1. In January 2023, Julian Sands went missing while hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains.
21 Facts About Julian Sands
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Julian Richard Morley Sands was born in Otley on 4 January 1958, the son of Conservative Party councillor Brenda and soil analyst William Sands.
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Julian Sands's mother was a leading figure in the local amateur dramatic society.
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Julian Sands was educated at Lord Wandsworth College in Long Sutton, Hampshire, then studied at London's Central School of Speech and Drama.
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Julian Sands began his film career appearing in supporting roles in films, including Oxford Blues and The Killing Fields.
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Julian Sands had a cameo as a Greek soldier in the BBC adaptation of The Box of Delights in 1984.
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Julian Sands appeared opposite John Hurt in the Swiss horror film After Darkness in 1985.
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Julian Sands was cast as the romantic lead in the 1985 film A Room with a View.
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Julian Sands played the title role in the horror film Warlock and its sequel Warlock: The Armageddon, the role of Franz Liszt in Impromptu, the role of Yves Cloquet in Naked Lunch, and prominent roles in Arachnophobia, Boxing Helena, Tale of a Vampire, and Leaving Las Vegas.
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Julian Sands played Erik, aka the Phantom in the 1998 horror-film version of The Phantom of the Opera.
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Julian Sands played Laurence Olivier in BBC Four's In Praise of Hardcore, a drama about the critic and impresario Kenneth Tynan.
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Julian Sands played the Doci of the Ori in two episodes of the ninth season of Stargate SG-1.
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Julian Sands played a college professor in a Season One episode of The L Word.
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Julian Sands played Jor-El, Superman's father, in the ninth season of Smallville, and reprised the role in the series' final season.
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In 2011, Julian Sands appeared in the mystery thriller film The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, an English-language remake of the original version, as the younger Henrik Vanger.
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In 2012, Julian Sands voiced the character of DeFalco in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
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In 2013, Julian Sands appeared as Miles Castner, a wealthy international businessman, during the eighth season of Dexter.
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Julian Sands was married to Sarah Harvey, a British journalist and author, from 1984 until 1987.
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Julian Sands was fiercely protective of his family and rarely spoke about his wife or children in interviews.
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On 13 January 2023, Julian Sands, a dedicated mountaineer, went hiking at Mount San Antonio, California, in the San Gabriel Mountains northeast of Los Angeles, and was reported missing later that evening.
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Around the time of his disappearance, Julian Sands was believed to be traversing the Baldy Bowl Trail, "which climbs 3,900 feet over 4.5 miles to the highest summit in the San Gabriel Mountains".