Bruce Boa

Bruce Boa
Born Andrew Bruce Boa
(1930-07-10)10 July 1930
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Died 17 April 2004(2004-04-17) (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.

Biography

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.

Other television credits include: The Avengers, Out of the Unknown, The Champions, The Troubleshooters, The Saint, Ace of Wands, Special Branch, The Onedin Line, Z-Cars, The New Avengers, The Professionals, The Omega Factor, Dempsey & Makepeace, Astronauts, Hart to Hart, Remington Steele, Howards' Way, the 1979 miniseries A Man Called Intrepid, the 1988 television film The Bourne Identity, Tales of the Unexpected, As Time Goes By, Road to Avonlea, Kavanagh QC, Bulman and Warship.

Boa was also an author, writing and producing a double-story CD 'Now not over the Rainbow' a year before his death.

Family

Bruce Boa's sister is Jungian analyst and author Marion Woodman. He was also good friends with John Cleese.

Death

Boa died from cancer on 17 April 2004 in Surrey, having lived in England since the 1960s.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1960 Man in the Moon Roy
1964 Man in the Middle Maj. Lawson
Stopover Forever Freddie
1967 The Mini-Affair American Newman
1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? Car Salesman Uncredited
The Adding Machine Detective
1970 The Revolutionary Guest at Party
1973 Who? Miller
1974 The Cherry Picker Dr. Softman
1976 The Omen Thorn's Aide
1977 Silver Bears American Banker
1978 Carry on Emmannuelle U.S. Ambassador
Superman Joint chief of general staff Extended version, Uncredited
1979 The London Connection Colonel
Unidentified Flying Oddball Air Force Officer Uncredited
A Touch of the Sun Jim Coburn
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square Morgan Stanfield
1980 The Ninth Configuration Sergeant in Combat Shack
The Empire Strikes Back General Carlist Rieekan
Silver Dream Racer 2nd TV Reporter
1981 Ragtime Jerome
1982 A Woman Called Golda Mr. Macy
1983 Octopussy US general
1984 Scream for Help Surgeon
The Razor's Edge Henry Maturin
1985 Water US Advisor
Return to Oz Policeman
Claudia Gerald
1986 The American Way Col. Parker
1987 Full Metal Jacket POGE Colonel
Ping Pong American tourist
1988 Hawks Byron Deckermensky
1989 Slipstream Guard Supervisor
Murder Story Corrigan
1990 The Serpent of Death Bartlet
1991 White Light Clay Avery
1993 For the Moment Mr. Anderson
The Neighbor Bishop
1995 Screamers Secretary Green

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1979 Fawlty Towers Mr Hamilton Episode: Waldorf Salad
1981-83 Astronauts Beadle 13 episodes
1986-90 Howards' Way Robert Hudson 3 episodes
1988 Bourne Identity Senator Crawford TV mini-series
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Ambassador Kerens Episode: Vienna, November 1908

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