Maurice Bush

Biography

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

Doctor Who

1963•TV Series•

7.9

The Empire Strikes Back

1980•Movie•

8.4

Return of the Jedi

1983•Movie•

7.9

On the Buses

1969•TV Series•

7.3

Target

1977•TV Series•

7.0

Budgie

1971•TV Series•

7.2

New Scotland Yard

1972•TV Series•

6.3

The Racing Game

1979•TV Series•

7.8

Filmography