Julian Beck

Julian Beck

Known for

Acting

Born

May 31, 1925

Birthplace

New York City, New York, USA

Died

September 14, 1985 (aged 60)

Biography

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)

Best known work

Nine 1/2 Weeks

Nine 1/2 Weeks

1986

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

Poltergeist II: The Other Side

1986

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

1984

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984

Oedipus Rex

Oedipus Rex

1967

Candy

Candy

1968

Love and Anger

Love and Anger

1969

Visa de censure n° X

Visa de censure n° X

1976

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man

1981

Paradise Now

Paradise Now

1970

Filmography

2002
Das Jahrhundert des TheatersTV
as Self (1 episode)
1986
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
as Kane
1986
Nine 1/2 Weeks
as Dinner Guest
1985
All Star Video
as Self
1984
The Cotton Club
as Sol Weinstein
1984
Miami ViceTV
as J. J. Johnston (1 episode)
1983
Street Songs
1983
Signals Through the Flames
as Himself
1981
The Queen of Sheba Meets the Atom Man
1978
Notes for Jerome
as Self
1976
Visa de censure n° X
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970
Paradise Now
1969
Rite of Guerrilla Theater
Director
1969
Love and Anger
as Dying Man (segment "Agonia")
1969
Paradise Now: The Living Theater in Amerika
1968
Candy
as Hippie (uncredited)
1968
Être libre
as Self
1968
Emergency: The Living Theatre
as Self
1968
Après la Passion selon Sade
1967
J. & J. & Co.
1967
If the Unconscious Revolts
1967
Oedipus Rex
as Tiresias
1967
The Lost Paths
as Himself
1966
Amore, amore
1965
Living & Glorious
as Self