Jeremy Bulloch, the original Boba Fett, has passed away

Jeremy Bulloch attends a photo call at the "Star Wars Identities: The Exhibition" on July 26, 2017 in London. (credit: John Phillips / Getty Images)

Jeremy Bulloch, the original actor behind the role of famed Star Wars bounty hunter Boba Fett, has passed away at the age of 75, his family confirmed via a Facebook post. Though the post is currently labeled "private," the information was publicly confirmed on Thursday by Daniel Logan, arguably best known as the child actor who portrayed Boba in the Star Wars prequel films.

The Facebook post, as reviewed by Deadline, includes statements from his family pointing to "health complications, including several years of living with Parkinson's disease." It also stated that Bulloch died close to his longtime home in South London. Logan's Instagram post on the matter said he would "never forget all you've taught me" and "may the force be with you always."

Bulloch's acting history, mostly in the UK, established a certain nerd cred well before becoming Star Wars' popular, mysterious semi-villain. He had recurring roles in the James Bond series (as the Q Branch staffer Smithers in Octopussy and For Your Eyes Only) and as multiple characters through Doctor Who's many, many seasons on BBC1.

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