Jeremy Bulloch speaks in front of the costume he wore while playing Boba Fett in “Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back” and “Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi,” at the Star Wars Identities exhibition in London in 2017.
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LOS ANGELES Jeremy Bulloch, the English actor who first donned a helmet, cape and jetpack to play Boba Fett in the original “Star Wars” trilogy, died Thursday.
Bulloch died at a London hospital from health complications after years of living with Parkinson’s disease, his agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said in a statement. He was 75.
As the Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett, Bulloch made off with a froze-in-carbonite Han Solo in 1980′s “The Empire Strikes Back,” then zoomed around the desert of Tatooine in a jet pack in 1983′s “Return of the Jedi.”
Star Wars original Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies at 75
By ANI| Posted by Mansoor | Published: 18th December 2020 10:49 pm IST Jeremy Bulloch
London: English actor Jeremy Bulloch, who played Boba Fett in the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, has died after health complications, including several years living with Parkinson’s disease. He was 75.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, actor Daniel Logan, who grew close with Bulloch after playing a younger version of Boba Fett in 2002’s Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, confirmed that Bulloch died Thursday (local time) in his native England.
“Jeremy was the one to teach me how to be a gentleman and interact with fans at conventions and show up and be present. He was a true English gentleman,” Logan told The Hollywood Reporter upon news of the actor’s death.
Mark Hamill tweeted that Bulloch was “the quintessential English gentleman.”
“A fine actor, delightful company & so kind to everyone lucky enough to meet or work with him,” the Luke Skywalker actor said. “I will deeply miss him & am so grateful to have known him. #RIP DearJeremy.”
Boba Fett had just a few minutes of screen time, though important ones, between the two movies, and speaks just four lines of dialogue that were performed by another actor. But Boba Fett quickly became a cult favorite and eventually would emerge as one of the most beloved figures in the “Star Wars” galaxy, inspiring characters and plotlines in other “Star Wars” properties, most notably “The Mandalorian” on Disney+, where Boba Fett has recently reemerged.
Mark Hamill tweeted that Bulloch was “the quintessential English gentleman.”
“A fine actor, delightful company & so kind to everyone lucky enough to meet or work with him,” the Luke Skywalker actor said. “I will deeply miss him & am so grateful to have known him. #RIP DearJeremy.”
Boba Fett had just a few minutes of screen time, though important ones, between the two movies, and speaks just four lines of dialogue that were performed by another actor. But Boba Fett quickly became a cult favorite and eventually would emerge as one of the most beloved figures in the “Star Wars” galaxy, inspiring characters and plotlines in other “Star Wars” properties, most notably “The Mandalorian” on Disney+, where Boba Fett has recently reemerged.
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