Bruce Boa
| Bruce Boa | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Andrew Bruce Boa 10 July 1930 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | 17 April 2004 (aged 73) Surrey, England |
| Relatives | Marion Woodman (sister) |
Andrew Bruce Boa (10 July 1930 – 17 April 2004) was a Canadian actor, who found success playing the token North American in British films and television.
Boa's main film role is probably in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) as General Rieekan. He also played the Marine colonel in Full Metal Jacket (1987) who chastises Matthew Modine's character over a peace pin on the lapel while having "Born To Kill" written on his combat helmet. Other films include Man in the Middle (1964), The Adding Machine (1969), Who? (1973), The Cherry Picker (1974), The Omen (1976), Silver Bears, Superman, Carry On Emmannuelle (1978), A Touch of the Sun, The London Connection, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979), Silver Dream Racer (1980), Ragtime (1981), Octopussy (1983), Return to Oz (1985), and Screamers (1995).
On television, his most notable role is probably as the American guest, Mr. Hamilton, in the "Waldorf Salad" episode of the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. In 1977 he appeared in Come Back, Little Sheba, an episode of Laurence Olivier Presents, opposite Laurence Olivier and Joanne Woodward.
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