descent. Glover was drafted into the U.S. Army serving from 1953 to 1955 where he served six months in Korea. He began acting with numerous appearances on various television shows including '' My Favorite Martian'' (1963), '' Perry Mason'': '' The Case of the Golden Girls'' (1965), '' The Rat Patrol'' (1966), '' Hawk'' (1966), '' The Mod Squad'' (1968), ''Gunsmoke'' (1969), '' Adam-12'' (1969), '' Mission: Impossible'' (1970), '' Bearcats!'' (1971), '' Police Story'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce McCulloch
Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a member of the comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, including starring in the TV series of the same name. He was also a writer for ''Saturday Night Live'' for one season, 1985-1986. McCulloch has appeared on other series including '' Twitch City'' and '' Gilmore Girls''. He directed the films ''Dog Park'', '' Stealing Harvard'' and '' Superstar''. He also wrote and directed the romantic comedy ''Comeback Season,'' which toured film festivals before its release on DVD in 2007. He was the creator and head writer of the 2007-2008 ABC sitcom '' Carpoolers''. Early life McCulloch was born in Edmonton, Alberta, on May 12, 1961. He attended Strathcona Composite High School in Edmonton and competed in both track-and-field and swimming, winning two individual provincial titles. He moved to Calgary and attended Dr. E.P. Scarlett High Scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lester
Bruce Lester (6 June 1912 – 13 June 2008) was a South African-born English film actor with over 60 screen appearances to his credit between 1934 and his retirement from acting in 1958. Lester's career divided into two distinct periods. Between 1934 and 1938, billed as Bruce Lister, he appeared in upwards of 20 British films, mostly of the cheaply shot and quickly forgotten quota quickie variety. He then moved to the US, where he changed his surname to Lester, and found himself for a time appearing in some of the biggest prestige productions of their day, alongside stars such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Tyrone Power and Errol Flynn. Lester himself never achieved star-billing, but was said to have remarked that this at least meant that if a film was a flop, no blame ever fell on his shoulders.Bruce Lester obi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (born Lee Jun-fan; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born Hong Kong martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy which was formed from Lee's experiences in unarmed fighting and self-defense—as well as Eclecticism, eclectic, Zen Buddhism, Zen Buddhist and Taoism, Taoist philosophies—as a new school of martial arts thought. With a Bruce Lee filmography, film career spanning Hong Kong and the United States, Lee is regarded as the first global Chinese film star and one of the most influential martial artists in the history of cinema. Known for his roles in five feature-length Martial arts film, martial arts films, Lee is credited with helping to popularize martial arts films in the 1970s and promoting Hong Kong action cinema. Born in San Francisco and raised in British Hong Kong, Lee was introduced to the Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong film industry as a child actor by L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce (born January 3, 1964) is a Canadian artist, writer, filmmaker, photographer, and underground director based in Toronto. Life and career LaBruce was born in Tiverton, Ontario. He has claimed both Justin Stewart and Bryan Bruce as his birth name in different sources. He studied film at York University in Toronto and wrote for '' Cineaction'' magazine, curated by Robin Wood, his teacher. He first gained public attention with the publication of the queer punk zine '' J.D.s'', which he co-edited with G.B. Jones. He has written and photographed for a variety of publications including ''Vice'', the former Nerve.com and '' BlackBook Magazine'', and has been a columnist for the Canadian music magazine ''Exclaim!'' and Toronto's '' Eye Weekly'', as well as a contributing editor and photographer for New York's ''Index Magazine''. He has also been published in '' Toronto Life'', the ''National Post'' and ''The Guardian''. His movie, '' Otto; or Up with Dead People'' d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Kirby (actor)
Bruce Kirby (born Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu; April 28, 1925 – January 24, 2021) was an American character actor. Career Bruce Kirby started his television career in the 1950s with appearances in '' Goodyear Television Playhouse''. During the 1960s, he appeared in ''I Dream of Jeannie'', '' The Nurses'', '' The Defenders'', '' Car 54, Where Are You?'' (in nine episodes), '' Hogan's Heroes'' (in three episodes), and '' The Patty Duke Show'' among others. He played in ''Bonanza'' (in three episodes), '' Ironside'' (in three episodes), '' Barney Miller'' (in three episodes), '' The Rockford Files'' (in three episodes), '' The Marcus-Nelson Murders'', '' Kojak'' (in six episodes), '' M*A*S*H'' and '' Alice'' during the 1970s. In the 1980s, he appeared in '' Remington Steele'', '' Hunter'' (in five episodes), '' Night Court'', '' Matlock'', '' Hill Street Blues'', '' Lou Grant'' and ''Punky Brewster''. His 1990s television credits include ''The Golden Girls'', ''L.A. Law'', '' In t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Jones (actor)
Ian Royston Jones (born 24 January 1953), better known as Bruce Jones, is an English actor and professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as taxi driver Les Battersby in ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 2007. Early life Jones was born in Collyhurst, Manchester. As a child, he spent two years on a hospital isolation ward with rheumatic fever. When he was 12, his parents separated and he was expelled from school, after which he was raised in North Wales by his grandmother. He left school at 16 and worked as a pipe fitter; he was also a fireman. Career Early career Jones had a teacher who encouraged him to become an actor. He and a friend formed a comedy duo, known as Clark and Jones, and he began using his father's name, Bruce Jones, as his stage name. After years acting in addition to day jobs, Jones' first big break came in 1993, when he was cast in the lead role of Bob Williams in Ken Loach's feature film '' Raining Stones''. The film won the ''Evening Stan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Hung
Bruce Hung (; born 7 September 1990) is a Taiwanese actor. He is known for his starring role in the 2014 film '' Café. Waiting. Love''. Filmography Film Television References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hung, Bruce 21st-century Taiwanese male actors 1990 births Living people Taiwanese male film actors Taiwanese male television actors Male actors from Kaohsiung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Horak
Bruce Horak (born August 5, 1974) is a Canadian artist and television and stage actor, known for portraying Hemmer on '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''. Horak is the first legally blind actor to portray a character in the ''Star Trek'' franchise. Early years Horak was born in Calgary, Alberta. At age 18 months, he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, which caused him to lose his right eye and over 90% of the vision in his left eye. Horak's father, Karl Horak, was also visually impaired, having lost his left eye to disease. Horak developed an interest in writing and theater in third grade, when a theater company came to his school and put on a play. Horak attended at Mount Royal University, where he studied theater. He also trained at the Loose Moose Theatre in Calgary. Theatre One of Horak's earliest plays was ''What You Can't See'', in 1999, about a boy who hides his visual impairment. In 2001, he co-created ''The Canada Show'', a comedic attempt to distill the history o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Herbelin-Earle
Bruce Charles Herbelin-Earle (born 1998) is an English-French actor and model, known for portraying the role of Marcus Greenbridge on the Netflix drama series '' Free Rein'' (2017–2020). He is signed to IMG Models. Early life Herbelin-Earle attended Imberhorne School. Career At the age of sixteen, Herbelin-Earle began looking at online casting calls, and auditioned for a role in the Disney Channel series '' The Lodge''. Despite not getting the role, he was put into contact with an agent. Herbelin-Earle then auditioned for the role of Marcus Greenbridge in the Netflix drama series '' Free Rein'', and as part of the process, he had to ride a horse, which he described as "terrifying". Talking about the audition to '' Wonderland'', he stated that he had "no idea" about horse-riding, and that the other person auditioning for the role was "terrific" at it. He was told the day afterwards that he had gotten the role, which he portrayed until 2019. In 2018, Herbelin-Earle starred in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Helford
Bruce Lewis Helford (born January 28, 1952) is an American television writer and producer. Career Helford was the co-creator of '' The Drew Carey Show''. He served as executive producer of the series for its entire run, from 1995 to 2004. Helford also served as executive producer and writer for '' Roseanne'' during season five of the series (1992–1993). He also created or co-created the series '' The Norm Show'', '' Wanda at Large'', '' Freddie'', '' George Lopez'', '' Nikki'', and '' Bless This House''. In 1991, Helford launched Mohawk Productions to produce shows created or executive produced by him. Mohawk is famous for its logo, consisting of an ultrasound baby, who happens to be Bruce Helford's son, Aven Helford. Mohawk is affiliated with Warner Bros. Television. '' Anger Management'' starring Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
