Bruce Thorpe — Under the Rainbow Character Profile

About Bruce Thorpe

Acting as the Secret Service escort for the traveling Austrian nobility, he protects the Duke and Duchess throughout the Hollywood chaos. He reveals the location of the smuggled military map hidden in the Duchess's dog's collar during the final confrontation.

Bruce Thorpe — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Chevy Chase

Appears in

Under the Rainbow (1981)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Bruce Thorpe — Professional Escort — The Duke (Joseph Maher)

  Security detail relationship where Thorpe is responsible for the Duke's protection.

• Bruce Thorpe — Professional Escort — The Duchess (Eve Arden)

  Security detail relationship where Thorpe is responsible for the Duchess's protection.

• Bruce Thorpe — Conflict Enemy — Otto Kriegling (Billy Barty)

  Opposing forces where Thorpe defends his charges against Kriegling's aggression.

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More characters from Under the Rainbow

• Annie Clark (Carrie Fisher)
• The Duchess (Eve Arden)
• The Duke (Joseph Maher)
• Lester Hudson (Richard Stahl)
• The Assassin (Robert Donner)
• Louie (Jack Kruschen)
• Iris (Zelda Rubinstein)
• Nakomuri (Mako)
• Otto Kriegling (Billy Barty)
• Akido (Bennett Ohta)
• Telephone Operator (Louisa Moritz)
• Hotel Rainbow Guest (Daniel Frishman)