Robert Boon
Biography
Robert Boon was a Dutch-born American actor who worked in film, television, and theater. Born in Haarlem in 1916, he became interested in acting while studying in postwar Amsterdam, and he first performed with a theater company in Curaçao before settling in the United States in the late 1940s. He worked in live television and radio in New York City, then moved to Los Angeles, and made his film debut in Berlin Express in 1948. His screen credits included The Tanks Are Coming in 1951 and Queen of Blood in 1966, and he appeared on The Twilight Zone in the episodes Deaths-Head Revisited in 1961 and Mute in 1963. He kept acting for decades, retiring in his 80s, and spent years on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences committee that nominated Best Foreign Language Film entries.
98years old at death
- Born Haarlem
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 13 years1953 to 1966
Every film, newest first
- 1966Queen of BloodIMDb rating 5.3
- 1959The Diary of Anne FrankIMDb rating 7.4
- 1957The Enemy BelowIMDb rating 7.4
- 1956The Man in the Gray Flannel SuitIMDb rating 7.1
- 1953The Desert RatsIMDb rating 6.7
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A change of course
Before acting, Boon worked for Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij, a former Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary, which sent him to oil facilities in Curaçao.
First role
In Curaçao, Boon became a member of the Little Theatre, a theater company there, and also did part-time work as a writer and actor at one of the island's radio stations.
Behind the camera
For many years, Boon was a member of the nominating committee for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Worked with
Robert Boon made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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