Biography
John Bruce (1938–2026) was a British television director. After training at RADA and graduating in 1964, he began his career as an actor before joining the BBC as an assistant floor manager. He worked as a production assistant on productions including The Wednesday Play and Play for Today, and began directing in 1974.
He directed episodes of numerous series and serials for the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, including Z-Cars (1962), Play for Today (1970), Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Tales of the Unexpected, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, EastEnders, Casualty and The Bill. He received International Emmy nominations for The Reason of Things (1981) and The Woman in White (1982), and served as chair of the Directors Guild of Great Britain from 1994 to 1997.
