About Anzac Wallace
Lived 1945 – 2019 (aged 73). Anzac Wallace was a New Zealand film actor and trade unionist.
Anzac Hohepa Wallace (born Norman Pene Rewiri; 15 September 1945 – 8 April 2019), also known as Zac Wallace, was a New Zealand actor and former trade union delegate. He is best known for his role as Te Wheke in the 1983 New Zealand film Utu.
Early life Wallace was born on 15 September 1945. As a youth, he was involved in petty crime, eventually escalating to armed robbery, for which he spent several years in prison until 1974. During his time in prison, he taught himself to read. In 1985 he appeared in The Silent One, The Quiet Earth and Dangerous Orphans. He was survived by his wife, Deidre Nehua.
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Who was Anzac Wallace?
New Zealand actor and trade unionist
When was Anzac Wallace born?
Anzac Wallace was born on 15 September 1945 in Auckland.
When did Anzac Wallace die?
Anzac Wallace died on 8 April 2019.
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Anzac Wallace was a film actor and trade unionist.
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Anzac Wallace was New Zealand.
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