Robert Bruce

Robert Bruce born John Charles Young 3 November 1943 2 March 2009 was a Scottishborn professional wrestler and talent agent stuntman and actor in Auckland New Zealand He began wrestling in London in 1967 and toured the United Kingdom South Africa Japan Australia New Zealand and Fiji eventually settling in New Zealand in the 1970s after wrestling John da Silva there for the Commonwealth championship in 1972 Bruce retired from wrestling due to injuries to his back and elbows and decided to form a talent agency in 1978 when he realised that there was no such company in New Zealand In addition to representing several of New Zealands top actors Bruce worked as a stuntman and fight coordinator on several New Zealand films television shows and theatrical plays working on 73 TV series 39 films and 21 live shows and as an actor played the role of a former international rugby player in the 1991 film Old Scores