Robert Boon obit

Robert Boon Obituary

 

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Robert Boon, Actor, born in Haarlem, the Netherlands, passed away, peacefully, after a heroic struggle with medical challenges, in West Hills Hospital, CA, at the age of 98. Robert Boon was a member of the Motion Picture Academy for over 50 years and for a number of years a member of the Foreign language Nominating Committee. He appeared as an actor in well known movies, and productions. Just one day short of making that long anticipated move to the Motion Picture and Television Fund Home in Woodland Hills, Robert left a long and colorful life. In 1943 Robert Boon volunteered for the Netherlands India oil battalion, went for training to the USA, and from there to Australia. Attached to the Australian Army he joined for the invasion of Borneo and after VJ day, went to Java and Sumatra and then back to the Netherlands. While studying in Amsterdam he got interested in theatre, but because of financial necessity left for Curacao to work for BPM (Shell Oil), in the Dutch West Indies where he joined a "Little Theatre" co. and did work for the local radio station as an actor and writer. Robert first landed in NYC where he quickly found work in Radio / Live T.V. He soon settled in Los Angeles in 1947, and worked in his first movie "Berlin Express". Robert would be working in Films /TV right into his eighties. His Family and all of his Friends, who had the privilege to share his Friendship, humor and stories, will truly miss him. His ashes will be scattered/Ocean. A Celebration of Roberts' life with Family and Friends will be hosted by one of his Friends, Ans E.,in July 2015. Info at 310-398 0824.

Boon was born in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on October 26, 1916. During World War II, Boon volunteered to serve a Dutch East Indies oil battalion and was sent to the United States for military training. Boon was transferred to Australia, where he was enlisted to the Australian Army. He took part in the Borneo campaign in May 1945, the last major Allied invasion in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. Following the defeat of Japan, Boon was stationed in Java and Sumatra before returning to the Netherlands.

Boon first became interested in theater and acting as a potential career while studying in post-war Amsterdam. However, Boon first took a position with Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij (BPM), a former subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, for financial reasons. BPM sent him to work at its oil facilities in Curaçao. Robert Boon soon joined the Little Theatre, a theater company in Curaçao, and worked part-time as an actor and writer one of the island's radio stations.

He relocated to the United States in the late 1940s. Boon initially moved to New York City, where he worked in live television and radio, before moving to Los Angeles, California, in 1947. He made his film debut in the 1948 film, Berlin Express. Boon's acting career spanned decades, until his retirement during his 80s. He served on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences's Best Foreign Language Film's nominating committee for many years.

 

Filmography

 

Berlin Express (1948) - German Youth #2 (uncredited)

Fighter Squadron (1948) - German Operator (uncredited)

Treasure of Monte Cristo (1949) - Boatswain

Battleground (1949) - German Soldier (uncredited)

The Flying Saucer (1950) - Barge Captain

Mister 880 (1950) - Dutchman (uncredited)

Target Unknown (1951) - Marx (uncredited)

Go for Broke! (1951) - German Soldier (uncredited)

Sealed Cargo (1951) - Sailor with Rating (uncredited)

The Tanks Are Coming (1951) - Heinrich 'Heinie' Weinburger (uncredited)

Affair in Trinidad (1952) - Pilot (uncredited)

The Juggler (1953) - Samuel (uncredited)

The Desert Rats (1953) - German Lieutenant (uncredited)

Fort Algiers (1953) - Mueller

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956) - German Soldier (uncredited)

Screaming Eagles (1956) - Hans Schacht

Four Girls in Town (1957) - Karl Wagner (uncredited)

The Enemy Below (1957) - Chief Engineer (uncredited)

The Last Blitzkrieg (1959) - Kirsch

Verboten! (1959) - SS officer

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) - SS Man (uncredited)

G.I. Blues (1960) - German Guitarist (uncredited)

Plantage Tamarinde (1964) - Ir. Reinders

Queen of Blood (1966) - Anders Brockman

Torn Curtain (1966) - Professor Winkelmann (uncredited)

The Virginian (TV series) (1970) saison 9 episode 07 (Crooked corner) : Steiner