Jeremy Andrew Bulloch (1945 - 2020)

Born 16 Feb 1945 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 17 Dec 2020 at age 75 in Tooting, London, England, United Kingdom

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Jeremy Bulloch is Notable.

Best known as the actor inside the Boba Fett armor in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

Jeremy Andrew Bulloch was born on 16 February 1945 in Market Harborough, England. He was the middle child of McGregor Bulloch and Aziz Elizabeth Connop "Diana" Meade.^[1]
Jeremy seemed drawn to acting from an early age. By 5, he was appearing in school plays and acting and singing on stage. By 12, he was in a breakfast cereal commercial. By 15, he began appearing on television, at first in guest spots, then in a regular role on Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School. By 17, he was performing Hamlet on the stage. It seemed clear that his child acting days had taken him into adulthood and he would have many years in acting ahead of him.

In the 1960's, he was performing on the stage, in television shows, and in feature films. He even appeared in a Doctor Who serial in 1965, marking a point where he would take on roles in that genre. He was briefly married in 1965 to Sandra Ford,^[2] but while the marriage would produce a son, they divorced later that same year. He remarried in 1970 to Maureen Walker (she already using the last name Bulloch),^[3] and they would go on over the next several years to have 2 more sons together.

In the 1970's, he continued his acting career, and appeared in a number of British television and movie roles, but expanded to U.S. movies as well, appearing in the Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me in 1976. He even was in another Doctor Who serial in 1973. His breakthrough role seemed to be a bit part, but due to the fan base, became a huge success. He was awarded the role of Boba Fett on the second Star Wars film called The Empire Strikes Back (1980). His role as the infamous bounty hunter was a non-speaking role, as they already had a voice actor to manage that part. However, he was told how critically important his body language, his motions, and the attitude he needed to portray on the screen while in character. He captured the role perfectly. While he did come back for the mockumentary the Return of the Ewok, he had apparently never been informed that Boba Fett was to be killed during The Revenge of the Jedi. He felt there was more to be done with that character and felt it was a missed opportunity for himself and Star Wars.

He continued acting through the early 1980's, appearing in 3 more Bond films and other films as well, but most of his roles were small and relatively minor in scope. He ended up spending much of the 1980's and the early 1990's in a solid number of British television roles including several that were recurring roles. However, due to the popularity of the Star Wars franchise, he began to be invited to a number of science fiction conventions, and enjoyed the opportunity to meet with fans and be a part of the sci-fi culture. Because he was already a fan of the Star Trek franchise, he fit in well with the scene. By the mid-1990's, he was in his 40's, and appeared in a few films, but mostly continued his career on television. He continued acting throughout the 2000's, and began to wind down his career around 2012, with his final film performance in 2015.

He may have realized that he was beginning to suffer from the effects of Parkinson's Disease around this general timeframe, as he began to withdraw from acting first, then by 2018 he revealed that he would no longer be attending future conventions. He died on 17 December 2020 in London with his family due to complications of Parkinson's. He was 75 years old at the time of his passing.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration — England & Wales births, deaths and marriages registrations, General Register Office United Kingdom, Southport, England, HM Passport Office online search Births: Name: BULLOCH, JEREMY A; Mother's Maiden Surname: MEADE; GRO Reference: 1945 M Quarter in MT.HARBRO' Volume 07A Page 21
2. ↑ Marriage #1 — General Register Office, Southport, England; Quarter 2, 1965 , District: Chichester, Sussex, England, Volume: 5H, Page: 772.
3. ↑ Marriage #2 — General Register Office, Southport, England; Quarter 4, 1970; District: Wandsworth, Greater London; Volume: 5e; Page: 1053

• Jeremy Bulloch on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
• Wikidata: Item Q2369237, en:Wikipedia

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/219916020/jeremy-bulloch : accessed 02 May 2021), memorial page for Jeremy Bulloch (16 Feb 1945–17 Dec 2020), Find A Grave: Memorial #219916020, ; Originally Created by: Kyle Rodriguez (contributor 50466916) ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) Burial Details Unknown.
• The Spokesman-Review; Publication Date: 18 Dec 2020; Publication Place: Spokane, Washington, USA. Name: Jeremy Bulloch; Gender: Male; Death Age: 75; Birth Date: abt 1945; Residence Place: Tatooine; Death Date: Abt 2020; Obituary Date: 18 Dec 2020; Obituary Place: Spokane, Washington, USA; Spouse: Maureen; Child: Boba Bulloch Fett