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The Hill
7 hours ago
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- The Hill
‘Scarface,' ‘Ozark' actor Harris Yulin dies at 87
(KTLA) – Actor Harris Yulin, known for his roles in 'Scarface,' 'Training Day,' 'Ozark,' and more has died at the age of 87. His death in New York City on Tuesday was the result of cardiac arrest, his family and manager, Sue Leibman, told The Hollywood Reporter. The Los Angeles native studied acting at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and later made his New York theater debut in 1963 in 'Next Time I'll Sing to You.' Throughout his five-decade career, he's appeared in over 100 movies and television shows, making him a recognizable face. His resume includes roles in 'Ghostbusters II,' 'Clear and Present Danger,' 'The Hurricane,' and 'Rush Hour 2.' He appeared in the popular sitcom 'Frasier,' which earned him a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series. Later in his career, he starred in 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,' 'Billions,' and 'FBI: Most Wanted.' Deadline reports the actor was preparing to start production this week to star in the MGM+ series 'American Classic' alongside Kevin Kline and Laura Linney. The project is being directed by Michael Hoffman, and Yulin's family said he was 'delighted' to be working with him. The two worked together in the 2005 film 'Game 6.' He is survived by his wife Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane, and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg. His daughter, actress Claire Lucido, died in 2021.
Gizmodo
21 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Harris Yulin Gave ‘Deep Space Nine' One of Its Greatest Performances
Harris Yulin passed away this week at the age of 87. The Broadway star had a litany of beloved and memorable film and TV roles to his name, like a fan-favorite turn in Ghostbusters II—but Star Trek fans will forever remember him for his incredible turn as a traumatized Cardassian office clerk in one of Deep Space Nine's first all-time classics, 'Duet'. Occasionally a victim of its own success in the eyes of Star Trek fandom, Deep Space Nine's remarkable dramatic arcs through its back half exploring the Federation at war with the Dominion occasionally means that some fans perceive its earliest seasons—more broadly about the sociopolitical tension between the recently liberated Bajoran people and Starfleet's presence to guide Bajor into potential Federation membership—as a slog to get through before you hit the real good stuff. But of several early episodes that shine just as brightly as DS9's very best, 'Duet,' the 19th episode of season one, absolutely is the one that shines brightest. In 'Duet' Yulin plays a delicious dual role. He's initially introduced as the Cardassian file clerk Aamin Marritza, treated on DS9 for a terminal disease largely contracted by prisoners and workers at the Gallitep concentration camp. Immediately recognised by Kira, herself one of the resistance members who helped liberate Gallitep, her interrogation leads her to believe that the haughty Marritza—who after initial attempts at obfuscation, makes no qualms of hiding that he worked at the camp—is actually an assumed identity of the camp's infamous commander, Gul Darhe'el. Confronted with Kira's evidence, 'Marritza''s mask falls, taking full, angry, and insidious credit for being Darhe'el. If that was all there was to Yulin's role in 'Duet' it would still be a remarkable turn. He fills Marritza/Darhe'el with an incredible sense of simmering disdain, a man simultaneously trying to shirk his history at Gallitep from a furious Kira's eyes, while also confident enough in his belief to casually, even proudly, embrace an alternate history of Gallitep's atrocities. Yulin's chemistry having Nana Visitor's Kira as a scene partner is electric, her turmoil between the rightful rage Kira feels as a Bajoran and her duties as an objective officer aboard DS9 crashing against the Cardassian's calm collection. Isolated in Odo's small holding cells, Darhe'el becomes a specter who lingers over the episode and Kira alike, plaguing her moral quandary over whether or not she should help someone responsible for heinous atrocities against her people. But the character has a further layer to him: it's Darhe'el that is the assumed persona. Marritza really did work in the administrative wings of Gallitep, but, like Kira, is sickened to his soul by his complicity in the war crimes that occurred there. Dying of his disease anyway, Marritza went through cosmetic surgery to take on Darhe'el's likeness, targeted Kira for her connection to the resistance cell that liberated Gallitep, and then chose to sacrifice himself to the Bajoran authorities in an attempt to get public condemnation for the crimes that Darhe'el committed. In an instant, Yulin's performance switches, the arrogance and collection that had defined his role up to this point shattering to reveal a truly haunted man beneath many masks. After spending much of the episode horrified by him, Marritza becomes immediately and tragically sympathetic, a mirror held up against Kira as someone still broken by their attempts to process what they experienced during Cardassia's rule on Bajor. That Yulin is able to sell that change as convincingly as he had first masked his 'true' identity as Darhe'el is remarkable, and it climaxes with an incredibly poignant scene where he breaks down in his cell in front of Kira. 'Duet' ends in tragedy regardless. Unable to bring herself to 'help' Marritza face trial as Darhe'el, Kira has to let the grieving man go—only for him to be murdered on DS9's promenade by a vengeful Bajoran, who, unlike her, could not see past the grief they all bore during occupation, whether it was Bajorans or Cardassians caught in their own webs of moral complicity. Deep Space Nine would go on to do a lot in exploring the moral nuances behind even the broad, clear-cut horrors of the Cardassian occupation, the Dominion War beyond it, and their own real-world parallels: but it was Yulin who helped to first put put a complex and sympathetic face on the Cardassian perspective, and did so with such grace to give the series one of its greatest hours.
Los Angeles Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Harris Yulin, prolific actor known for ‘Scarface,' ‘Training Day' and ‘Frasier,' dies at 87
Harris Yulin, the veteran stage and screen actor whose career notably included roles in 'Scarface,' 'Training Day' and 'Ghostbusters II,' has died. He was 87. Yulin died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in New York, his manager Sue Leibman and his family confirmed in a statement to The Times on Thursday. He was 'part of the vanguard of a generation who cared passionately about the craft of acting — this deep, lifelong dedication led to extraordinary, resonant performances that were a gift to audiences, the actors he worked with, and the art of acting itself,' said the statement, which also remembered the Los Angeles native as an 'avid birder and lover of the sea.' Born Nov. 5, 1937, Yulin enjoyed a varied screen acting career that spanned multiple decades and spawned more than 100 credits, according to IMDb. In film he portrayed a corrupt Los Angeles official in cahoots with Denzel Washington's immoral narcotics officer in 'Training Day,' a dismissive judge who oversees the court case against the supernatural sleuths in 'Ghostbusters II,' and a detective interested in doing business with Al Pacino's Tony Montana in 'Scarface.' Yulin counted numerous TV series among his credits, including 'WIOU,' 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' '24,' 'Nikita' and 'Veep.' In the final decade of his life, he also appeared in Netflix series 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' and 'Ozark.' In 1996 he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for guest actor in a comedy for his appearance as crime boss Jerome Belasco in the hit NBC series 'Frasier.' Beyond TV and film, Yulin pursued a prolific career on stage with included Broadway productions of 'Hedda Gabler,' 'The Price,' 'The Visit,' and 'Watch on the Rhine' and off-Broadway shows of 'Hamlet,' 'Arts and Leisure' and 'Rain Dance.' Throughout his career, Yulin brought his talents to the Court Theater and Goodman Theater in Chicago, the Gate Theatre in Dublin and the Bay Street Theater in New York. Yulin was also a stage director who oversaw productions of several plays, including 'The Glass Menagerie,' 'The Trip to Bountiful,' 'This Lime Tree Bower,' 'Men's Lives' and 'The Man Who Came to Dinner.' Yule was also an instructor who taught at Juilliard, Columbia University and at HB Studio. He continued working on new projects up until his death, including the MGM+ series 'American Classic,' starring Kevin Kline, Laura Linney and Jon Tenney. Deadline reported that the series began production on the East Coast and Yulin was preparing to begin shooting his role this week. His role will be recast. Series co-creator and executive producer Michael Hoffman mourned Yulin in a statement:'[He] was very simply one of the greatest artists I have ever encountered.' Hoffman, who worked with Yulin on the 2005 film 'Game 6,' added: 'His marriage of immense technique with an always fresh sense of discovery, gave his work an immediacy and vitality and purity I've experienced nowhere else,' Hoffman said. 'And what he was as an actor, he was as a man, the grace, the humility, the generosity. All of us at 'American Classic' have been blessed by our experience with him. He will always remain the beating heart of our show.' Yulin is survived by his wife Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg. He was preceded in death by his daughter Claire Lucido. A memorial will be held at a later date.
CTV News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Harris Yulin, prolific stage and screen actor of ‘Ghostbusters II' fame, dead at 87
Harris Yulin during PictureHouse Special New York Screening of "FUR: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus" in New York City in 2006. (Sylvain Gaboury/FilmMagic/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) Actor Harris Yulin, an Emmy-nominated actor who appeared in projects including 'Frasier' and 'Ghostbusters II,' has died. He was 87. The news was confirmed by Yulin's manager Sue Leibman, who said in an email to CNN that he passed away June 10 in New York City from a cardiac arrest. Yulin was a decorated theater actor, playing Hamlet three times off-Broadway and appearing in plays on Broadway including 'Hedda Gabler,' 'The Price' and 'The Visit.' He also taught at NYC's prestigious Juilliard School for eight years. Leibman's email said Yulin was working on new projects with actor and longtime collaborator Stacy Keach up until the time of his death. The actor brought his theatrical stage presence into his film work, appearing in 'Looking for Richard' with Al Pacino in 1996. Yulin is perhaps best known to audiences as the angry judge in 1989's 'Ghostbusters II' who unwittingly causes the supernatural goo to boil over and ghosts to wreak havoc in the courtroom. His other notable film roles included parts in 'Scarface,' 'Clear and Present Danger,' 'Training Day' and 'Multiplicity.' On the small screen, Yulin scored an Emmy nomination for his work on 'Frasier' in 1996. Harris Yulin DOC Stacy Keach and Harris Yulin outside a Saloon after a gunfight in a scene from the film 'DOC' in 1971. (United Artists/Archive Photos/Moviepix/Getty Images via CNN Newsource) He also appeared on 'Veep,' 'The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,' 'And Just Like That…,' 'Billions' and 'Divorce.' Recently, Yulin had a major arc on the hit Netflix series 'Ozark' opposite Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. In the weeks prior to his death, Yulin was preparing to work on a new TV series costarring Linney along with Kevin Kline titled 'American Classic.' The director of that series, Michael Hoffman, called Yulin 'very simply one of the greatest artists I have ever encountered,' according to a statement provided by Leibman. 'And what he was as an actor, he was as a man, the grace, the humility, the generosity. All of us at 'American Classic' have been blessed by our experience with him,' Hoffman added. Yulin is survived by his wife Kristen Lowman, a son-in-law, a nephew and godchildren. He was predeceased by his daughter, actress Claire Lucido, Leibman said. By Dan Heching, CNN
New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Harris Yulin, ‘Scarface' and ‘Ghostbusters II' actor, dead at 87
Harris Yulin, the stage and screen actor who was best known for his roles in the films 'Scarface' and 'Ghostbusters II,' has died. He was 87. Yulin died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday in New York City, his family and his manager, Sue Leibman, confirmed to The Post. 'Yulin was part of the vanguard of a generation who cared passionately about the craft of acting,' the statement read. 'This deep, lifelong dedication led to extraordinary, resonant performances that were a gift to audiences, the actors he worked with, and the art of acting itself.' Advertisement 10 Harris Yulin attends 'The Emperor's Club' premiere in Beverly Hills in Nov. 2002. Getty Images Yulin was born on November 5, 1937 in Los Angeles. He made his New York stage debut in 1963 in 'Next Time I'll Sing to You,' before making his Broadway debut in 1980 in the revival of 'Watch on the Rhine.' His next Broadway shows included 'The Price,' 'The Visit,' 'The Diary of Anne Frank,' 'Hedda Gabler' and more. He also directed many plays such as 'The Glass Menagerie,' 'The Trip to Bountiful' and ' The Man Who Came to Dinner.' Advertisement 10 Harris Yulin attends 'Our Lady Of Kibeho' opening night on Broadway in 2014. WireImage Yulin's first movie was the 1970 satirical black comedy drama 'End of the Road' starring James Earl Jones and Stacy Keach. He went on to appear in 'Scarface' (1983), 'Ghostbusters II' (1989), 'Clear and Present Danger' (1994), 'Bean' (1997), 'Rush Hour 2' (2001), 'Training Day' (2001), 'The Place Beyond the Pines' (2012) and more. 10 Harris Yulin, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Dan Aykroyd in 'Ghostbusters II.' ©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection Advertisement 10 Harris Yulin, Al Pacino, Steven Bauer in 'Scarface.' Moviestore/Shutterstock On television, Yulin was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his guest role on 'Frasier' in 1996. He had a major arc on Netflix's 'Ozark,' as well as stints on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' '24,' 'Veep,' 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' and 'Billions.' In a 2010 interview with The Irish Times, Yulin described himself as 'not that high-profile.' 10 Josh Charles and Harris Yulin in 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.' NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Advertisement 10 Harris Yulin, Jane Leeves, Kelsey Grammer, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce in 'Frasier.' NBCUniversal via Getty Images 10 Harris Yulin in the ABC tv movie 'Victory at Entebbe.' ABC 'I just do the next thing that comes along,' he said of his career. 'Whatever comes along that I want to do or that I feel I need to do. Oftentimes the things one does you don't think of doing or you have no idea that you're going to do.' According to his family, Yulin was working on the Michael Hoffman-directed MGM+ series 'American Classic' co-starring Kevin Kline, Laura Linney and Jon Tenney before his death. Yulin and Hoffman, 68, previously collaborated on the 2005 film 'Game 6.' 10 Harris Yulin in Canada in 1970. Toronto Star via Getty Images 'Harris Yulin was very simply one of the greatest artists I have ever encountered,' Hoffman said in a statement. 'His marriage of immense technique with an always fresh sense of discovery, gave his work an immediacy and vitality and purity I've experienced no where else.' 'And what he was as an actor, he was as a man, the grace, the humility, the generosity,' the director continued. 'All of us at 'American Classic' have been blessed by our experience with him. He will always remain the beating heart of our show.' 10 Harris Yulin with his wife Kristen Lowman at the 2016 Signature Theatre Gala. WireImage Advertisement 10 Harris Yulin at the 'A Bright New Boise' premiere in NYC in Feb. 2023. Getty Images for Signature Theatre Yulin notably dated Faye Dunaway from 1971 to 1972. They were co-stars in the 1971 Western film 'Doc.' He was married to actress Gwen Welles from 1975 until her death in 1993. Yulin is survived by his second wife, actress Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane, and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg. He was predeceased by his daughter, actress Claire Lucido.
