Jeremy Bulloch

Jeremy Bulloch was born on February 16, 1945 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England, the son of Aziz Diane (Meade) and McGregor Bulloch, an aeronautical engineer. He was the middle of three siblings, along with three older half-brothers from his mother's earlier marriage. Even at the age of five he was on stage in his school show, acting and singing. After failing a school exam at the age of eleven, Jeremy seemed destined for the acting profession and was soon attending Corona Academy Drama School, making his first professional appearance at the age of twelve when he appeared in a commercial for a breakfast cereal.

His sister was the child-actress Sally Bulloch, and their grandfather Walter Meade was one of the writers of the film Scott of the Antarctic (1948).

His own sister Sally played his character's sister in The Dawn Killer (1959).

Made a number of films as a child actor for the Children's Film Foundation which included Caught in the Net (1960), The Young Jacobites (1960), and The Dawn Killer (1959).

Following many appearances on children's television, Jeremy's big break came at the age of 17 when he landed a major role in the musical film Summer Holiday (1963) which starred the pop idol Cliff Richard (now Sir Cliff).

Another popular series he has appeared in is Doctor Who (1963) where he played Hal the Archer in 'The Time Warrior' with Jon Pertwee, and also Tor in the 'Space Museum' with William Hartnell as the Doctor.

Shortly after, he went into a BBC soap opera called The Newcomers (1965) which ran for three years and made him a household name in the United Kingdom.

In 1969, Jeremy was off to Madrid in Spain to play the leading role in a musical film called Las Leandras (1969).

This was followed by two major films: The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970) and Mary, Queen of Scots (1971).

During the 1970s, he made many other screen appearances, including the James Bond films, in which he portrayed the character 'Smithers' (Q's assistant).

In 1977, Jeremy spent six months in the Far East, where he was based in Singapore and travelled to the Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia filming a BBC drama documentary called 'The Sadrina Project'. This documentary was designed to teach the English language to people in the Far East, mainly the Chinese. On a trip to China some 15 years later, where Jeremy was performing in a stage play, he was instantly recognised by hundreds of people who stated they had learnt their English from the Sadrina Project.

In 1978, he was starring in the television comedy series Agony (1979), which was co-written by an American called Len Richmond.

It was during this series that Jeremy was asked to play a small part in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

Since the early 1980s, Jeremy played many roles on television and on the stage in London's West End. He also had two worldwide theatre tours covering the Middle and Far East.

The part, of course, was Boba Fett - proving the old theatrical saying that "there is no such thing as a small part"! Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) soon followed and Jeremy was invited to reprise the role of Boba.

Jeremy appeared regularly in the favourite television series Robin Hood (1984), in which he played the part of Edward of Wickham. Jeremy's son Robbie was asked to play Matthew in the series. 'Robin of Sherwood' has a great following all around the world, and Jeremy attends the convention 'Spirit of Sherwood' in Novi, Michigan every year, work permitting.

Was considered for the roles of Roger Derebridge and Kelly in the science fiction horror film Lifeforce (1985).

Attended the I Central American Star Wars Convention at Guatemala City, Guatemala, to talk about his character Boba Fett, on July 27-28, 2002.

In the 2004 DVD release of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), the voice of Boba Fett (voiced by Jason Wingreen) has been dubbed over by Temuera Morrison, who played Jango Fett (the father of Boba Fett, Bulloch's character) in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002). Ironically, both Bulloch and Morrison appeared in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).