Harris Yulin, Frasier and 24 Actor, Dead at 87
Harris Yulin, the Emmy-nominated character actor whose myriad TV credits included Frasier, Ozark and 24, has passed away.
His manager, Sue Leibman, tells TVLine that her client died of cardiac arrest in New York City Tuesday. He was 87 years old.
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Yulin's career spanned more than six decades. At the time of his death, he was set to begin production on the forthcoming MGM+ series American Classic, opposite Kevin Kline, Laura Linney and Jon Tenney. The project would have reunited Yulin with series creator Michael Hoffman, who directed him in the 2005 film Game 6.
His earliest TV credit was the 1970 telepic Neither Are We Enemies. He'd then go on to secure guest spots on such classics as Barnaby Jones, Ironside, Kojak, Little House on the Prairie, Police Woman, S.W.A.T. and Wonder Woman. He also recurred as Deek Peasley on ABC's How the West Was Won.
The following decade included memorable roles as Bernstein in Scarface and The Judge in Ghostbusters II. Then in 1990, he was cast as news anchor Neal Frazier in the short-lived CBS workplace drama WIOU.
Six years later, he played mobster Jerome Belasco in a Season 3 episode of Frasier. His performance earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
He's also known for his roles as NSA director Roger Stanton in 24, and Kansas City mobster Buddy Dieker in Ozark. Additional film credits included Clear and Present Danger and Training Day.
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