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

  1. 2002

    Das Jahrhundert des TheatersTV

    as Self (1 episode)

  2. 1986

  3. 1986

    Nine 1/2 Weeks

    as Dinner Guest

  4. 1985

  5. 1984

    The Cotton Club

    as Sol Weinstein

  6. 1984

    Miami ViceTV

    as J. J. Johnston (1 episode)

  7. 1983

  8. 1983

  9. 1981

  10. 1978

  11. 1976

    Visa de censure n° X

    as (archive footage) (uncredited)

  12. 1970

  13. 1969

  14. 1969

    Love and Anger

    as Dying Man (segment "Agonia")

  15. 1969

  16. 1968

    Candy

    as Hippie (uncredited)

  17. 1968

  18. 1968

  19. 1968

  20. 1967

  21. 1967

  22. 1967

    Oedipus Rex

    as Tiresias

  23. 1967

    The Lost Paths

    as Himself

  24. 1966

  25. 1965

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