Biography
Entering films around 1960, British actor Bruce Boa has had a considerable number of movie credits in the sci-fi/fantasy field. He was seen as Roy in the satiric
Man in the Moon (1960), a detective in the allegorical
The Adding Machine (1968) and General Reeikan in
The Empire Strikes Back (1980). The actor also showed up in unstressed minor roles in such films as
The Omen (1976),
Ragtime (1981) and the James Bond spectacular
Octopussy (1983). Bruce Boa has from time to time played "American" roles, but even his appearance in
Stanley Kubrick's Vietnam drama
Full Metal Jacket (1987) was filmed in England. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide