Bruce Montague
{{Short description|British actor (1939–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Bruce Montague
| image = Portrait_of_Bruce_Montague.jpg
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|03|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Deal, Kent, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2022|08|16|1939|3|24}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1963–2019
| spouse = {{marriage|Barbara Latham|1962}}
| children = 3
| website = {{URL|brucemontague.com}}
}}
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.
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 End revival.{{cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/aug/22/bruce-montague-obituary|title = Bruce Montague obituary|newspaper = The Guardian|date = 22 August 2022|accessdate = 22 August 2022|last = Hayward|first = Anthony}} 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.{{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 |work=Daily Express |date=11 January 2014 |access-date=11 October 2014}}
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.{{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=8 October 2019 |work=What's on TV |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=2 October 2019 |access-date=8 October 2019}}
Personal life
Montague lived in Hove with his wife, actress and novelist, Barbara Latham.{{cite news | url = https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14447671.fascinating-trivia-for-lovers-of-shakespeare/ | title = Fascinating trivia for lovers of Shakespeare | last = Thompson | first = Flora | date = 2016-04-23 | website = The Argus (Brighton) | access-date = 2022-08-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220820151931/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14447671.fascinating-trivia-for-lovers-of-shakespeare/ | archive-date = 2022-08-20}} They were married from 1962 until her death in April 2022, and had three children.
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.
Filmography
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| 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
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0598757|name=Bruce Montague}}
- {{discogs artist|Bruce Montague}}
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Category:20th-century English male actors
Category:21st-century English male actors
Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Deaths from cancer in England
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English musical theatre actors
Category:Male actors from Kent
Category:People from Deal, Kent
Category:Male actors from Hove
Category:Actors from Dover District
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