Youngest son Pete Allpress said his father remained good friends with many of his former acting colleagues until his death.

Friend and actor Peter Elliot says Allpress had a "superb humour and (his) wicked p..takes were the stuff of legend.

In the mid-1980s, he was a regular on Allpress died on 23 April 2020, aged 89, six months after being diagnosed with Congratulations on this excellent venture… what a great idea!I use WIKI 2 every day and almost forgot how the original Wikipedia looks like. In his later years he ran a popular antiques store alongside his acting career, closing the Albany store in 2018, at the time remarking, "It's end of an era, or as I had to say in a play, 'It's the end of an ear.
The greatest thing about him was his generosity, his son said. "I guess you could describe him as the guy you would like to have a beer with," Allpress said. You could also do it yourself at any point in time.

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A screenshot of Bruce Allpress from the 2010 short film Frosty Man and the BMX Kid. An icon of the era."

"He fought to the bloody end, he was a scrapper," his son said. Deutsch; español; Simple English; 中文 "He loved working with Billy T, he said that wasn't work, it was just a party." "Dad picked a lot of people up when they were on the bones of their arse, whether it was his time or his money or humour, he was incredibly generous." To install click the Add extension button. Kiwi actor Bruce Allpress, described by family as a gregarious and generous man, has died aged 89. A statement from his family said he had died peacefully at home on Thursday, surrounded by his five children. Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? He had a working class upbringing but was an intellectual and progressive, never afraid to embrace the latest technology.

His family say he died peacefully, surrounded by his five children, on Thursday. Return to Bruce Allpress. Bruce Allpress (1930–2020), New Zealand actor; This page lists people with the surname Allpress. Languages. His sense of humour was "totally inappropriate", which perhaps explains why he enjoyed working with famed New Zealand comedian Billy T James so much. You could also do it yourself at any point in time.It will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the WIKI 2 technology.

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Just better. However, six months ago he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, which causes the death of neurons controlling voluntary muscles, and it proved too hard to beat. In 1989, in the early years of mobile phones, he purchased a "brick" mobile for $5000, his son said. Bruce Robert Allpress (August 25, 1930 - April 23, 2020) was a New Zealand actor. Photo: Screenshot.

Bruce Allpress. In the mid-1980s, he was a regular on The Billy T. James Show, as well as featuring alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the pirate adventure film Nate and Hayes.

Kiwi actor Bruce Allpress, described by family as a gregarious and generous man, has died aged 89. I had the greatest pleasure working with him. He has been in many television dramas and also presenting on television and radio productions. What we do. Allpress was involved in New Zealand's film and television industry for more than 60 years. He was a valuable and wise contributor over the years at Allpress Coffee. That's it. Allpress said his father was part of the old school alumni of New Zealand acting and had carried on working until late in his life, doing many voice overs in later years. We have created a browser extension. Although he will be sadly missed, he will also be long remembered.
If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link. Every page goes through The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. He will be missed dearly." Family said Allpress spent 60 years on screens, and in theatres, and had carved out a niche playing the "quintessential Kiwi bloke". "He was very accepting of the vast diversity that humanity presents and very much an independent thinker.

He appeared in many television dramas and also presented on television and radio productions. The source code for the WIKI 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the Mozilla Foundation, Google, and Apple. Son Michael Allpress, who founded Allpress Espresso, said his father had lived "an extremely full life". His father had survived illnesses including lung cancer over the years and seemingly "nothing could kill him".