Onno Boelee

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Onno Boelee
Born30 July 1945
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died18 December 2013
Auckland, New Zealand
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)Onno Boelee
Billed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Billed weight125 kg (276 lb)[1]
Debut1970
Retired1976

Onno Boelee (30 July 1945 – 18 December 2013) was a Dutch-New Zealand actor, stuntman and professional wrestler. Although he never won a

All-Japan Pro Wrestling
during the early to mid-1970s.

After his retirement in 1976, Boelee achieved some success as 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.

Career

Boelee was born in Rotterdam during the

bouncer for the well-known Shantytown night club in Queen Street, Auckland. Rudolf painted a portrait of Onno which was displayed at Shantytown for many years. When the occasional patron became upset with his brother, according to Rudolf, they would throw their drink at the painting rather than at him.[3]

Boelee began training at a gym in

All-Japan Pro Wrestling from September–November 1974.[1]

In 1975, Boelee was among the many native New Zealanders to appear on Rickard's wrestling programme

The Sheik.[1]

Following his retirement from the wrestling business, Boelee tried his hand at acting. He found some success in local

Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice and Legacy of Rage (1986).[8][9] He also starred in director Garth Maxwell's 1988 independent film Beyond Gravity
before taking a break from acting for the next several years.

Boelee eventually started a successful

Street Legal in 2006.[12] In recent years, his security company has participated in the productions of Crooked Earth[13] and Orange Roughies.[14]

Boelee was also among the many veteran New Zealand wrestlers who attended a "legends reunion" show at Petone[15] and was later interviewed by Kiwi Pro Wrestling in 2007.[1]

Filmography and TV roles

Film
Year Film Role Notes
1981
Prisoners
 		Squeeze
1984 Other Halves Patient
1984 Second Time Lucky Ripperus
1986 Mad Mission 4: You Never Die Twice Hornsby "Zuijia paidang zhi qianli jiu chaipo (HK title)"
1986 Legacy of Rage Prisoner "Long zai jiang hu (HK title)"
1988 Beyond Gravity Truck driver
2000 Sci-Fi Betty The Bouncer Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Hercules and the Lost Kingdom Gargan the Giant Television movie
2004 Power Rangers Dino Thunder Security guard Episode: "
Thunder Storm, Part 1 & 2
"
2006 Maddigan's Quest Mean Milton Man Episode: "Road Rats"
2006
Street Legal
 		Boris Episode: "No Man Put Asunder"

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Kiwi Pro Wrestling (2007). "Onno Boelee". Legends. KiwiProWrestling.co.nz. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  2. ^ Rudolf Boelee, The Life of Onno Boelee 1945–2013, e-book
  3. ^ Boelee, Rudolf (23 May 2010). "Portrait of wrestler Onno Boelee AKA Otto Mannheim". RudolfBoelee.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  4. ^ Cameron, Dave (November 2008). "Whatever Happened To, Andre The Giant? Part 1". Fight Times Magazine. FightTimes.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  5. ISBN 0-19-553949-4
  6. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
  7. ISBN 0-7864-0951-7
  8. ISBN 0-8352-4478-4
  9. ISBN 0-452-28978-5
  10. ISBN 0-312-27501-3
  11. ^ "Cast & Crew List". Films. Cowgirl Productions. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  12. ^ Zuk, T. "Series 3". Street Legal: episode guide. AustralianTelevision.net. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  13. ^ New Zealand Film Commission. "Crooked Earth". Film Catalogue. NZFilm.co.nz. Archived from the original on 22 May 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  14. ^ "Orange Roughies 2" (PDF). Onfilm Magazine Production Listing. Onfilm.co.nz. May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  15. ^ Cameron, Dave (June 2007). "Wrestling Reunion at Petone". Fight Time Magazine. FightTimes.com. Retrieved 26 July 2010.

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