It was one of those eternal support roles, these family faces, most of the spectators of which they did not know the name. Actor Harris Yulin, given in particular in TightwadGhosts 2 o Training day, He died this Tuesday, June 10 in New York of cardiac arrest, his family and his manager announced. He was 87 years old.
Born in Los Angeles in 1937, Yulin had made his debut on Broadway in the early 1960s before appearing for the first time on the big screen in the early 1970s. However, he will have to wait for the Tightwad Brian de Palma be in the credits of a film to become a classic. He played Mel Bernstein, a corrupt police officer whose leg was greased by Tony Montana (Al Pacino).
Its filmography will then include some roles of the second knives in other successes such as Peak time 2, you are fantômes 2, Immediate dangerWith Harrison Ford, Bean, The adaptation to the cinema of the famous series with Rowan Atkinson, or Training day, The film that won the best actor at Denzel Washington.
“X-Files, 24 hours or more recently Ozark”
At the same time, Harris Yulin directed an even more prolific career in theater and television, participating during the time of one or more episodes in series such as Buffy against vampires, X-Files, 24 flat hours or more recently Ozark.
As reported by the specialized deadline, a few weeks before his death, Yulin was preparing to start filming the series American Classic, With Kevin Kline. “Harris Yulin was simply one of the best artists I have met,” said director Michael Hoffman.
“What was as an actor, he was as a man: grace, humility, generosity,” added Michael Hoffman. “All who worked in American classic They were blessed by their experience by their side. It will always remain the heartbeat of our series. “
Source: BFM TV
