Posted on 06/13/2025 5:24:56 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Veteran actor Harris Yulin, who appeared in “Scarface,” “Ghostbusters II” and “Training Day,” died on June 10. He was 87.
Yulin stood out as the corrupt Miami detective who tried to extort money from Al Pacino’s Tony Montana in Scarface (1983), and as a manipulative national security adviser in the 1994 film “Clear and Present Danger.” He also played a corrupt police officer named Rosselli in the 2001 film, “Training Day.”
Yulin died of cardiac arrest in New York, his manager, Sue Leibman, and his family confirmed in a statement.
In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, Leibman said that the Emmy Award nominated actor 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.”
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We can fix this Tony!
87 is a pretty good run. My dad passed at 87 and lived a pretty good life. Drank, smoked and generally enjoyed himself until the end.
His portrayal I remember most is from an episode of “La Femme Nikita” where he portrayed a Hannibal Lector type character. He was beyond creepy in that one!
RIP. Yulin turned up in just about everything from LAW & ORDER to many many movie parts.
All those great movies, but Ghostbusters II is what they headline him for?
Yeah I think that was just for name recognition....although Ghostbusters II stunk on ice.
GB 2 was awful
I bet the Gen Z writer used Chat GPT to start the article, and just left the GB2 header.
Really good and worked a ton. As the old guy in OZARK he was the best.
“Have a good trip”
Yep, just a money grab playing on the success of the 1st one...but hey, for an actor like Harris Yulin it was a payday.
Yep, Mel screwed up wanting those 1st class tickets. 😏
Ditto. Always liked his roles
good actor. Played a very good Wyatt Earp in the criminally underrated “DOC” (1971)
He was in an episode of LFN too
Scarface -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOhSbIfO2IY
Mel Bernstein (Harris Yulin): [1:21:42] You ought to smile, Tony. Enjoy yourself. Any day above ground is a good day.
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