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Julian Beck (May 31, 1925 – September 14, 1985) was an American actor, stage director, poet, and painter. He is best known for co-founding and directing the Living Theatre, as well as his role as Reverend Henry Kane, the malevolent preacher in the supernatural horror film Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986).
Feb 14, 2024 · Poltergeist 2's Reverend Kane, played by Julian Beck, is an iconic horror villain despite Beck's battle with stomach cancer during filming. Beck's health condition added to the eerie appearance of Reverend Kane, making him even more terrifying on screen.
Julian Beck. Actor: Poltergeist II: The Other Side. A bold, innovative, avant-garde figure in theatre who helped revolutionized the style of playwriting and acting in the 1950s and 1960s, actor/writer/producer/directer Julian Beck was certainly a odd-looking sort with his baleful, hollow eyes, stark and skullish features and near-bald dome ...
Apr 27, 2024 · Julian Beck died from cancer in his mature years. Will Sampson passed away after receiving a heart and lung transplant. It's my understanding he had an environmental disease.
Julian Beck. Actor: Poltergeist II: The Other Side. A bold, innovative, avant-garde figure in theatre who helped revolutionized the style of playwriting and acting in the 1950s and 1960s, actor/writer/producer/directer Julian Beck was certainly a odd-looking sort with his baleful, hollow eyes, stark and skullish features and near-bald dome ...
Mar 11, 2024 · Julian Beck’s enduring influence and legacy were officially recognized in 2004, when he was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame, nearly two decades after his passing. This belated but well-deserved honor serves as a poignant acknowledgment of Julian’s lasting impact on the world of entertainment, solidifying his place among the most ...
Sep 14, 2011 · The actor-director, poet, painter, (co-founder of “The Living Theater“), Julian Beck died on this day, September 14, 26 years ago [ 2024 – now 39 years ago]. Allen took this memorable shot a year earlier, when he made a visit to his “57th Street New York hospital room”.