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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 · Julian Beck played the iconic villain Reverend Kane in Poltergeist 2, but he was dying of stomach cancer during filming. He passed away before post-production was completed, adding to the "Poltergeist Curse" surrounding the franchise.
Julian Beck was a pioneer of experimental theatre and performance art, who co-founded The Living Theatre with his wife Judith Malina in 1947. He also appeared in films such as The Cotton Club, Poltergeist II and 9½ Weeks, and died of cancer in 1985.
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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 ...
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- September 14, 1985
Apr 27, 2024 · Julian Beck played the evil Reverend Kane in Poltergeist II, but he died of stomach cancer before the film's release. Learn more about his tragic real-life story and the other cast members who passed away after the Poltergeist movies.
Sep 17, 1985 · Julian Beck, whose Living Theater expanded the frontiers of theatrical innovation for nearly 40 years, died of cancer Saturday at Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 60 years old and lived in...
Sep 14, 2011 · A tribute to Julian Beck, the actor-director, poet, painter, and co-founder of The Living Theater, who died on September 14, 1985. See photos, videos, and quotes from Beck and his wife Judith Malina, and learn about their radical theater works.
