British-born actor Julian Sands, best known for his role in the Oscar-celebrated film 'A Room with a View,' was confirmed dead on Tuesday, five months after he went missing while out for a hike in snow-covered mountains of Southern California. He was 65.
Cast member Julian Sands takes part in the filming of a scene for the movie "Painted Bird" near the village of Boletice, Czech Republic November 12, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny/File Photo
The large, slopping area below the crest of Mount Baldy is a popular destination for skiers, climbers and backpackers. But authorities warned then that heavy snow from weeks of winter storms had made the area treacherous for outdoor recreation. Overnight temperatures were dipping into the mid-20s Fahrenheit that week.
A statement from Sands' family posted by the sheriff's department on June 21, after the agency's latest search but before his remains were found, thanked search teams for their efforts and sounded a note of resignation about his fate. Born in England as the third of five boys and educated at Lord Wandsworth College in Hampshire, Sands began his career with supporting roles in such films as "Oxford Blues," appearing as the romantic rival of Rob Lowe's lead character, and "The Killing Fields," playing a young war correspondent in Cambodia.
Developing a knack for the horror genre, Sands also starred as a son of Satan in the 1989 supernatural thriller "Warlock" and its sequel "Warlock: The Armageddon." He played a spider expert in the 1990 comedy-creeper "Arachnophobia," a twisted, obsessed surgeon in 1993's "Boxing Helena" and the title role in the 1998 film version of "The Phantom of the Opera.
Although never Oscar-nominated himself, Sands dated Jodie Foster and was her escort to the Academy Awards in 1989 the night she won her first best-actress statuette for "The Accused." The two co-starred in the little-seen 1987 indie film "Siesta.
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