Bruce Spence
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Bruce Spence is an Australian character actor known for his distinctive tall, lanky appearance and roles in genre films such as the Mad Max series, The Lord of the Rings, and The Matrix.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bruce Spence canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9969033 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Spence Context triple: [Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, starring, Bruce Spence]
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A.
Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on early 20th-century stage and film comedies.
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B.
John Spence
John Spence was an early vocalist for the American rock band No Doubt whose energetic performances helped shape the group’s formative sound before his untimely death in 1987.
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
David Semple
David Semple was a British bacteriologist best known for developing an early anti-rabies vaccine while serving in the Indian Medical Service.
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E.
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce is an American cinematographer and film director known for his work on documentaries and feature films, including the acclaimed food industry exposé "Food, Inc."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bruce Spence Target entity description: Bruce Spence is an Australian character actor known for his distinctive tall, lanky appearance and roles in genre films such as the Mad Max series, The Lord of the Rings, and The Matrix.
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A.
Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence was an American screenwriter and playwright known for his work on early 20th-century stage and film comedies.
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B.
John Spence
John Spence was an early vocalist for the American rock band No Doubt whose energetic performances helped shape the group’s formative sound before his untimely death in 1987.
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
David Semple
David Semple was a British bacteriologist best known for developing an early anti-rabies vaccine while serving in the Indian Medical Service.
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E.
Richard Pearce
Richard Pearce is an American cinematographer and film director known for his work on documentaries and feature films, including the acclaimed food industry exposé "Food, Inc."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-09-17 ⓘ |
| familyName | Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableTrait |
distinctive facial features
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very tall stature ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.00 m ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Bruce Spence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor | tall lanky appearance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dark City
NERFINISHED
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Finding Nemo NERFINISHED ⓘ Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole NERFINISHED ⓘ Mad Max 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome NERFINISHED ⓘ Rake NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith NERFINISHED ⓘ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Matrix Revolutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Auckland, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCharacter |
Gyro Captain
NERFINISHED
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Jedediah the Pilot NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mouth of Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ Tion Medon NERFINISHED ⓘ Trainman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedCharacterInWork |
Gyro Captain in Mad Max 2
NERFINISHED
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Jedediah the Pilot in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ Tion Medon in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith NERFINISHED ⓘ Trainman in The Matrix Revolutions ⓘ |
| residence | Australia ⓘ |
| voiceRoleInWork |
voice role in Finding Nemo
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voice role in Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole ⓘ |
| workedInGenre |
action film
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animation ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| yearsActive | from late 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bruce Spence Description of subject: Bruce Spence is an Australian character actor known for his distinctive tall, lanky appearance and roles in genre films such as the Mad Max series, The Lord of the Rings, and The Matrix.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.