Bruno Lawrence

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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Worthing, West Sussex, England, 1941-02-12

Died: 1995-06-10

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	Hurry Hurry Faster Faster		60
2	1970	Tank Busters	Bruno	0
3	1977	Wild Man	Wild Man	0
4	1980	Beyond Reasonable Doubt	Pat Vesey	65
5	1981	Goodbye Pork Pie	Mulvaney	68
6	1981	Smash Palace	Al Shaw	62
7	1981	Race for the Yankee Zephyr	Barker	58
8	1982	Warlords of the 21st Century	Willie	45
9	1982	Carry Me Back		65
10	1983	Making Utu	Self	0
11	1984	Wild Horses	Tyson	40
12	1984	Utu	Williamson	70
13	1984	Heart of the Stag	Peter Daley	40
14	1984	Death Warmed Up	Tex	44
15	1985	An Indecent Obsession	Matt Sawyer	45
16	1985	The Quiet Earth	Zac Hobson	66
17	1986	Bridge to Nowhere	Mac	33
18	1987	Initiation	Nat Molloy	49
19	1988	Rikky and Pete	Sonny	43
20	1988	As Time Goes By		52
21	1988	The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy	Detective Sergeant Batchelor	32
22	1988	Grievous Bodily Harm	Det. Sgt. Ray Birch	47
23	1989	The Delinquents	Bosun	52
24	1990	Cowboys of Culture	Self	0
25	1990	The Rogue Stallion	John Peterson	44
26	1992	Spotswood	Robert, Carey's Father	54
27	1993	Jack Be Nimble	Teddy	51
28	1994	Gino	Mr. Palzetti	0
29	1997	The Rainbow Warrior	Detective Sr. Sgt. Terry Batchelor	50
30	2000	Numero Bruno	Self	0

No.

Year

Title

Role

Vote Average

1965