18 Dec 2020
(UPI) Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor best known for portraying bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died. He was 75.
A statement published on his official website said he died peacefully Thursday following health complications, including several years living with Parkinson’s disease.
Bulloch spent his final weeks before his death at St. George’s Hospital in Tooting, London, with his wife, Maureen, it said.
“He was devoted to his wife, three sons and 10 grandchildren who all love him dearly and will miss him terribly,” the statement said.
Bulloch became an actor at an early age, starring in commercials before transitioning to television, the stage and film, appearing in classic shows from the ’70s and ’80s, such as Doctor Who and Robin of Sherwood, , according to StarWars.com.