Jeremy Bulloch (1945-2020)
Dearest moviegoers and fans, we've lost another pivotal actor from the Star Wars series. Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who portrayed Boba Fett in the original trilogy, passed away at age 75 on the 17th of December 2020 due to complications with Parkinson's. His death came weeks after the character reappeared in the Disney+ series "The Mandalorian". Which, in recent years, was played by New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison. Boba Fett's role in the movies was relatively minor. He has continued to be one of the most fan-favourite characters of the franchise. He is known to everyone in the Star Wars community, and we will sorely miss him.
He was born in Leicestershire in the English Midlands on the 16th of February 1945. As a child, Jeremy began his acting career in commercials during the late 1950s and at age 17, he starred in a movie, "Summer Holiday", opposite Cliff Richard. He appeared in the original Star Wars films, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi", becoming the first physical actor to portray the Mandalorian bounty hunter.
While Jeremy was inside Boba Fett's costume, the late Jason Wingreen voiced the character. Morrison would later dub over Wingreen's voice in the remastered versions to maintain the continuity within the prequels. Aside from playing Fett, Jeremy also had a small role as the Imperial Officer Lt. Sheckil in "The Empire Strikes Back". Years later, he made a cameo as the Alderaan pilot Captain Jeremoch Culton in "Revenge of the Sith". Jeremy even proved his love for the franchise by appearing in fan films for Save the Children. In 2004, he even appeared in a cameo in Mark Hamill's "Comic Book: The Movie". It also featured fellow Star Wars cast members David Prowse and Peter Mayhew. Jeremy also appears in three of the Roger Moore-starred James Bond films, "The Spy Who Loved Me", "For Your Eyes Only", and "Octopussy", as well as several TV shows, including "Doctor Who", "The Bill", "Casualty" and "Robin of Sherwood".
Jeremy, wherever you are, you gave us the character of the bounty hunter we all know and love.
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