Broadway legend
“Scarface” star Harris Yulin dies at the age of 87
The theater and film world mourns the loss of Harris Yulin. The actor, known from “Scarface”, died in New York at the age of 87.
Hollywood and Broadway have lost one of their most versatile character actors: Harris Yulin died of cardiac arrest on June 10th in New York City, as “Deadline” reports, citing his family and his manager. The actor turned 87.
Yulin, born in Los Angeles on November 5, 1937, participated in over 100 film and TV productions as well as numerous Broadway pieces in his decades. In 1963 he made his debut on the famous New York musical boulevard in “Next Time i’ll Sing to You”, but he only celebrated his breakthrough in 1980 in a new production of “Watch on the Rhine”. This was followed by other important Broadway appearances in “The Visit”, “The Diary of Anne Frank”, “The Price” and most recently in 2001 in “Hedda Gabler”.
Harris Yulin received Emmy nomination for “Frasier”
With his striking look, Harris Yulin also became a sought -after character actor in Hollywood. His filmography includes numerous well -known stripes: “Scarface”, “Ghostbusters II”, “Training Day”, “Rush Hour 2”, “The Cartel” and “Hurricane” are just a few of the productions in which he played supporting roles.
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On television, Yulin particularly recognized his Emmy-nominated guest role in “Frasier” in 1996. He had further formative TV appearances in “Ozark” “Billions”, “Veep” and “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”. He even stood in front of the camera until old age and was last seen in the film “Omni Loop” last year. He also worked as a director and taught film for several years at the renowned Juilliard School and other universities.
In the middle of the preparations for a new project
In the weeks before his death, Yulin prepared for his role in the MGM+series “American Classic”, where he should have appeared alongside Kevin Kline and Laura Linney. Director Michael Hoffman, who had already worked with Yulin on the film “Game 6” in 2005, praised the deceased colleague in the report with moving words: “Harris Yulin was simply one of the greatest artists I have ever met. His connection of immense technology with a always freshness of discovery gave his work a direct, vitality and purity that I had never experienced anywhere else, and what he was as an actor was also Human: grace, the modesty, the generosity. “
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