Bruce Alexander 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 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.
Bruce Montague | |
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| Born | 24 March 1939 Deal, Kent, England |
| Died | 16 August 2022 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1963–2019 |
| Spouse |
Barbara Latham (m. 1962) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | brucemontague |
Life and career
editMontague 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 End revival.[1] 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]
Personal life
editMontague lived in Hove with his wife, actress and novelist, Barbara Latham.[4] They were married from 1962 until her death in April 2022, and had three children.[1]
Between 1969 and 1971, he and his wife spent time in New Zealand and Australia, where he costarred in a couple of short-lived local productions and did voice acting for animated children's films of classic tales.
Montague died from cancer on 16 August 2022, at the age of 83.[1]
Filmography
edit| 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
edit- ^ a b c Hayward, Anthony (22 August 2022). "Bruce Montague obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ Webber, Richard (11 January 2014). "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.
- ^ Thompson, Flora (23 April 2016). "Fascinating trivia for lovers of Shakespeare". The Argus (Brighton). Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Bruce Montague at IMDb
- A profile of Bruce Montague
- Bruce Montague discography at Discogs
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