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Bruno Lawrence
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Born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West Sussex, England, he migrated with his family to New Zealand in 1946, settling in New Plymouth before moving to Wellington in 1948.
Lawrence spent most of his life in New Zealand, but also worked extensively in Australia. He was a renowned jazz and rock drummer, playing drums in many bands, including Max Merritt & The Meteors, Quincy Conserve, Blerta, and The Crocodiles. His last recording was with Bernie McGann, Larry Gales and Jonathan Crayford on "Jazz at the St. James" in 1989.
In the early 1970s, Lawrence founded Blerta ("Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition"). The multi and theatrical co-operative toured New Zea…
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Born David Charles Lawrence in Worthing, West Sussex, England, he migrated with his family to New Zealand in 1946, settling in New Plymouth before moving to Wellington in 1948. Lawrence spent most of his life in New Zealand, but also worked extensively in Australia. He was a renowned jazz and rock drummer, playing drums in many bands, including Max Merritt & The Meteors, Quincy Conserve, Blerta, and The Crocodiles. His last recording was with Bernie McGann, Larry Gales and Jonathan Crayford on "Jazz at the St. James" in 1989. In the early 1970s, Lawrence founded Blerta ("Bruno Lawrence's Electric Revelation and Travelling Apparition"). The multi and theatrical co-operative toured New Zealand and in parts of Australia. Blerta saw him performing alongside many people he would work with later as an actor, including director Geoff Murphy, and actors Martyn Sanderson and Ian Watkin.
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Bruno Lawrence's Filmography
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Numero Bruno
as Self
The Rainbow Warrior
as Detective Sr. Sgt. Terry Batchelor
Gino
as Mr. Palzetti
Jack Be Nimble
as Teddy
Spotswood
as Robert, Carey's Father
The Rogue Stallion
as John Peterson
Cowboys of Culture
as Self
The Delinquents
as Bosun
Grievous Bodily Harm
as Det. Sgt. Ray Birch
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
as Detective Sergeant Batchelor
As Time Goes By
as Ryder
Rikky and Pete
as Sonny
Initiation
as Nat Molloy
Bridge to Nowhere
as Mac
The Quiet Earth
as Zac Hobson
An Indecent Obsession
as Matt Sawyer
Death Warmed Up
as Tex
Heart of the Stag
as Peter Daley
No Poster
Wild Horses
as Tyson
Making Utu
as Self
Utu
as Williamson
Carry Me Back
Battletruck
as Willie
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
as Barker
Smash Palace
as Al Shaw
Goodbye Pork Pie
as Mulvaney
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
as Pat Vesey
Wild Man
as Wild Man
No Poster
Tank Busters
as Bruno
