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Veteran Character Actor Harris Yulin Dies at 87

His death in New York City from cardiac arrest occurred days before he was due to start work on the MGM+ series American Classic

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Harris Yulin attends the "All Square" premiere during the 2018 SXSW Conference and Festivals at the ZACH Theatre in Austin, Texas, on March 10, 2018.

Overview

  • Yulin died of cardiac arrest in New York City on June 10, according to statements from his family and manager.
  • He was preparing to join director Michael Hoffman’s MGM+ series American Classic alongside Kevin Kline and Laura Linney, a role that producers now plan to recast.
  • Across more than five decades, he amassed over 100 credits on stage, film and television, with notable turns in Scarface, Ghostbusters II and Netflix’s Ozark.
  • He earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for a guest appearance on Frasier in 1996 and was praised by Hoffman as “one of the greatest artists I have ever encountered.”
  • Yulin is survived by his wife, Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg; his daughter Claire Lucido predeceased him.