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name: "Bruce Boa"
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roles: []
born: "10 July 1930"
died: "17 April 2004"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 81
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-18T11:24:29.189150+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bruce Boa

Actor. Born 10 July 1930 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Died 17 April 2004.

## Details

- **Born:** 10 July 1930, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- **Died:** 17 April 2004
- **Active:** 1961–1987
- **Also known as:** Andrew Bruce Boa
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 83 (1), 1970s 90 (1), 1980s 78 (4)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 74 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Action 2, Action & Adventure 2, Adventure 2, Drama 2, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $772m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4977163, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090124/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8664

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) (83)

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## Biography

Bruce Boa, also credited as Andrew Bruce Boa, was a Canadian actor. Born in Calgary, Alberta, he graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a degree in theology in 1952 and briefly played professional football for the Calgary Stampeders before moving to England in 1958 to begin his acting career.

He appeared frequently in British film and television, often cast as American military or authority figures. His credits include Bob Slade in the 1962 episode 'Dead on Course' of *The Avengers*, General Carlist Rieekan in *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), the Pogue Colonel in *Full Metal Jacket* (1987), Mr Harry Hamilton in the *Fawlty Towers* episode 'Waldorf Salad' (1975), and a US General in *Octopussy* (1983). Other notable roles were in *The Omen* (1976), *Superman* (1978) and *Return to Oz* (1985).

Boa died in Surrey, England, in 2004.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Full Metal Jacket* (1987), Fi1m 81, as Poge Colonel — [page](https://film.one/film/full-metal-jacket.md)
- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), Fi1m 76, as Coltrane — [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)
- *Octopussy* (1983), Fi1m 64, as U.S. General — [page](https://film.one/film/octopussy.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, as General Carlist Rieekan — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *Fawlty Towers* (1975), Fi1m 90, as Mr. Harry Hamilton — [page](https://film.one/tv/fawlty-towers.md)
- *The Avengers* (1961), Fi1m 83, as Bob Slade — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

## Also known for

- *Superman* (1978), General (extended version) (uncredited)
- *The Omen* (1976), Thorn's Aide
- *Return to Oz* (1985), Policeman
- *Screamers* (1995), Secretary Green
- *Ragtime* (1981), Jerome
- *The Ninth Configuration* (1980), Sergeant in combat shack
- *The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles* (1992), Ambassador Kerens
- *Remington Steele* (1982), Wallace Carlisle

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