Anzac Wallace

Born: None

Anzac Wallace made one of the most memorable debuts in New Zealand cinema when he starred as avenging guerilla leader Te Wheke in Geoff Murphy's 1983 'Puha Western' Utu. The former trade union delegate followed it with roles in movies The Silent One (1984), Mauri (1988) and pioneering Māori TV series E Tipu E Rea.

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The Quiet Earth

as Api's Mate
Released: 1985-09-08

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

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Rapa Nui

as Haoa
Released: 1994-06-03

Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before...

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Utu

as Te Wheke
Released: 1984-06-27

In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the...

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The Silent One

as Tasiri
Released: 1984-06-14

A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest...

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Mauri

as Rewi Rapana
Released: 1988-07-21

Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district....

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Making Utu

as Self
Released: 1983-02-05

Making of documentary on the set of New Zealand's first epic Utu (1983), working with little...

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Children of the Dog Star

as Mataui Kepa
First aired: 1984-04-02

12 year old Gretchen comes to stay on her uncle's farm for the holidays, but shortly after her...

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