Maurice Bush

Maurice Bush

95 · Born: Jun 3, 1930

Personal Details

BornJun 3, 1930 Pimlico, London, England, UK

Biography

Maurice Edward "Morrie" Bush, a talented boxer and actor, was born on June 3, 1930, in Pimlico, London, England. He made his heavyweight boxing debut on October 22, 1951, and went on to fight his last professional fight on April 26, 1955.

Throughout his professional boxing career, Maurice participated in a total of 24 fights. He achieved a notable record, winning 12 fights, with 8 of those victories coming by way of knockout. Unfortunately, he also suffered 12 losses, all by knockout.

Aside from his accomplishments in the boxing ring, Maurice was also an active member of the Busy Bee Motorcycle Club in his hometown. Furthermore, he served as the sparring partner for the renowned British and European Light Heavyweight Champion boxer, Don Cockle.

In addition to his boxing endeavors, Maurice also ventured into the world of acting, appearing in a limited number of films and television shows. He is perhaps most famously known for his role as bounty hunter Dengar in the iconic 1980 film, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

Maurice Edward "Morrie" Bush passed away at the age of 69 in August 1999, in Thanet, Kent, England.

Career

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1992
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1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi as Dengar - The Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
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1980
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1976
A Dirty Knight's Work
A Dirty Knight's Work as Lorry Driver #3
{"id":86360,"title":"Son of Dracula","year":"1974","character":"Monster","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/son-of-dracula-1973","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_86360.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_86360.jpg"},"released":1}
1974
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1973
{"id":21374,"title":"Scars of Dracula","year":"1970","character":"Farmer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/scars-of-dracula","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/l7f55amf1lk0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/l7f55amf1lk0.jpg"},"released":1}
1970
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1961
The Frightened City
The Frightened City as Basher Prebble
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1953
Laughing Anne
Laughing Anne as Battling Brunius