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Bruce Boa(1930-2004)

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Harrison Ford and Bruce Boa in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Bruce Boa was born on 10 July 1930 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor, known for Full Metal Jacket (1987), Octopussy (1983) and Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). He was married to Cherry. He died on 17 April 2004 in Surrey, England, UK.
BornJuly 10, 1930
DiedApril 17, 2004(73)
BornJuly 10, 1930
DiedApril 17, 2004(73)
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Known for

Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket
8.2
  • Poge Colonel
  • 1987
Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi in Octopussy (1983)
Octopussy
6.5
  • U.S. General
  • 1983
Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
  • Rebel Force General Rieekan
  • 1980
Screamers (1995)
Screamers
6.3
  • Secretary Green
  • 1995

Credits

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  • John Thaw in Kavanagh QC (1995)
    Kavanagh QC
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Governor Stamford Cotton
    • 1997
  • Screamers (1995)
    Screamers
    6.3
    • Secretary Green
    • 1995
  • As Time Goes By (1992)
    As Time Goes By
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Young Rocky
    • 1995
  • Scarlett (1994)
    Scarlett
    6.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Minister
    • 1994
  • J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993)
    J.F.K.: Reckless Youth
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Adm. Dodson
    • 1993
  • The Neighbor (1993)
    The Neighbor
    5.5
    • Bishop
    • 1993
  • For the Moment (1993)
    For the Moment
    6.0
    • Mr. Anderson
    • 1993
  • The Magic Bag (1993)
    The Magic Bag
    Short
    • The Storyteller
    • 1993
  • Avonlea (1990)
    Avonlea
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Harrison
    • 1992–1993
  • Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Ambassador Kerens
    • 1993
  • Michael Tucker in A Town Torn Apart (1992)
    A Town Torn Apart
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Will Delp
    • 1992
  • E.N.G. - Created by Bryce Zabel & Brad Markowitz
    E.N.G.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Dirk Jackman
    • 1992
  • Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story (1991)
    Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Al Podgis
    • 1991
  • Allison Hossack in White Light (1991)
    White Light
    5.2
    • Clay Avery
    • 1991
  • Maurice Colbourne, Jan Harvey, and Stephen Yardley in Howards' Way (1985)
    Howards' Way
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Robert Hudson
    • 1986–1990

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
  • Born
    • July 10, 1930
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Died
    • April 17, 2004
    • Surrey, England, UK(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Cherry(3 children)
  • Other works
    Played in "Death of a Salesman" in December 1060 in Dundee Rep.

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  • Trivia
    Was good friends with John Cleese, who cast him in his "Fawlty Towers" TV show as an obstreperous American in Waldorf Salad (1979).
  • Trademark
      Usually cast as a distinguished American authority figure type

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