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Jeremy Bulloch, who played the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at the age of 75.
The English actor died this Thursday in a London hospital after years of living with Parkinson’s disease.
His agents at Brown, Simcocks & Andrews said his death was due to health complications.
As the Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett, Bulloch escaped with a carbonite-frozen Han Solo in the 1980s film The Empire Strikes Back, before touring the desert in a jet pack in the 1983 version of Return of the Jedi.
Boba’s appearances were brief, but the character became a cult favorite and has even resurfaced in The Mandalorian on Disney +.
Billy Dee Williams, whose Lando Calrissian appeared with Bulloch in the movies, said: “Today we lost the best bounty hunter in the galaxy.”
Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, tweeted that Bulloch was “the quintessential English gentleman.”
He added: “A good actor, a lovely company and very kind to everyone who was lucky enough to know or work with him.
“I will miss him deeply and am very grateful to have met him.”
Bulloch was born in Leicester and starred on several British television shows, including Dr Who, Crown Court, and Sloggers.
He also appeared in the Bond films For Your Eyes Only and Octopussy.
Bulloch is survived by his wife Maureen and their three children.
His death occurs less than a month after that of David prowse, the man who donned the iconic Darth Vader costume in the original Star Wars trilogy.
Prowse, who died after a brief illness, was 85 years old.
