Harris Yulin, prolific actor known for 'Scarface,' 'Training Day' and 'Frasier,' dies at 87

Harris Yulin, the seasoned signifier and surface histrion whose vocation notably included roles successful “Scarface,” “Training Day” and “Ghostbusters II,” has died. He was 87.

Yulin died Tuesday of cardiac apprehension successful New York, his manager Sue Leibman and his household confirmed successful a connection to The Times connected Thursday. He was “part of the vanguard of a procreation who cared passionately astir the trade of acting — this deep, lifelong dedication led to extraordinary, resonant performances that were a acquisition to audiences, the actors helium worked with, and the creation of acting itself,” said the statement, which besides remembered the Los Angeles autochthonal arsenic an “avid birder and person of the sea.”

Born Nov. 5, 1937, Yulin enjoyed a varied surface acting vocation that spanned aggregate decades and spawned much than 100 credits, according to IMDb. In movie helium portrayed a corrupt Los Angeles authoritative successful cahoots with Denzel Washington’s immoral narcotics serviceman successful “Training Day,” a dismissive justice who oversees the tribunal lawsuit against the supernatural sleuths successful “Ghostbusters II,” and a detective funny successful doing concern with Al Pacino’s Tony Montana successful “Scarface.”

Yulin counted galore TV bid among his credits, including “WIOU,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “24,” “Nikita” and “Veep.” In the last decennary of his life, helium besides appeared successful Netflix bid “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Ozark.” In 1996 helium earned a Primetime Emmy information for impermanent histrion successful a drama for his quality arsenic transgression brag Jerome Belasco successful the deed NBC bid “Frasier.”

Beyond TV and film, Yulin pursued a prolific vocation connected signifier with included Broadway productions of “Hedda Gabler,” “The Price,” “The Visit,” and “Watch connected the Rhine” and off-Broadway shows of “Hamlet,” “Arts and Leisure” and “Rain Dance.” Throughout his career, Yulin brought his talents to the Court Theater and Goodman Theater successful Chicago, the Gate Theatre successful Dublin and the Bay Street Theater successful New York. Yulin was besides a signifier manager who oversaw productions of respective plays, including “The Glass Menagerie,” “The Trip to Bountiful,” “This Lime Tree Bower,” “Men’s Lives” and “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”

Yule was besides an teacher who taught astatine Juilliard, Columbia University and astatine HB Studio. He continued moving connected caller projects up until his death, including the MGM+ bid “American Classic,” starring Kevin Kline, Laura Linney and Jon Tenney. Deadline reported that the bid began accumulation connected the East Coast and Yulin was preparing to statesman shooting his relation this week. His relation volition beryllium recast.

Series co-creator and enforcement shaper Michael Hoffman mourned Yulin successful a statement:”[He] was precise simply 1 of the top artists I person ever encountered.”

Hoffman, who worked with Yulin connected the 2005 movie “Game 6,” added: “His matrimony of immense method with an ever caller consciousness of discovery, gave his enactment an immediacy and vitality and purity I’ve experienced obscurity else,” Hoffman said. “And what helium was arsenic an actor, helium was arsenic a man, the grace, the humility, the generosity. All of america astatine ‘American Classic’ person been blessed by our acquisition with him. He volition ever stay the beating bosom of our show.”

Yulin is survived by his woman Kristen Lowman, son-in-law Ted Mineo, nephew Martin Crane and godchildren Marco and Lara Greenberg. He was preceded successful decease by his girl Claire Lucido. A memorial volition beryllium held astatine a aboriginal date.