Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the 1980s and 1990s, including A Room With a View and Leaving Las Vegas, f He was found dead on a mountain in Southern California. Five months after she went missing while hiking, authorities said on Tuesday.
An investigation confirmed the remains of a hiker found Sunday near Mount Baldy belonged to Sands, the San Bernardino County Police Department said.
Authorities said it was not yet clear how he died.
The 65-year-old actor was a longtime avid hiker and lived in Los Angeles.
sand He was reported missing on January 13. After making your way to the summit, which is more than 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) to the east of town.
Teams supported by drones and helicopters had searched for him on several occasions, but were hampered by wintry conditions that persisted into spring. Eventually some hikers found it.
FILE – Actor Julian Sands attends the ‘Forbidden Fruit’ lecture on forbidden works of literature in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, May 5, 2013. Sands’ remains were found in a mountainous area in southern California where Sands went missing in January. Authorities confirmed it was the actor on June 27, 2023. (Photo Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP FILE)
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Who Was Julian Sands?
Born and raised in England, where he also began acting, Sands has worked regularly in film and television, earning more than 150 credits over a 40-year career. Over a 10-year period, from 1985 to 1995, he starred in a number of acclaimed films.
After studying at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Sands developed his career in theater and film, playing small roles in films such as: “Oxford Blues” (“The Winner”) and “The Killing Fields” (“The Screams of Silence”).
Until he landed the lead role of George Emerson in the 1985 British romance A Room With a View, who falls in love with Helena Bonham Carter’s Lucy Honeychurch while on vacation in Tuscany.
Director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant’s film won the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award for Best Picture and was nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning three.
After his success Sands moved to the United States to pursue her career in Hollywood..
He played the title role in the 1989 horror fantasy Warlock the Witcher and its sequel. Sands played a spider entomologist in the 1990 horror comedy Arachnophobia, starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman.
The following year he appeared in David Cronenberg’s 1991 surreal adaptation of William Burroughs’ novel Naked Lunch.
In 1993 Sands starred in the thriller Boxing Helena, a film that garnered media attention during production when Madonna and Kim Basinger took on the lead roles. Ultimately, the role would go to “Twin Peaks” actress Sherilyn Fenn. The film flopped.
Sands has also had regular guest appearances on television shows such as 24, Dexter, and Smallville.
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