Onno Boelee
New Zealand actor and wrestler (1945–2013)
- Born
- 30 July 1945, Rotterdam
- Died
- 18 December 2013, Auckland
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler, television actor
Onno Boelee (30 July 1945 – 18 December 2013) was a Dutch-New Zealand actor, judoka, stuntman and professional wrestler. In 1966 he won the Oceania Judo Championships. Although he never won a championship title, he was a popular star in Steve Rickard's All Star-Pro Wrestling, frequently appearing on Rickard's wrestling programme On the Mat and later in Japan for Giant Baba and All-Japan Pro Wrestling during the early to mid-1970s.
After his retirement in 1976, Boelee achieved some success as a character actor and stuntman during the 1980s, especially in Hong Kong action cinema, and eventually founded a private security company which is involved in stunt performance, armoury and acting within the New Zealand film and television industry. He is also the younger brother of artist Rudolf Boelee.
External links
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