Maurice Bush

Acting

Maurice Bush

Born June 3, 1930Pimlico, London, England, UK17 credits

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

Filmography

Knockback: 1
1985Knockback: 1
as PrisonerMovie
Return of the Jedi
1983Return of the Jedi
as Dengar - The Bounty Hunter (uncredited)Movie
The Empire Strikes Back
1980The Empire Strikes Back
as Dengar (uncredited)Movie
Target
1977Target
as GrizzlyTV
Trial by Combat
1976Trial by Combat
as Lorry Driver #3Movie
Son of Dracula
1974Son of Dracula
as MonsterMovie
Budgie
1971Budgie
as MauriceTV
Scars of Dracula
1970Scars of Dracula
as FarmerMovie
Doctor in Trouble
1970Doctor in Trouble
as Russian Trawlerman (uncredited)Movie
Doctor Who
1963Doctor Who
as OgronTV
The Frightened City
1961The Frightened City
as Basher PrebbleMovie
Laughing Anne
1953Laughing Anne
as Battling BruniusMovie