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Maurice Bush

Jun 03, 1930 (95 years old) in Pimlico, London, England, UK

British boxer-turned-actor Maurice Bush (who was occasionally billed as Morris Bush) was a supporting player in a number of British films and television series from the 1950s to the 1990s. His filmography includes The Hellfire Club (1961), The Frightened City (1961), Scars of Dracula (1970) and The Creeping Flesh (1973). He also appeared in many popular British television series, including Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who (cast as an Ogron, an alien enemy of the Doctor) and Inspector Morse. Bush was selected to play mummy-like bounty hunter Dengar in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back (1980), uncredited and without any speaking lines.

Known For

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Doctor Who
Ogron
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The Empire Strikes Back
Dengar (uncredited)
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Return of the Jedi
Dengar - The Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
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On the Buses
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Target
Grizzly
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Budgie
Maurice
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The Racing Game
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Scars of Dracula
Farmer
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The Creeping Flesh
Karl
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Doctor in Trouble
Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)

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